Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September/January

·         Wheels of Color

·         Combination Painting

·         Work with shades and tints

·         Know complementary color harmonies

·         Take unrelated images and combine them into a painting

·         Use famous artists as inspiration for painting style

·         Composition

·         Color harmony

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Composition

·         Image connection

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         A2, C1, C6, H1, H3

·         A1, A3, A6, C1, C3, C5, J10, L1

October/February

·         The Hidden Image Within

·         Textured Mosaic Animal Watercolor

·         Free Choice

·         Create a nonobjective painting with multiple media

·         Work on enhancing color and design skills

·         Be able to show texture within a painting

·         Know multiple watercolor techniques

·         Design and creativity

·         Music inspiration

·         Hidden image

·         Craftsmanship

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Composition

·         Technique

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         A2, C4, C7,C8,C9, F6, G3, I7

·         C1, C4, C8, H1

·         A6, C2, C9, C10, D6, I7, J2, L5

November/March

·         Sentence Painting

·         Sculptural Paper Paintings

·         Using nouns, adverbs, verbs and preposition adjectives create a painting

·         Be able to depict words visually

·         Create an abstract paper sculpture

·         Create a color theory painting

·         Use dramatic shadows and emphasis on trompe l’oeil

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         A6, C3, C9, D6, L1, L5

·         A1, A2, C8, D5, D6, H1, H2, H3

December/April

·         Elements and Principles of Art

·         Free Choice

·         Know elements of art

·         Know principles of design

·         Examine and become more familiar with famous artwork

·         Design and creativity

·         Elements and principles

·         Craftsmanship

·         Composition replication

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Clean up

Artist’s statement

·         A1, C1, C4, C9, D6, H1, L4

·         A6, C2, C9, C10, D6, I7, J2, L5

January/May/June

·         Tribute Smock

Final Exam

End of the year wrap up

·         Understand relationship among art forms

·         Relate historical and cultural contexts of art to contemporary life

·         Develop meaning and importance of the visual world in which they live

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Students are also responsible for a reflective journal kept throughout the entire semester.

·         A1, A3, B1, C6, J10

·         A6, B6, B7, C9, C10, I3, J10