Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September/January

·         Surrealism

·         Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte

·         Abstract Expressionism

·         Jackson Pollock

·         Mixed Media

·         Futurism

·         Joseph Stella

·         Learn about the Surrealist movement and artist related

·         Create a collage with a focal point, foreground, middle ground, background and theme

·         Learn about the Abstract Expressionism movement and artist related

·         Discover a different way of drawing and thinking about art

·         Use mixed media to create a composition based off of Stella’s Futurist work

·         Know about the Futurist movement

·         Artist Summary

·         Composition

·         Theme

·         Focal Point

·         Abstraction

·         Vocabulary

·         Sketchbook Assignments

·         Use of mixed media

·         Craftsmanship

·         Pattern and repetition

·         A2, A4, A6, C9, D4, K3, L1

·         A1, A2, B1, B4, C8, C9, H1, H3, J2, L6

·         A1, C1, C9, H1, L2

October/February

·         Watercolor Techniques

·         Georgia O’Keeffe

·         Abstract Art

·         Henry Moore

·         Sculpture

·         Pointillism

·         Georges Seurat

·         Learn about O’Keeffe and the many art styles her work falls under

·         Experiment with watercolor media and techniques

·         Learn about the artwork of Henry Moore

·         Create their own abstract figure out of plaster using the subtractive method of carving

·         Students will learn about Georges Seurat and his pointillist style of painting

·         Students will create their own pointillist painting.

·         Learn about color mixing

·         Color

·         Glazing Technique

·         Composition

·         Worksheets Abstraction of sculpture

·         Craftsmanship

·         Worksheets

·         Color mixing

·         Pointillism

·         Composition

·         Use of class time and behavior

·         Worksheets

·         Sketchbook Assignments

·         A1, A2, C5, C7, C8, E1, H1, H3

·         A1, A2, C8, D6, E1, H4, L2, L4

·         A2, A4, C7, C8, C9, H2, K4, L4

November/March

·         Stained Glass

·         Frank Lloyd Wright

·         Chuck Close

·         Painting

·         Portraiture

·         Students will learn about the architecture (interior and exterior) of Frank Lloyd Wright

·         Create a stained glass sculpture from wood and cellophane

·         Hear a guest speaker speak about stained glass and create their own small stained glass window hanging

·         Students will look at the work of Chuck Close

·         Create a self-portrait

·         Use a painting style inspired by Chuck Close

·         Craftsmanship

·         Composition

·         Technique and procedures

·         Worksheets

·         Sketchbook Assignments

·         Portrait monumental in size

·         Craftsmanship

·         Realism

·         A2, C2, C8, C9, D1, D2, I7, K4,  L2

·         A1, C7, C8, C9, E1, H2

December/April

·         Chuck Close (cont.)

·         Field Trip to Minneapolis Institute of Art

·         Grant Wood

·         Landscape

·         Medieval Art

·         Letter Illumination

·         Be able to view a famous piece of artwork in person.

·         Understand the job of museum curator

·         Learn to discuss and talk about art

·         Learn how to create a stylized landscape

·         Do observation drawing from a site at the school

·         Learn about the artist Grant Wood.

·         View different types of Medieval Art

·         Be able to illuminate a letter of their name using the collage method

·         Composition

·         Repetition of pattern

·         Style similar to Grant Wood

·         Sketchbook Assignments

·         Craftsmanship

·         Balance

·         Relation of typeface and imagery

·         Creativity

·         A1, A4, B6, D1, D2, G2, I5, J4, J9, J10, K5, K6, L6

·         A1, A2, C6, D3, E2, H3

·         A2, A4, C2, C9, D4, I5, L1, L2, L3

January/May/June

·         Medieval Art (cont.)

·         Art Nouveau

Final Exam

End of the year wrap up

·         Identify the work of Gustav Klimt

·         Know characteristics of Art Nouveau

·         Use elements of art

·         Use principles of design

·         Composition

·         Repetition of pattern

·         Use of class time

·         Incorporation of elements of art and principles of design

·         A1, A2, C1, C8, H1