Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September/January

·         Methods of modeling and shading

·         Fundamentals of drawing

·         Drawing Series

·         Compression

·         Foreshortening

·         Lots of Line

·         Line Variation

·         Line Quality

·         Repetition

·         Pattern

·         Emotion from line

·         Know methods of shading

·         Be able to draw from life

·         Work with and master the media of conte crayons

·         Be able to define and identify five kinds of line

·         Know the emotion connected to each type of line

·         Be able to show pattern and repetition in their art work

·         Reading handouts

·         Review questions

·         Realism

·         Foreshortening

·         Craftsmanship

·         Composition

·         Use of line

·         Exploration of line and pattern

·         Overall design

·         Line Quiz

·         Sketchbook Assessment

·         A2, C5, E1, H3, I7

·         A2, C1, C2, H1

October/February

·         Cut Paper Drawings

·         2D plan to 3D model

·         Light and shadow

·         Sculpture with paper

·         Tree Design

·         Balance

·         Negative space

·         Positive space

·         Warm & cool colors

·         Sign language (alphabet and numbers)

·         Gesture drawing

·         Contour drawing

·         Blind contour drawing

·         Semi-blind contour drawing

·         Collage

·         Be able to create a 3D paper sculpture

·         Know how shadow can cast line and be useful in a composition

·         Be able to identify negative and positive space within a composition

·         Be able to show balance in their design

·         Know difference between cool and warm colors schemes

·         Be able to draw from life

·         Know difference between gesture, contour, blind contour, and semi-blind contour drawing

·         Create a collage that has meaning

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Brainstorm sketch

·         Balance

·         Negative/positive space

·         Design

·         Craftsmanship

·         Contour line drawing

·         Meaning of art work

·         Craftsmanship

·         Composition

·         A2, C2, C6, C8, C9, D6, H4, K4

·         C1, C2, C5, E1, H1

·         A2, A6, B1, C2, G4

November/March

·         Animal in Art

·         Texture

·         Research topic (animal) being drawn and relate it to final composition (detail of animal and habitat)

·         Unity Still Life Drawing

·         Repetition

·         Pattern

·         Analytical cubism

·         Synthetic cubism

·         Word Art

·         Use problem solving strategies

·         Be able to draw an animal with a realism aspect

·         Be able to incorporate texture into their drawing

·         Decide on subject matter to create a composition that has meaning and purpose

·         Be able to research subject Be able to tell the difference between analytical and synthetic cubism

·         Create a hidden still-life composition using pattern and texture

·         Use creativity in defining a word through completion of a drawing representing that word

·         Realism

·         Research

·         Focal point

·         Colored Pencil Technique (blending)Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Analytical cubism

·         Synthetic cubism

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Correlation between drawing and definition

·         A2, C5, C8, H1, L4

·         A2, A4, C1, C2, C5, H1, H3, L7

·         A2, A4, C1, C2, C5, H1, H3, L7

December/April

·         Grid portraits

·         Design/composition

·         Shading

·         Theme

·         Caricature drawing

·         Five Views, One Object

·         Observational drawing

·         Create work based on a theme

·         Understand how to use a grid for drawing

·         Show contrast

·         Be able to shade using a wide range of values

·         Learn history of caricature drawing

·         Know four main styles of caricature drawing

·         Know the difference between caricature and cartoon

·         Learn how to draw a caricature

·         Be able to draw from life

·         Look and draw an object from different perspectives

·         Think about elements of art and principles of design

·         Worksheet

·         Theme

·         Correct use of grid method

·         Shading

·         Sketchbooks

·         Composition

·         Exaggerated features

·         Likeness to celebrity

·         Craftsmanship

·         Composition

·         Craftsmanship

·         Realism of object

·         Detail

·         Change in perspectives

·         A2, C1, C2, C5, G4

·         A2, E3, F1, J3, L2

·         C2, C9, H3, L7

January/May/June

·         Perspective

·         Two and three point vanishing points

·         Pen and ink

·         Contour line drawing

Final Exam

End of the year wrap up

·         Create a city using three-point perspective

·         Review cross-hatching techniques for shading

·         Use contour drawing to draw their shoe

·         Use cross-hatching techniques for shading

·         Work with the medium of India ink and pen

·         Create texture by changing the shape of line

·         Correct perspective

·         Composition

·         Creativity

·         Craftsmanship

·         Cross-hatching techniques

·         Sketchbooks

·         Worksheets

·         Composition

·         Pen and ink technique

·         Cross-hatching

·         Texture

·         Craftsmanship

·         A2, C2, H2, K4, L7

·         C7, D6, E1, H3