February 24-28

24 02 2014

7th Grade Art: 2nd hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.II.VA.M.1    Select materials, techniques, and processes to effectively communicate ideas.
  • ART.II.VA.M.5    Integrate organizational structures and characteristics to create art for different purposes.
  • ART.III.VA.M.4    Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

Objective:  

  • Create an artwork that best solves an artistic problem
  • Construct an armature and build up with Papier Maché
  • Exhibit craftsmanship in process and painting

Agenda:

Monday:  Work on paper mache characters.  (Building characters if needed, using paper mache paste to cover character, etc.)

Tuesday:   Work on paper mache characters.

Wednesday:  Work on paper mache characters.

Thursday:  Work on paper mache characters.

Friday: No school, mid-winter break.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Paper mache lesson plan

6th Grade Digital Art: 3rd hour

Essential Question: How do life experiences influence art?

Content Standards:

ART.VA.I.6.3 Develop a successful visual vocabulary.

ART.VA.III.6.1 Observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at a developing level.

ART.VA.IV.6.2 Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

ART.VA.I.6.5 Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at a developing level.

Objective: Students will learn a few new tools in Photoshop and apply those new skills to create a project based off of Edvard Munch’s artwork “The Scream.”

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will watch a Powerpoint about Edvard Munch and complete Artifacts about him.

Tuesday:  Students will watch a demonstration about how to create their own Scream painting.  Students will then begin working on their project.

Wednesday:  Students will then continue to work on their Scream paintings.

Thursday:  Students will finish their portrait project and take a quiz on Edvard Munch.

Friday:  NO school, Mid-winter break.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Edvard Munch Lesson Plan

8th Grade Digital Art: 4th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

ART.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate ideas.

ART.II.VA.M.6    Organize information and ideas for media productions.

ART.III.VA.M.4   Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

ART.IV.VA.M.3    Anaylze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Objective:   Students will create a Shoe Advertisement in Adobe Illustrator.

Agenda:

Monday: Students will finish working on their movie posters.  Students will complete a self-evaluation.

Tuesday: Powerpoint, discussion, worksheet.

Wednesday: Students will begin working on their shoe advertisement project.

Thursday: Students will continue working on their shoe ad project.

Friday: NO School, Mid-winter break

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Shoe Advertisement LP

Basic Design: 5th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

Art. I.VA.M.1   Select materials, techniques, media technology, and processes to achieve desired effects

Art.I.VA.M.2    Use art materials and tools safely and responsibly to communicate experiences and ideas.

Art.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organization principles of art to communicate ideas.

Objective: 

1.Know how artists use value (grayscale) to balance color in a painting
2.Learn advanced color combinations
3.Understand the concept of Typography
4.Improve painting skills

Agenda:

Monday:  Powerpoint, discussion, worksheet to gather ideas.

Tuesday:   Students will begin working on their typography of their words.

Wednesday:   Students will continue working on their typography.

Thursday: Students will begin working on their images to go with their typography.

Friday:  No school, mid-winter break.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Color Study Painting LP

7th Grade Digital Art: 6th hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To create a “forced perspective” photograph
  • To create a manipulated photograph
  • To demonstrate the ability to manipulate photographs to fit the student’s work
  • To interpret the success of their own work

Agenda:

Monday:  Class discussion about Forced perspective photos that were created.  Students will write about their photos and discuss as a class.

Tuesday:  Class discussion about “Multiples of Me” project.  Students will get ideas of where they want to do these photos and what they will be doing in them.

Wednesday: Students will take photos for their project.

Thursday:  Students will use the photos they took to create a final photo.

Friday:  No school, mid-winter break.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Multiples of Me LP





February 17-21

17 02 2014

7th Grade Art: 2nd hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.II.VA.M.1    Select materials, techniques, and processes to effectively communicate ideas.
  • ART.II.VA.M.5    Integrate organizational structures and characteristics to create art for different purposes.
  • ART.III.VA.M.4    Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

Objective:  

  • Create an artwork that best solves an artistic problem
  • Construct an armature and build up with Papier Maché
  • Exhibit craftsmanship in process and painting

Agenda:

Monday:  Look at examples, in groups discuss the different shapes that could create the characters they see.  Discuss the characters they want to use and what shapes and colors they would need.  Find an image of the character they want to use on the computer.  Print the images.

Tuesday:   Begin using newspaper and tape to build the basic shape of the character.

Wednesday:  Continue building the character.

Thursday:  Continue building the character. 

Friday: Continue building the character.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Paper mache lesson plan

6th Grade Digital Art: 3rd hour

Essential Question: How do life experiences influence art?

Content Standards:

ART.VA.I.6.3 Develop a successful visual vocabulary.

ART.VA.III.6.1 Observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at a developing level.

ART.VA.IV.6.2 Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

ART.VA.I.6.5 Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at a developing level.

Objective: Students will learn a few new tools in Photoshop and apply those new skills to create a project based off of Vincent Van Gogh’s impressionist artworks while focusing on texture and the brush strokes.

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will watch a Powerpoint about Vincent Van Gogh and complete Artifacts about him.

Tuesday:  Students will watch a demonstration about how to create an expressionist painting of themselves.  Students will then begin working on their project.

Wednesday:  Students will then continue to work on tracing and coloring in their portrait.

Thursday:  Students will read an article about Van Gogh and answer some questions about it.  Students will then continue working on their portrait project.

Friday:  Students will finish their portrait project and take a quiz on Vincent Van Gogh.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Vincent Van Gogh Leson PLan

8th Grade Digital Art: 4th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

ART.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate ideas.

ART.II.VA.M.6    Organize information and ideas for media productions.

ART.III.VA.M.4   Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

ART.IV.VA.M.3    Anaylze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Objective:   Students will create a Movie Poster in Adobe Illustrator.

Agenda:

Monday: Powerpoint, discussion, worksheet.

Tuesday: Students will begin working on their movie posters.

Wednesday: Students will continue working on their movie posters.

Thursday: Students will continue working on their movie posters.

Friday: Students will finish working on their movie posters.  Students will complete a self-evaluation.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Monster Movie Poster LP

Basic Design: 5th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

Art. I.VA.M.1   Select materials, techniques, media technology, and processes to achieve desired effects

Art.I.VA.M.2    Use art materials and tools safely and responsibly to communicate experiences and ideas.

Art.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organization principles of art to communicate ideas.

Objective: 

1. Show an understanding and awareness of the work of Chuck Close. Understand how an artist gets ideas.

2. Use ruler skills in creating a grid – develop skills in enlarging a composition using a grid. Study proportion.

3. Recognize values and create values using line, pattern and simulated textures. Develop Contrast through values.

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Tuesday:   Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Wednesday:   Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Thursday: Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Friday:  Students will finish working on their self-portraits.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Line and Value Self-Portrait LP

7th Grade Digital Art: 6th hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To create a “forced perspective” photograph
  • To demonstrate the ability to manipulate photographs to fit the student’s work
  • To interpret the success of their own work

Agenda:

Monday:  Class discussion and powerpoint about Forced Perspective Photography and how they are created.  Students will complete a tree map about their ideas and how they would create them.

Tuesday:  Students take photos for their project.

Wednesday: Students will work on the computers, using Photoshop to manipulate the photos they took into one image.

Thursday:  Students will continue working on their manipulated photography.  When finished, students will complete a self-evaluation.

Friday:  Class critique about the success of their final images.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Forced Perspective LP





February 10-14

6 02 2014

7th Grade Art: 2nd hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To interpret the success of their own work
  • To understand monochromatic color schemes
  • To mix paint
  • To create a monochromatic painting

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will continue painting their animals.

Tuesday:   Students will continue painting their animals.

Wednesday:  Students will continue painting their animals.  Students will complete a self-evaluation.

Thursday:  Students will finish painting if needed.  Students will find an image of a cartoon character on the computer and print it off. 

Friday: Students will begin creating a paper mache cartoon character.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Monochromatic Painting LP & Paper mache lesson plan

6th Grade Digital Art: 3rd hour

Essential Question: How do life experiences influence art?

Content Standards:

ART.VA.I.6.3 Develop a successful visual vocabulary.

ART.VA.III.6.1 Observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at a developing level.

ART.VA.IV.6.2 Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

ART.VA.I.6.5 Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at a developing level.

Objective: Students will learn about Salvador Dali and Surrealism and will create a dream-like surreal painting.

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will watch a Powerpoint about Salvador Dali and complete Artifacts about him.

Tuesday:  Students will watch a demonstration about how to create a dream painting using images from the Internet.  Students will then begin working on their project.

Wednesday:  Students will continue working on their surrealist dream project.

Thursday:  Students will read an article about Dali and answer some questions about it.  Students will then continue working on their surrealist dream project.

Friday:  Students will finish their surrealist dream project and take a quiz on Salvador Dali.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Salvador Dali Leson PLan

8th Grade Digital Art: 4th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

ART.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate ideas.

ART.II.VA.M.6    Organize information and ideas for media productions.

ART.III.VA.M.4   Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

ART.IV.VA.M.3    Anaylze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Objective:   Students will re-design the label of a food product.

Agenda:

Monday: Powerpoint, discussion, worksheet.

Tuesday: Students will begin working on their label re-designs.

Wednesday: Students will continue working on their label re-designs.

Thursday: Students will continue working on their label re-designs.

Friday: Students will continue working on their label re-designs.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Product Re-design Lesson Plan

Basic Design: 5th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

Art. I.VA.M.1   Select materials, techniques, media technology, and processes to achieve desired effects

Art.I.VA.M.2    Use art materials and tools safely and responsibly to communicate experiences and ideas.

Art.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organization principles of art to communicate ideas.

Objective: 

1. Show an understanding and awareness of the work of Chuck Close. Understand how an artist gets ideas.

2. Use ruler skills in creating a grid – develop skills in enlarging a composition using a grid. Study proportion.

3. Recognize values and create values using line, pattern and simulated textures. Develop Contrast through values.

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Tuesday:   Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Wednesday:   Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Thursday: Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

Friday:  Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Line and Value Self-Portrait LP

7th Grade Digital Art: 6th hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To understand the use and concepts of Typography
  • To design a magazine cover
  • To demonstrate the ability to manipulate photographs to fit the student’s work
  • To interpret the success of their own work

Agenda:

Monday:  Class discussion about Magazine covers and what makes them appealing.  Students will complete a research guide about magazine covers and a layout guide.

Tuesday:  Powerpoint and discussion about magazine cover project.  Students will begin working on their magazine covers.

Wednesday: Students will continue working on their magazine covers.

Thursday:  Students will continue working on their magazine covers.  Students will create an advertisement for their magazine cover.

Friday:  Students will continue working on their magazine covers.  When finished, students will complete a self-evaluation.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  7th DI Weekly plan 9





February 3-7

3 02 2014

7th Grade Art: 2nd hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To interpret the success of their own work
  • To understand monochromatic color schemes
  • To mix paint
  • To create a monochromatic painting

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will continue to draw their animals.  Students will mix paint to create a monochromatic color scheme.  Students will create a value scale with their colors.

Tuesday:   Students will begin painting their animals after they are finished drawing them.

Wednesday:  Students will continue painting their animals.

Thursday:  No class.  Advisory classes in the morning.  Conferences in the afternoon/evening.

Friday: Students will continue painting their animals.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Monochromatic Painting LP

6th Grade Digital Art: 3rd hour

Essential Question: How do life experiences influence art?

Content Standards:

ART.VA.I.6.3 Develop a successful visual vocabulary.

ART.VA.III.6.1 Observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at a developing level.

ART.VA.IV.6.2 Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

ART.VA.I.6.5 Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at a developing level.

Objective: Students will learn about Pablo Picasso and Cubism and will create a self-portrait in the cubist style.

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will watch a Powerpoint about Pablo Picasso and complete Artifacts about him.

Tuesday:  Students will watch a demonstration about how to create a cubist self-portrait.  Students will then begin working on their project.

Wednesday:  Students will then continue working on their cubist self-portrait project.

Thursday:  No class.  Advisory classes in the morning.  Conferences in the afternoon/evening.

Friday:  Students will finish their self-portrait project and take a quiz on Pablo Picasso.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Pablo Picasso Leson PLan

8th Grade Digital Art: 4th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

ART.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate ideas.

ART.II.VA.M.6    Organize information and ideas for media productions.

ART.III.VA.M.4   Describe and compare the characteristics of personal artwork to the artwork of others.

ART.IV.VA.M.3    Anaylze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Objective:   Students will create a CD cover using the tools in Adobe Illustrator.

Agenda:

Monday: Students will continue to work on their CD cover designs.

Tuesday: Students will continue working on their CD cover designs.

Wednesday: Students will continue working on their CD cover designs.

Thursday: No class.  Advisory classes in the morning.  Conferences in the afternoon/evening.

Friday: Students will complete a self-assessment. Powerpoint, class discussion.  Students will work on the Label Re-design worksheet.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  CD Cover LP

Basic Design: 5th hour

Essential Question: How does art impact our place in the world?

Content Standards:

Art. I.VA.M.1   Select materials, techniques, media technology, and processes to achieve desired effects

Art.I.VA.M.2    Use art materials and tools safely and responsibly to communicate experiences and ideas.

Art.I.VA.M.3     Select and use the visual characteristics and organization principles of art to communicate ideas.

Objective: 

1. Show an understanding and awareness of the work of Chuck Close. Understand how an artist gets ideas.

2. Use ruler skills in creating a grid – develop skills in enlarging a composition using a grid. Study proportion.

3. Recognize values and create values using line, pattern and simulated textures. Develop Contrast through values.

Agenda:

Monday:  Continue drawing self-portrait, focusing on highlights and shadows.

Tuesday:   When portrait is drawn, students will draw a grid on top of the portrait.  Students will then begin adding lines and patterns in the sections to show the values.

Wednesday:   Students will continue adding lines and patterns in the sections to show the values.

Thursday: No class.  Advisory classes in the morning.  Conferences in the afternoon/evening.

Friday:  Students will continue working on their self-portraits.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here: Line and Value Self-Portrait LP

7th Grade Digital Art: 6th hour

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

Content Standards:

  • ART.VA.I.7.1 Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.2 Understand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.I.7.3 Demonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
  • ART.VA.II.HS.7 Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at an emerging level.

Objective:  

  • To understand the meaning of mandala
  • To design a mandala in Photoshop
  • To interpret the success of their own work

Agenda:

Monday:  Students will view a powerpoint about Mandalas.  Students will begin creating an image to use in their Mandala and begin working on it in Photoshop.

Tuesday: Students will work on their Mandalas.

Wednesday: Students will work on their Mandalas.

Thursday:  No class.  Advisory classes in the morning.  Conferences in the afternoon/evening.

Friday:  Students will finish their Mandalas and complete a self-assessment.

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For a more detailed lesson plan click here:  Digital Mandala LP