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Art 1 Curriculum Map

August  
  Weekly Journals (beginning in September, ends in May)          
Media graphite, colored pencil
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill background, originality Students will practice the exercise of drawing and creative self-exploration in a low-stakes format.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1
   
  Elements of Art Poster
Media colored pencils, graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill elements of art, line, shape, value, form, color, texture, space, gradient
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
  SBS Flower
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill value, tone, shade, highlight, light source Students will gain basic skills in order to be able to draw and shade.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1
   
  Chapter 1 Review: What is Art? The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill medium, subject, traditional, nontraditional, variety, abstract, ceramic
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
September  
  Chapter 2 Review:  How Should We Look at Art?  The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill philosophy of art, design, composition, aesthetic experience, expressive, art criticism
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  Op (Form) Artwork
Media colored pencils, marker
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill shape, form, horizon line, cast shadow   Students will demonstrate how shapes are affected by location to horizon line and shade in color.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, CHP 1.3
   
  Portfolio Name Design
Media colored pencils, markers
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill word art
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.3, 1.5
   
  Chapter 3 Review:  Line The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill descriptive, implied, expressive, outlines, contour, hatching, crosshatching, line of sight, Ogi-Ya
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  Mugs Drawing
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill elipse, foreshortening  Students will learn how to draw a still life that shows depth through the use of foreshortening and overlapping.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
October  
  Chapter 4 Review: Shape and Form The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill figure, ground, positive, negative, organic, geometric, size constancy, M. C. Escher, Chungi Choo
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  SBS Bird Drawing
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill value, texture
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 3.1
   
  Cross-Contour Drawing
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Aritst/Skill cross-contour Students will draw a still life that utilizes horizontal lines to show the modeling of shapes on a surface of objects.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
  Red Ribbon Poster Contest
Media colored pencils or markers
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill Students will create a poster that portrays a drug-free theme and compete in an art competition in OKC.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, ARCM 1.2
   
  Blind Contour       (value scale? here)
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill blind contour, observation Students will practice hand/eye coordination by creating blind sketches with a continuous line.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
November/December  
  Half Face Drawing
Media graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill proportion  Students will continue developing skill in shading showing light source and shape modeling.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1, P 3.1, ARCM 1.4, 1.5
   
  Figure Drawing
Media charcoal, graphite
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill vine, compressed, fixative, proportion, gesture, figure  Students will draw a peer using observation and shading.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1, P 2.1, 3.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  Charcoal Still Life:  Org/Geo Shapes (Pears)
Media charcoal
Vocabulary/Aritst/Skill organic, geometric shapes
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 3.1, 4.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.5
   
  Oil Pastel
Media oil pastel
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill oil pastel, blending, color mixing, complementary colors, neutral
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, P 3.1, ARCM 1.3, 1.5
   
January  
  Trash Poster Contest
Media media of choice
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill Students will compete in a contest showing the importance of not littering.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1
   
  Chapter 5 Review:  Value and Color The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill chiaroscuro, hue, primary, secondary, intermediate, tertiary, complementary, monochromatic, intensity, color harmonies, warm, cool, neutral
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  Color Worksheets
Media watercolor
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill color wheel, tints, shades Students will mix and paint colors in order to demonstrate color vocabulary.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
  Color Scheme Watercolor Painting
Media watercolor
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill cool, warm, silhouette Students will paint a silhouette painting that shows either cool or warm colors.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.5
   
February  
  Chapter 6 Review:  Space  The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill picture plane, overlapping, placement, depth, perspective, vanishing point, horizon line, aerial perspective, eye level, Georgia O'Keeffe
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  1-Pt. Perspective
Media mixed media
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill mixed media, Surrealism:  Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, P 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ARCM 1.2, 1.4
   
March  
  Chapter 7 Review:  Texture The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill matte, gloss, actual, simulated, invented, Dorothea Lange, Vincent van Gogh
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
               
  Texture Worksheet
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill actual, invented, simulated, crayon rubbing
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 2.1
   
  Chapter 8 Review: Principles of Design The Visual Experience
Media worksheet
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill principles of design: unity, emphasis, rhythm, contrast, pattern, balance, movement, variety, optical, proportion, Sandy Skoglund
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
   
  2 Pt. Perspective Artwork
Media colored pencils
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill horizon line, vanishing points
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
   
April-May  
  Papier-Mache Sculpture
Media mixed media
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill papier-mache, sculpture-in-the-round, viewpoint, multiple angle planning  Students will create a sculpture-in-the-round uisng modeling.
OK Standards (VA) CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ARCM 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5