Art 7

Course #9105

36 Weeks; elective

  • Learn art, its history, aesthetics and criticism.
  • Study elements and principles of design using a variety of media including computer.
  • Maintain a portfolio; use art vocabulary, understand visual literacy and cultural art.

Pacing Guide

On this site you will find links to our pacing guides for all grade levels, along with course descriptions and correlating Standards of Learning for each.

Click HCPS Art  to access your specialist’s resources.

 

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Communication – Production

  • Use, and record in a sketchbook/journal, steps of the art- making process, including research, to create works of art (7.1) One Week/ ongoing
  • Use line variation, contrast and gradation of values to create contrasting qualities in a composition (7.6) One Week/ ongoing
  • Communicate information and ideas through illustration or other traditional (7.4) Two Weeks/ ongoing
  • Use observational skills to create contour line drawing demonstrating correct (actual) proportion  (7.8) Two Weeks/ ongoing
  • Use ideas, concepts, and prior knowledge to solve art-making problems and create works of art (7.3) Two Weeks/ ongoing

Art History/Cultural Context

  • The student will identify styles and themes in contemporary art. (7.10) One Week/ ongoing
  • Compare various art careers and the methods of preparing for them (7.13) One Week/ ongoing
  • Express and use positive ethics of integrity in all digital  forums exemplifying the HCPS core values of respect, honesty, responsibility, accountability. One Week/ ongoing

Analysis, Evaluation and Critique

  • Analyze, interpret, and evaluate works of art, based on personal and contextual information (7.17) One Week/ ongoing

Aesthetics:

  • Describe personal responses to visual qualities of works of art (7.19) One Week/ ongoing
Communication – Production

  • Solve design problems using selected color schemes or harmonious color relationships(7.6.) Two Weeks/ ongoing
  • Use a variety of compositional techniques, including perspective, overlapping, diminishing size and detail, and object placement in the picture plane, to create the illusion of space within the picture plane (7.7) Two- Four Weeks/ ongoing
  • Refine media techniques to demonstrate craftsmanship (7.2) One Week/ ongoing
  • Illustrate themes from personal experiences One Week/ ongoing

Art History/Cultural Context

  • Analyze characteristics of public art including murals One Week
  • Identify the uses and impact of persuasive techniques (e.g., selection of images, design, type, media) in print and contemporary media (7.12) One Week/ ongoing
  • Understand and demonstrate proper behaviors in gallery, museum and public spaces. One Week/ ongoing

Analysis Evaluation and Critique

  • Identify and examine ethical and legal considerations in the use of appropriated images and information. One Class/ ongoing
  • Compare and contrast the processes artists use to create works of art (7.16) One Week/ ongoing

Aesthetics

  • Interpret ways that social and cultural beliefs can influence responses to works of art (7.20) One Class/ ongoing
Communication – Production

  • Create three-dimensional works of art, using various processes to include clay hand-building techniques (7.9) Two- Three Weeks
  • Use organic and geometric forms in art. Two Weeks/ ongoing
  • Discuss mass production of utilitarian objects during the industrial age and it’s hindrance on the American Craft movement. One Class
  • Art History/Cultural Context
  • Analyze how art and culture influence each other (7.11) One Week/ ongoing
  • Respond to three dimensional works of art in terms of cultural and visual meaning. One Week/ ongoing
  • Analysis, Evaluation, and Critique
  • Identify subjects, themes, and symbols as they relate to meaning in works of art (7.14) One Week/ ongoing
  • Aesthetics
  • Analyze and reflect on the purposes  of art (7.18) One Week/ ongoing
Communication – Production

  • Explain and apply ethical decisions in art making (7.5) One Class/ ongoing
  • Create a print using a printmaking technique such as, etching, screen printing, wood/lino cut, stencil, collograph, monotype, and others. Two- Three Weeks
  • Create mixed media works of art that communicate ideas or emotions. Two- Three Weeks
  • Use contemporary media, digital arts or graphic design to create works of art to solve commercial or personal design problems. Two- Three Weeks

Art History/Cultural Context

  • Describe similarities and differences among art and artists from a variety of cultures (5.13) One Week/ ongoing
  • Examine the impact of new media and the influence on artistic schools of thought (post modern, etc.), expressive qualities and ethics. One Week/ ongoing

Analysis, Evaluation and Critique

  • Compare and contrast the processes artists use to create works of art (7.16) One Week/ ongoing
  • Apply criteria for judging works of art. One Week/ ongoing

Aesthetics

  • Analyze and reflect on the meaning of art (7.18) One Week/ ongoing
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