High School Unit: Observation Enduring Concept: Artists use close observation to understand objective reality to become more observant citizens and visual information literate. 1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend 2. Envision and Critique to Reflect 3. Invent and Discover to Create 3.1 Demonstrate competency in traditional and new art media, and apply appropriate and available technology to express ideas 4. Relate and Connect to Transfer 5. How are the characteristics and expressive 1. What are the ways to analyze and discuss works of art? features of art and design used to create art? 2. How does context affect works of art? 6. What problem-solving skills are employed in 3. When is art criticism vital, and when is it beside the making works of art? point? 4. What differentiates art-making technologies? 8. How is art used in everyday life? Black White Still Life Primary Color Only Still Life Full Palette Still Life Watercolor Tempera Appropriate Paper/Support Critiques: Self Group Bulbapp Portfolio: Artists will create a portfolio using Bulbapp or traditional paper portfolio of their artworks that demonstrate the knowledge they have gained in technique, design, composition and Resources: Printed and digital, Site available equipment, Visiting Artists, Student generated research and investigation, Student Sketchbook Page 1 of 4 2016-2017 Value Contrast Grisaille Color Theory/Color Grids watercolor Fan, Filbert, flat, angle, round Technique : Wet on Wet Sponge wrap Brush care tempera opaque transparent Wet on Dry Salt Saran Blending Clean up 1.1. a. Demonstrate skills that utilize the characteristics and expressive features of art and design to communicate meaning 2.1 a. Explain the process of critique using the progression of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation 3.1. b. Investigate and document a wide range of traditional, advanced, and evolving media used in creating images that communicate ideas 4.3 a. Compare and contrast the roles of artists and designers in historical and contemporary context.
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High School Unit: Figurative Enduring Concept: Though the artist s imagination and intuition drive the work, great art and design require skills and discipline to turn notions into a quality product. 3.1 Demonstrate competency in traditional and new art media, and apply appropriate and available technology to express ideas 1. What are the ways to analyze and discuss works of art? 2. How does context affect works of art? 3. When is art criticism vital, and when is it beside the point? 4. What differentiates art-making technologies? 5. How are the characteristics and expressive features of art and design used to create art? 6. What problem-solving skills are employed in making works of art? 8. How is art used in everyday life? Self Portrait - realistic & abstracted Watercolor Tempera Acrylic Appropriate Paper/Support Critiques: Self Group Bulbapp Portfolio: Artists will create a portfolio using Bulbapp or traditional paper portfolio of their artworks that demonstrate the knowledge they have gained in technique, design, composition and Value Theory tempera transparent Contrast Color watercolor opaque Fan, Filbert, flat, angle, round Palette Knife Proportion Technique : Wet on Wet Sponge Wrap Brush care Gridding Wet on Dry Salt Saran Blending Clean up 1.1. a. Demonstrate skills that utilize the characteristics and expressive features of art and design to communicate meaning 1.3. b. Research and document how the visual arts are manifested in contemporary society 2.1 a. Explain the process of critique using the progression of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation 3.1. b. Investigate and document a wide range of traditional, advanced, and evolving media used in creating images that communicate ideas 4.3 a. Compare and contrast the roles of artists and designers in historical and contemporary context. Resources: Printed and digital, Site available equipment, Visiting Artists, Student generated research and investigation, Student Sketchbook 2016-2017 Page 3 of 4
High School Unit: Imaginative 3.1 Demonstrate competency in traditional and new art media, and apply appropriate and available technology to express ideas 1. What are the ways to analyze and discuss works of art? 2. How does context affect works of art? 3. When is art criticism vital, and when is it beside the point? 4. What differentiates art-making technologies? 5. How are the characteristics and expressive features of art and design used to create art? 6. What problem-solving skills are employed in making works of art? 8. How is art used in everyday life? Enduring Concept: The artistic process can lead to unforeseen or unpredictable outcomes. Value Contrast Color Theory watercolor tempera opaque transparent Fan, Filbert, flat, angle, round Palette Knife Proportion Resists Layering Technique: Wet on Wet Wet on Dry Sponge Salt Saran Wrap Blending Brush care Clean up Gridding Stumbling Stenciling Subtractive Alternative tools : Straw Rubber Band Rags etc. Non-objective Abstraction Surface manipulation Alternative media and techniques Subjective Color Pattern Watercolor Tempera Acrylic Acrylic gels and mediums Appropriate Paper/Support Alternative/Innovative supports 1.1. a. Demonstrate skills that utilize the characteristics and expressive features of art and design to communicate meaning 2.1 a. Explain the process of critique using the progression of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation 3.1. b. Investigate and document a wide range of traditional, advanced, and evolving media used in creating images that communicate ideas 4.3 a. Compare and contrast the roles of artists and designers in historical and contemporary Critiques: context. Self Group Bulbapp Portfolio: Artists will create a portfolio using Bulbapp or traditional paper portfolio of their artworks that demonstrate the knowledge they have gained in technique, design, composition and Resources: Printed and digital, Site available equipment, Visiting Artists, Student generated research and investigation, Student Sketchbook 2014-2015 Page 3 of 4
High School Unit: Landscape 3.1 Demonstrate competency in traditional and new art media, and apply appropriate and available technology to express ideas 1. What are the ways to analyze and discuss works of art? 2. How does context affect works of art? 3. When is art criticism vital, and when is it beside the point? 4. What differentiates art-making technologies? 5. How are the characteristics and expressive features of art and design used to create art? 6. What problem-solving skills are employed in making works of art? 8. How is art used in everyday life? Emulated Landscape (Ex. Plein Aire, Visual Reference) Imagined Landscape (Ex. Surrealism) Symbolic Composite Landscape (Ex. Moment of Birth ) Watercolor Tempera Acrylic Appropriate Paper/Support Critiques: Self Group Bulbapp Portfolio: Artists will create a portfolio using Bulbapp or traditional paper portfolio of their artworks that demonstrate the knowledge they have gained in technique, design, composition and Enduring Concept: Comprehending the intentions of art leads to understanding how meaning is made. Value Contrast Color Theory: (Intensity, Value, Intensity) watercolor tempera opaque transparent Fan, Filbert, flat, angle, round Palette Knife Planar Perspective (Foreground, Middleground, Background) Composition: Rule of Thirds, Magic Z, Golden Mean (Chaotic, Dynamic, Pleasing, Boring, Static) Technique : Wet on Wet Wet on Dry Sponge Salt Saran Wrap Blending Brush care Clean up Acrylic Layering and Masking 1.1. a. Demonstrate skills that utilize the characteristics and expressive features of art and design to communicate meaning 2.1 a. Explain the process of critique using the progression of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation 3.1. b. Investigate and document a wide range of traditional, advanced, and evolving media used in creating images that communicate ideas 4.3 a. Compare and contrast the roles of artists and designers in historical and contemporary context. Resources: Printed and digital, Site available equipment, Visiting Artists, Student generated research and investigation, Student Sketchbook, Plein Aire Painting 2014-2015 Page 4 of 4
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