Art Timeline Grade: 3 Month Year Long (Enduring Questions) Topics/Essential Questions How can I be a responsible citizen within my art community? Skills & Strategies Assessment Resources & Links Listening to directions Being respectful of the space and work of others Taking responsibility for helping to return materials to their proper locations at the end of class Helping with clean-up Safe and responsible behavior in the art room Observation by teacher of student during class time and clean-up Instruction Modeling September How can we the artist s voice in a Observing a work art and understanding the various influences Class discussion and presentation. Grade 3 Link: Voice, Who am I, and My
work of art? How can we express our own voice in our own work of art? What does your voice sound/look like? What is a selfportrait? Why is it important to practice creating your self-portrait? that came into play in its creation. (i.e., society, historical context, the life of the artist.) Gathering information about the voice of an artist through their art Creating a painting that expresses our voice Creating a selfportrait Writing about the voice in a painting Discussing the voice in a painting Favorite Place Creating a Favorite Place painting October (continues) November How do artists use the Elements of Art to express their ideas? Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Color, Value, Texture and Space Learning about the element of Art: Line Practicing various kinds of lines (i.e., soft, hard, thin fat curled, straight, etc) Using various Observation by teacher of students as they draw and make various lines with different materials. Class presentation Grade 3 Link: Inquiry- Observation in Science Elements and Principles of Art Music
How does learning to see how all art is made up of line help you as an artist? implements to create line. (i.e., pencil, pen, pastel, brush, stick, etc.) Learning about the expressive qualities of different kinds of lines. and reflection comparing the relationship between sound and the line. (i.e., rhythm, balance, contrast, emphasis, etc.) Creating patterns with lines Creating lines while listening to music December How do artists use observation to help them represent the world around them? How can an artist express what is real with line? What are blind contour drawing and modified contour drawing? How do artists use careful observation to help them express what they see in Defining and recognizing contour line Understanding and practicing blind contour drawing and modified contour drawing Practicing powers of careful observation Using above techniques to work towards creating detailed drawings Observe students as they create observational drawings using contour lines. (i.e., objects, shoes, hands) Observe as students use their observational skills to see the contour, detail and shading in a natural object Discuss the difference between drawing what you see in front of you rather than Grade 3 link: Observational drawing in science
nature? Practicing shading from memory Drawing an object from nature and expressing realistic characteristics of the subject Understanding the concept of scale by placing and drawing objects of various sizes next to one another January How can line be combined with other elements of art to create a work of art? How can creating three-dimensional art influence your experience as an artist? Learning to use line as a basis for complex and varied expression Learning to combine methods and materials (i.e., drawing and painting, 3-D construction) Observing students as they work Observing skills with clay Class participation and discussion Class reflection Models, pictures and slideshow of coil vessels Focus on shape, form and color Reviewing the properties of clay and glazes Changing a twodimensional drawing
into a three dimensional form February What can we learn by studying the art of others? How do artists from different eras explore and express various themes? How does each artist reflect his particular life experiences in his work? Examining the work of a famous artist Learning about his life, training, style, interests and influences Creating a work of art that is influenced by the chosen artists style and medium Discussion and Comparison to Previous artist studied: How are they the same? How are they different? Observation Discussion Class Presentation Reflection Prints Books Videos Slideshows Museum visits Identifying the Elements and Principles of Art in a work of art. (i.e., line
shape color balance, form etc.) March How can learning to draw the human figure support our understanding as artists? What are the basic joints and bones in the human body? Where do angles occur in a figure to show action? Reviewing the contour and proportions of the human figure Practicing figure sketching with the use of a figure model Using one s prior knowledge of lines and contour Transforming one s understanding of figure sketching into a three-dimensional figure sculpture Observation Discuss progress from beginning drawings to later drawings Demonstrations Figure models Print or slideshow examples April (continues)
May What is color? How do artists organize color? How do artists use the element of color in their work to express what is real? How do artists use the element of color in their work to express a feeling or a mood? How do certain colors affect each other? How can art bring a community together? How do artists display their work? How do I respond to the work of others? Learning about the properties of color Learning about the color wheel. Understanding complementary colors Observing color in works of art Understanding how and why the artist used certain color Mixing paint and painting examples primary and secondary colors Understanding and using complementary colors Creating a work of art using primary and secondary colors Identifying the feeling that primary and secondary colors convey Class discussion and demonstration of color wheel Painting primary colors and mixing them to make secondary color Practicing using the color wheel Observation of students by teacher as they paint and use color Prepare work for the Art Show Observe students at the Art Show Present and reflect on final projects Color wheel Video Value Chart Slides and Prints of selected art Demonstration The Art Show
Go to the Art Show Observe and appreciate classmates work Collect a body of work to take home Make folders June 6/2012 (continues)