4th-5th+Grade+Art

LINE CONTOUR LINE || - How to identify lines in a work of art. - How to identify lines in the world around them.- How to create a drawing using lines. || How are lines used in Art? How can lines create patterns, - define space, - plan a drawing? || - Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: - __Interioir in Yellow and Blue__ by Henri Matisse - __Penny Farthing Race__ by Ben Gibson - Journal excercises to reinforce the concepts and information given over in class. Lines Express Feelings || **Duration** EMOTION EXPRESSIVE LINES FACIAL EXPRESSION DISTORTION COLOR CONTRASTING COLORS ANALOGOUS COLORS || **Skills** - How to assess the mood of a painting - How to identify expressive qualities in a work of art. - How to create an emotional work of art. || **Essential Questions** -How can an artist convey mood and emotion in a work of art? -What are expressive lines and how can they be used to create emotion? - How can lines and exageration be used to depict facial expression? -How can artists use color and distortion to convey mood? - Can a landscape painting evoke emotion? || **Activities & Assessments** - __Weeping Woman__ by Pablo Picasso - __The Scream__ by Edward Munch - __Caprice in February__ by Paul Klee - Journal excercises to reinforce the concepts and information given over in class. - **EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE** || Geometric & Organic Shapes || **Duration** 4 - 5 Sessions || **Vocabualry** SHAPE FORM GEOMETRIC SHAPE ORGANIC SHAPE || **Skills** - How to identify shapes in a work of art - How to differentiate between geometric and organic shapes  - How to create an organic shape design. || **Essentail Questions** - What is the difference between organic and geometric shapes? - How can an artist use organic shapes in a work of art? - What is abstract art? - Can we create an abstract work of art using organic shapes? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discussion using various visual aids and video clips. For example __Creole Dancer__ by Henri Matisse __From Geometric to Organic__ by Kathy Barbro - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information given over in class - **ORGANIC PAPER SHAPE DESIGN** || Shapes in Still Life Paintings || **Duration** 5 - 6 Sessions || **Vocabualry** COMPOSITION STILL LIFE SUBJECT POSITIVE SPACE NEGATIVE SPACE || **Skills** - How to recognize positive and negative shapes in a painting - How to plan and draw a still life || **Essential Questions** - How can shapes be put together to create a picture? - What is the difference between Postive and Negative space in a picture? - What makes up the background of a painting? - How do the shapes in the background relate to the shapes in the subject? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: __Watermelons__ by Ruffino Tamayo __Fruit__ by Fernando Botero - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information given over inthis unit. - **STILL LIFE DRAWING** || Geometric & Organic Forms || **Duration** 6 - 7 sessions || **Vocabualry** THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM GEOMETRIC FORM ORGANIC FORM SCULPTURE LITERATURE RECYCLING || **Skills** - The difference between shapes and forms - How do identify forms in a work of art - How to create sculptures out of clay - How to create sculptures out of recycled material || **Essential Questions** What kinds of art can be created using forms? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: __Woman at the Piano__ by Elie Nadelman __Lime Mist Ikebana with Cascading Oxblood Leaf__ by Dale Chihuly - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information discussed in this unit. - **OUT OF THE BOOK AND INTO THE CLAY** The Color Wheel || **Duration** 5 - 6 Sessions || **Vocabualry** COLOR WHEEL PRIMARY COLORS SECONDARY COLORS INTERMEDIATE COLORS TINTS SHADES || **Skills** - How to recognize primary, secondary and tertiary colors in a painting? - How to recognize tints and shades in a painting? - How to use the primary colors to mix secondary and tirtiary colors - How to use white to create tints - How to use black to create shades || **Essential Questions** - What colors can we make using the primary colors? - How can we use black and white to manipulate the pures hues? || - Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: __Houses in Munich__ by Vassily Kandinsky __Woman Pouring__ by Robert Delaunay - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information discussed during this unit. Color Groups || **Duration** 6 - 8 Sessions || **Vocabualry** COMPARE CONTRAST WARM COLORS COOL COLORS || **Skills** -How to identify warm and cool colors in art. - How to use warm and cool colors when creatinga work of art. - How to create a temperature based landscapes. || **Essential Questions** How do colors effect the temperature in a painting? What colors make you feel warm? What colors make you feel cool? What kind of landscape painting woul duse cool colors? What kind of landscape painting would use warm colors? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: __Water Lillies__ by Claude Monet __My Backyard__ by georgia O'Keeffe - Journal excercises to reinforce the concepts and information pressented in this unit. - **WARM LANDSCPE** Tactile Texture || **Duration** 3 - 4 sessions || **Vocabualry** TEXTURE VISUAL TEXTURE TACTILE TEXTURE SURPRISING TEXTURE WEAVING || **Skills** - How to recognize different textures in a work of art - How to differenciate between tactile texture and visual texture - How to compare and contrast different textures - How to weave || **Essential Questions** What is texture? What is the difference between tactile texture and visual texture? What kinds of textures do you recognize around you? What kinds of art can we create using various textures? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: __Object__ by Meret Oppenheim __From the Castle's Kitchen__ by Patrick Dougherty - Journal excercises to reinforce the concepts and information presented in this unit. - **TACTILE TEXTURE WEAVE** || Patterns in Cloth || **Duration** 3 - 4 Sessions || **Vocabualry** PATTERNS FABRIC QUILT MOLA || **Skills** - How to recognize patterns in a piece of fiber art - How to recognize different forms of fiber art. - How to sew (depending on level of class) - How to create fiber art || **Essential Questions** What are some of the ways that artists can create patterns in a work of Fiber Art? - What is Fiber Art? - How can we use different bits of fiber to create a pattern? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: - A Mola from Panama by an unknown artist. - Journal excercises to reinforce the information and concepts discusssed in class. - **ANIMAL MOLA** || Portraits in Proportion || **Duration** 4 -5 Sesssions || **Vocabualry** PORTRAIT PROPORTION DISTINGUISHING FEATURES SELF PORTRAIT || **Skills** - How to identify Proportion in a work of art - How to measure the proportion of a face - How to identify distinquishing features in a face - How to create a Portrait in Proportion - How to create a fictional character || **Essential Questions** Why is Proportion imprtant when creating a face? - How do we measure the proportion of a face? - What kinds of things make one face differnt from one another? - How can we make up a fictional character? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example: - __I Myself Portrait Landscape__ by Henri Rousseau - __Portrait of Virginia__ by Frida Kahlo - Journal excercises to reinforce the information and concepts discussed in class - **PORTRAIT OF A FICTIONAL CHARACTER** Symmetrical Balance (Time Permitting) || **Duration** 4 - 5 Sessions || **Vocabualry** SYMMETRICAL BALANCE GRID SQUARE GRID HARMONIC GRID || **Skills** - How to recognize symmetrical balance in a work of art - How to create various types of grids - How to achieve balance in a work of art || **Essential Questions** How can symmetry be created in a work of art? - Do the two sides of a picture need to be EXACTLY the same in order for the painting to be symmetrical? - What are some of the ways that we can use to help us create symmetry in a painting? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discussion using various works of art and video clips for example: __Red House Painting__ by Jennifer Bartkette __The School of Ahtens__ by Rafael Sanzio - Journal excercises to reinforce information and concepts discussed during this unit. - **SYMMETRICAL LANDSCAPE** || Abstract Portraits (Time Permitting) || **Duration** 3 - 4 Sessions || **Vocabualry** REALISTIC ABSTRACT PORTRAIT PERSONAL FEATURES DISTORT EXAGERATE || **Skills** - How to identify balance and shapes in a work of art - How to identify familiar images in a work of art - How to create an abstract portrait || **Essential Questions** What makes a Portrait Abstract? - Can we create an abstract portrait sing geometric shapes? - How can we incoperate distinguishing features in an abstract portrait? - How can we achive symmetrical balance in a work of art? || **Activities & Assessments** - Art discusssion using various works of art and video clips for example: __Clown__ by Juan Gris __Dora Maar__ by Pablo Picasso - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information presented during this unit. - **ABSTRACT SELF PORTRAIT** ||
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 * Kinds of Lines || 4 -5 sessions || POINT
 * Content and Concepts**
 * -** **INTERIOR DRAWING** ||
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 * 4 - 5 sessions** || **Vocabualry**
 * Content and Concepts**
 * -** Art Discussion using various visual aids and video clips for example:
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 * Content and Concepts**
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 * -** How to identify shapes in a still life
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 * -** What makes up the subject in a painting?
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 * -** How can we use forms to create works of art?
 * Content & Concepts** What is the diference bewtween a shape and a form?
 * - RESCUED & RECYLCED** ||
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 * -** Which colors are essential to create any color that we want?
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 * - PAINTED SCENE OF MANY COLORS** ||
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 * -** How to compare and contrast two works of art
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 * - COOL LANDSCAPE** ||
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 * Content and Concepts**
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 * - COLLAGE DOLL PORTRAIT** ||
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 * -**What is symmetry
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 * -** Can there be recognizable images in a work of art?