6th+Grade+Art

CONTOUR LINE GEOMETRIC SHAPE ORGANIC SHAPE PALEOLITHIC ART DEPICT RENDER PORTRAY || - How to identify the characteristics of line and shape in works of art- How to compare and contrast works of art - How to create a primitive contour drawing || Why are lines and shapes important when creating a work of art? || - What kinds of lines are there? - What is a contour line? - How are lines used to create shapes? - What is the difference between a geometric and organic shape? - Whay were the cave paintings created? - How did the artists create them? || - Art Discussions using various viual aids and video clips for example: __Chanteuse Melancolique__ by Joan Miro __Red Horse and Bull__ from the Lascaux Cave - Journal excercises to reinforce concepts and information presented in class during this unit. - **LINE DISCOVERY DRAWING** ABSTRACT DISTORT SIMPLIFY EXPRESSIVE NONOBJECTIVE COMPOSITION SYMBOLIZE SHAPE || - How to recognize and set up an artistic composition- How to identify the distortions and symbols in an abstract work of art - Dow to distort, simplify and symbolize objects to create an abstract work of art - How to recognize the symbolism and moods in a nonobjective composition - How to create a nonobjective composition out of geometric shapes || What is an artistic compostion? || - How can we read a painting? -Do all Abstract Paintings have recognizable images? -How can we use geometric shapes to create a Nonobjective Composition? || - Art Discussions using various visual aids and video clips for example: __The Jazz Singer__ by Gil Mayers __Monopoly__ by Diana Ong - Journal excercises to reinforce the information and cincepts presented during this unit. - **GEOMETRIC NONOBJECT COMPOSITION** || MONOCHROME TINT SHADE ANALOGOUS WARM COLORS COOL COLORS DIRECT COMPLIMENTARY COLORS CONTRAST || - How to recognize color relationships within a painting- How to identify a color scheme within a painting - How to compare and contrast the way color is used within different works of art - How to plan and create paintings using several different types of color schemes || How does color effect art? || - What is a color scheme? - How can we create Tints and Shades? - How can we use color to convey mood in a painting? - What kinds of questions should we ask ourselves when planning a color scheme for a work of art? || - Art Discussions using various visual aids and video clips for example: __The Old Guitarist__ by Pablo Picasso __Bouquet of Flowers__ by Louis Valtat - Journal excercises to reinforce the information and concepts presented in this unit REALISTIC PHOTOREALISTIC DETAIL PAINTERLY PHOTOMONTAGE || - How to recognize and analyze a photorealistic painting.- How to recognize painterly brush strokes in a painting. - How a painterly photograph is created. - How to determine a theme in a work of art. - How to determine a color scheme in a work of art. - How to plan a project incorporating both a theme and a color scheme. - How to create a photo montage. || What makes a painting look realistic? || - What do we mean by "realistic" when we describe a painting? - Why would a painter want to create a photrealistic painting? - Why would a photographer want to create a painterly photograph? - waht kinds of questions should we ask ourselves when planning a photo montage? || - Art discussion using various visual aids for example: __Photomontage__ by Joseph Renau Journal excercises to reinforce conceptsand information presented during this unit. - **MONOCHROME COLLAGE** (Time Permitting) || 4 -5 Sessions || UNEXPECTED COLORS SEUREALISM HUE SATURATION POP ART || - How to recognize unexpected colors in a work of art- How to use unexpected colors in a work of art - How to use contrasting hues to create exciting results - How to understand Pop Art - How to draw a simple still life - How to use water colors and acrylics - How to create Pop Art || Why would an artist use unexpected colors in a work of art?- || - What defines expected colors? - What are some ways an artist can use unexpected colors to draw attention to a particular part of the painting? - what are some of the different ways to make the color unexpected? - How do unexpected colors help when creating a series of paintings? || - Art discussions using various visual aids and video clips such as: __Campbell's Soup Cans__ by Andy Warhol - Journal excercises to reinforce the concepts and information given over during this unit. CREATIVE WONDER IMPROVEMENT FUNCTIONAL PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING || - How to think about ways to improve the world? - How to develop a plan for an original invention and pitch it to a backer. - How to budget. - How to build a scale model. - How to promote a product to the public. || Can we come up with a way to make life easier or more fun? || How can we identify problems that need to be solved? - What would sovle the problems we identified? - How can we promote our idea? || - Video clips about Leonardo da Vinci and his inventive ideas to improve the world. - Discussions about inventions, why they are made and what makes them successfull. - Discussion as to wheather we would consider Leonardo a successfull inventor? - **INVENTION CONVENTION** ||
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essentail Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activites & Assements** ||
 * Line & Shape || 6 -8 Sessions || GESTURE DRAWING
 * Line & Shape || 6 -8 Sessions || GESTURE DRAWING
 * - PALEOLITHIC CAVE DRAWING** ||
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essentail Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activities & Assessments** ||
 * Composition || 4 - 5 sessions || COMPOSITION
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essential Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activities & Assessments** ||
 * Color Schemes || 8 - 10 Sessions || COLOR SCHEME
 * - MONOCHROME PORTRAIT**
 * - COMPLIMENTARY COLOR STILL LIFE**
 * - ANALAGOUS COLOR LANDSCAPE** ||
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essential Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activities & Assessments** ||
 * Photorealistic Art || 5 - 6 Sessions || SUBJECT
 * - TRICOLOR SCHEME MONTAGE**
 * - INNER SELF PORTRAIT** ||
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essential Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activities & Assessments** ||
 * Unexpected Colors
 * - MULTI IMAGE POP ART PRINT** ||
 * **Unit** || **Duration** || **Vocabulary** || **skills** || **Essential Questions** || **Content and Concepts** || **Activities & Assessments** ||
 * The Leonardo da Vinci Invention Convention || 8 - 10 Sessions || INVENTION