Course Summary for Seventh Grade Art
Course Overview
Seventh grade art classes are offered as an elective. This course is designed for students having high interests and focus in the visual arts. Students will explore composition and the way art can become interpretive and meaningful. The focus of the class is on personal and cultural interpretation based on themes of landscape, portraiture and still life. Students will build upon the skills they developed in the sixth grade through extended experiences in drawing, painting and collage. Students will spend a full year studying and using art elements and principles in composition and design. Drawing is emphasized as well as other experiences, (painting, sculpture, and printmaking may be stressed). Students will become more aware of the arts of other cultures, and the importance of art in their own lives.
Essential Learning Objectives
Course work will be made up of studio work, textbook and art history studies, tests and quizzes, oral and written critiques, and sketchbook journals.
Students are to keep work area and shared studio areas (Student tables, Cabinet areas and sinks) clean and organized.
Course Materials
Will be provided by instructor.
Course Overview
Seventh grade art classes are offered as an elective. This course is designed for students having high interests and focus in the visual arts. Students will explore composition and the way art can become interpretive and meaningful. The focus of the class is on personal and cultural interpretation based on themes of landscape, portraiture and still life. Students will build upon the skills they developed in the sixth grade through extended experiences in drawing, painting and collage. Students will spend a full year studying and using art elements and principles in composition and design. Drawing is emphasized as well as other experiences, (painting, sculpture, and printmaking may be stressed). Students will become more aware of the arts of other cultures, and the importance of art in their own lives.
Essential Learning Objectives
- Students will select, organize, and employ visual images, themes, and ideas in works of art to express and intended meaning.
- Students will use elements of art, principles of design and styles of art to communicate ideas and experiences.
- Students will practice and demonstrate the techniques for a well-crafted work of art while using art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.
- Students will identify and compare the characteristics of works of art from various cultures, times and places.
- Students will analyze works of art using elements of art and principles of design, and similarities and contrasts.
- Students will focus on using art styles and artist to reference and develop a personal style of art.
Course work will be made up of studio work, textbook and art history studies, tests and quizzes, oral and written critiques, and sketchbook journals.
- Areas of Study
- Elements of Design / Principles of Design
- Text Book
- Element Samples
- Principle art
- Drawing/Painting
- Sketching
- Grid Work
- Still Life
- Landscapes /Seascapes / Cityscapes
- Portraits
- Animals
- Sculpture
- Critiques
- Art Reviews / Gallery Walks
- Self Evaluations
- Digital Portfolio
- Artist
- Chuck Close
- Georgia O’keeffe
- Warhol/ Lichtenstein / Thiebauld
- Matisse
- Leonardo DiVinci
- Alexandra Nechita
- Many Others
- Aesthetics
- Self Analysis
- Portfolio
- Taking art pictures
- Digitizing Art
- Creating video
- Uploading files
Students are to keep work area and shared studio areas (Student tables, Cabinet areas and sinks) clean and organized.
Course Materials
Will be provided by instructor.