This course provides students with
the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of artistic disciplines.The course follows a general art history
timeline starting with Prehistoric Art and ending with Neoclassicism.Each unit covered is augmented with
reproductions of exemplary works, artists, and historical developments in the
arts connected with each movement.In
this way, students recognize, understand, analyze, and respond to
social/cultural perspectives in the arts.As students study the different art movements and styles they apply
ideas, techniques and processes to creating original and creative works of
their own. Midterm and Final projects require students to examine the
artistic merit and aesthetic effect of works of art.
Create,
Present, and Perform
In grades 9-10 students begin a study of the
visual arts. They use a wide range of art mediums, subject matter, symbols,
meaningful images, and visual expression. They study the elements of art and
organizational principles of art in order to achieve desired effects when
creating works and to learn how to evaluate the merits of their efforts. Students use different art media, styles,
forms, techniques, and processes in the creation of their own work.
* right brain exercises
* drawing
* soft pastels
* ceramic clay
* metal tooling
* plaster reductions
* acrylic painting
* poetry
* origami
* ink
* calligraphy
* paper construction
* paper mache
* aluminum sculpture
* plaster strips
* scratch art
* watercolor
Aesthetics
and Criticism
Students use the elements of art and
organizational principles of art to evaluate the merits of their efforts and
work.Students develop abilities to
pose questions about contexts, processes, and criteria for evaluation. They
use these questions to examine works in light of various analytical methods
and to express their ideas and preferences using art terminology.
* review of art elements and organizational
principles
* in class critiques
* written response
* peer and teacher observations
* peer and teacher evaluations using the four
steps of art criticism
* written midterm and final reports
* oral midterm and final projects
* class discussions
* student reflection verbal and written
Historical
and Cultural Perspectives
Students gain a growing familiarity with the
ideas, concepts, issues, dilemmas, and knowledge important in the visual
arts.As students gain this knowledge
and these skills, they gain in their ability to apply knowledge and skills in
the visual arts to their widening personal worlds.
