Eighth Grade Art
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Drawing |
Lesson on linear design. Students create a linear plot point design. Submit for evaluation. Review value and shading. Students create two value scales in #2 and layout pencil. Submit for evaluation. Students create a drawing with intersecting shapes that change degrees of value at the crossing of the lines. Submit for evaluation. |
Linear Plot Point Drawing Value Scale Intersecting Value and Shape Drawing
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25A 26A 26B
25A 26A 26B 25A 26A 26B |
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Drawing |
Review perspective terms and concepts. Students draw three boxes at three differing eye levels in two point perspective. Submit for evaluation. Students draw a building with shading in two point perspective.
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3 Boxes in 2 Point Perspective
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25A 26A 26B
25A 26A 26B |
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Drawing |
Continue building with shading in two point perspective from Week 2. Submit for evaluation. Students create a free-choice shaded pencil drawing. |
Building in 2 Point Perspective |
25A 26A 26B |
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Drawing |
Students continue and complete free-choice shaded pencil drawing from Week 3.
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Shaded Pencil Drawing
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25A 26A 26B |
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Ceramics |
Lesson and demonstration on clay-working techniques. Students create a pot using the pinch pot technique. Students use additive/subtractive techniques. Pinch pots put up to dry for firing. |
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25A 25B 26A 26B |
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Ceramics |
Students fire pots in kiln. Students glaze and refire pots in kiln. Submit for evaluation. |
Ceramic Pots |
26A 26B |
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Computer Graphics
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Lessons on use of IMac Photobooth, Safari and Comic Life. Students create a five page comic book using a combination of IMac Photobooth, Safari and Comic Life. Submit for evaluation.
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Comic Life Comic Book |
25A 25B 26A 26B |
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Painting |
Review lesson on color theory with color theory study guide handout. Quiz over color theory terms. Students have resource time to find an image of a cartoon character to create a color-matched copy of the image. Students draw out cartoon character. Students work to achieve paint colors which match the original colors of their cartoon image. |
Color Theory Quiz |
25A |
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Painting |
Students continue to paint color-matched copy of a cartoon character image. Submit for evaluation.
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Color-Match Painting |
25A 26A 26B |