Art I

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First Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Art Analysis

Lecture on  What Is Art?

View film Craft In America.  Take notes.

Writing assignment: Does Art affect Culture

Or Does Culture affect Art?

 

 

 

25A

26A

27A

Drawing

Art Analysis

Linear Plot Point Design Drawing lesson.

Create plot point design drawing. Due Friday.

Art and Culture Paper due Friday.

Plot Point Design Drawing

Art and Culture Paper

25A, 25B, 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B

Drawing

 Contour Line Drawing lesson.

Contour Line Drawing. Due Thursday.

Value review lesson.

Shaded pencil drawing  due Sept. 13th.

Contour Line Drawing

 

25A 25B 26A

26B

Drawing

Continue and complete shaded pencil drawing.

½ Photo Drawing lesson.

Resource time to look for appropriate black and white photograph.

 

Shaded Pencil Drawing

25A 25B 26A

26B

Drawing

½ Photo Drawing due Friday.

½ Photo Drawing

25A 25B 26A 26B

Drawing

Still Life Drawing lesson

Crumbled paper, folded Kleenex and glass bottle drawings due next Monday.

 

 

Drawing

Crumbled paper, folded Kleenex and glass bottle drawings due Monday.

Still Life Composition notes in class.

Still life drawing.  Due Friday.

 

Still Life Drawings

25A 25B 26A 26B

Drawing

Charcoal drawing lesson.

Charcoal drawing due next Wednesday.

 

 

Drawing

Charcoal Drawing due Wednesday.

Chalk Pastel Drawing lesson.

Chalk pastel drawing due Friday.

Charcoal Drawing

Chalk Pastel Drawing

25A 25B 26A 26B

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Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Drawing

Chalk Pastel Drawing continued from Week 9 of  first quarter.  Due Friday of this week

Chalk Pastel Drawing

25A 25B 26A 26B

Drawing

Figure Drawing lecture, handouts and lesson.

Four contour line figure drawings based on photos.  Submit for evaluation.

Gesture drawing lesson and demonstration.

Gesture drawings using a live model.

Submit drawings daily for evaluation.

 

Contour Line Figure Drawings

Gesture Drawings from a Live Model

25A 25B 26A 26B

Drawing

45 Minute figure drawings from a live model.

Submit drawings daily for evaluation.

Lesson on drawing facial proportions.

Portrait drawing based on a photograph.

45 Minute Figure Drawings

25A 26A 26B

 

Drawing

Portrait drawings completed by Thursday.

Submit for evaluation.

Hand drawing lesson and demonstration.

Self portrait drawing of student’s hand.

Submit for evaluation.

Portrait Drawing

Self Portrait Hand Drawing

25A  25B 26A

26B

 

Color Theory and Painting

Notes and review color theory.

Lesson on using color schemes.

Four Color Scheme painting using tempera or acrylic on paper.

Resource time to look for image ideas and create initial sketches.

 

25A 25B 26A 26B

Color Theory and Painting

Begin painting four color scheme paintings.

Due Tuesday of  Week 7.

 

25A 26A 26B

Color Theory and Painting

Complete four color scheme paintings and submit for evaluation.

Resource time for landscape/choice painting.

Do sketches and lay out draft lines on painting surface.

Four Color Scheme Painting

25A 25B 26A

26B 27A 

Painting

Begin painting process of landscape/choice painting.  Paintings due Week 9 of 2nd quarter.

 

 

Painting

Continue and complete landscape/choice painting. 

Submit for evaluation.

Landscape Choice Painting

25A 25B 26A 26B

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Third Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Ceramics

History of face jugs and containers.

Resource time in computer lab to look at examples of face containers and develop ideas and sketches for student face containers.

Wedge and model clay into face container.

 

 

25A 25B26A  26B 27A

Ceramics

 

Continue and complete modeling of face containers.  Set work up to dry.

Begin choice ceramic projects.

Wedge and model clay.  Set up work to dry as greenware.

Fire greenware face containers.

 

 

 

 

 

25A 25B 26A 26B

Ceramics

Drawing

Glaze and refire bisqueware face containers.

Fire greenware choice clay projects.

Glaze and refire bisqueware choice clay projects.

Submit both ceramics projects for grading.

Resource time for choice 9 x 12 pencil drawings.

Begin initial sketches for choice drawings.

 

 

Ceramic Face Container

Ceramic Choice Project

25A 25B 26A 26B

Drawing

Continue choice 9 x 12 pencil drawings.

Submit pencil drawings for grading.

9 x 12 Pencil Drawing

25A 25B

Graphic Design

Original Alphabet Design

Review principles and elements of design.

Create word list for original alphabet.

Sketch designs and ideas.

Begin final drafts of design.

 

 

25A 25B 26A 26B 27A

Original Alphabet Design

 Finish final drafts.

Apply final drafts to final drawn design.

Submit work for grading and evaluation.

 

Original Alphabet Design

25A 25B 26A 26B 27A

Travel Poster Design

Present brief overview of travel poster’s history.

Resource time in lab to look at travel posters.

Select a destination and mode of travel if applicable ( if cruising to destination for example).

Work on sketches and ideas.

 

 

Travel Poster Design

Final drafts of travel poster design.

Apply final drafts to final drawn design.

Submit work for grading and evaluation.

Travel Poster Design

25A 25B 26A 26B 27A

Revamped Logo for Existing Product Design

Present examples of how companies often redesign their product logos.

Choose a product label to redesign.

Sketch designs and ideas.

Begin final drafts of design.

 

25A 25B 26A 26B 27A

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Fourth Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

 Design

Lesson/examples for Positive/Negative Space Graphic Design Letter

Students develop small sketch for letter’s placement and design.

Students transfer final draft to 12” x 12” paper and add contrasting tones of color or value in media of their choice.

Submit for evaluation.

Positive/Negative Space Graphic Design Letter

25A 26A 26B

27A

Mixed Media

Lesson/examples on using nontraditional paper items such as maps or old posters as canvasses for paintings or collaged art pieces.

Students are given an old roadmap and must create a transparent visual image over the top of the map using painting and collage techniques.

Submit for evaluation.

 

Collaged Roadmap Art Piece

25A 26A 26B

 

Sculpture

 

Lesson on found object collage and collaging technique of 3-D objects.

Students gather materials and assemble collages.

Students spray paint collages.

Submit for evaluation.

Found Object Collages

25A 26A 26B

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing

Students execute a skill refresher drawing, minimum size 9” x 12” with 5 degrees of value in pencil or multitonal colored pencil.

Submit for evaluation.

Skill Refresher Drawing

26A 26B

Computer Graphics

Review Adobe skills learned in 8th grade with students.

Students create a portfolio of 5 vector graphic and 5 filtered photo images.

Submit for evaluation.

Adobe Graphic Portfolio

25A  25B 26A 26B

Computer Graphics

Students learn how to use I-Photo on the I-Mac computers.

Students create a portfolio of ten images using a combination of their own imported digital and Photobooth images in a combination of color, black and white and sepiatone formats. 

Submit for evaluation.

I-Photo Portfolio

25A 25B 26A 26B

Design

Lesson on stained glass design. 

Students create a stained glass design and execute the design on either canvas or plexiglass.

Submit for evaluation.

 Stained Glass Panel

25A 25B 26A 26B

Art History

Lesson on American Gothic and its artist, Grant Wood.

Students will create and execute their own interepretation of American Gothic using their choice of media, but keeping within given guidelines regarding size, time limitation and subject matter content that is school-appropriate.

 

 

 

 

 

25A 26A 26B 27A

Art History

Students will continue and complete their interpretation of American Gothic.

Submit for evaluation.

American Gothic Interpretation

25A 26A 26B

 

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