Course/Subject by Grade: Elementary School Art - Grade 2 Unit: Line Expression
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Outcome I: Perceiving and Responding - Aesthetic Education The student will demonstrate the ability to perceive, interpret, and respond to ideas, experiences, and the environment. I.A. The student will identify and describe observed form. I.A.1 The student will identify and describe qualities of size, line, shape, color, and texture of observed visual forms. I.A.2 The student will identify and describe the content and meaning of observed visual forms. 1.B The student will identify and compare ways in selected works of art represent what people see, feel, know, and imagine. I.B.1 The student will determine ways in which artists communicate ideas, feelings, and experiences by comparing the work of different artists. I.B.2 The student will compare selected works of art and describe how different artists use imagination in their work. I.C The student will discover a variety of ways that artists organize the elements of art in responding to what they see. I.C.1 The student will describe different ways that artists organize art elements in compositions. I.C.2 The student will draw conclusions about ways that artists create emphasis, unity, and balance in selected compositions. Outcome II: Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts The student will demonstrate understanding of the visual arts as a basic aspect of history and human experiences. 2.A The student will determine ways in which works of art express ideas about self, people, places, and events. II.A.1 The student will discover how images and forms were used by the people who created them by studying selected artworks of different times and places. II.A.2 The student will compare and contrast ways that artists respond to life experiences by studying selected artworks. 2.B The student will classify reasons why people create and use art by studying artworks and other sources of information. II.B.1 The student will study artworks to identify ways in which art is created and used by different people. II.B.2 The student will observe works of art and describe ways that they reflect everyday life. 2.C The student will differentiate among the works of different artists and describe their unique styles and forms of expression. II.C.1 The student will categorize the unique characteristics of the work of selected artists. II.C 2 The student will compare and contrast the technical, stylistic, and expressive qualities of artworks from the same time and place. 2.D The student will verify similarities and differences in the processes used to interpret and express ideas in the visual arts and other disciplines. II.D.2 The student will use content from other disciplines as subject matter for expression through art. Outcome III: Creative Expression and Production The student will demonstrate the ability to organize knowledge and ideas for expression in the production of art. 3.A The student will use a variety of art media, processes, and techniques to express thoughts and feelings. III.A.1 The student will produce a variety of art forms using selected tools, materials, and techniques safely. III.A.2 The student will communicate ideas and feelings using art media. III.A.3 The student will apply knowledge of art processes and skill in using media and tools to solve problems in visual composition. 3.B The student will identify sources of art expression and describe the processes artists use in developing their ideas. III.B.1 The student will select ideas and images from imagination and observation to express or interpret through art. III.B.2 The student will create original art works based in fantasy that express personal feelings and ideas. 3.C The student will use design concepts to organize personally meaningful compositions. III.C.1 The student will use design principles to organize the elements of art in planning compositions. III.C.2 The student will select and apply specific design principles to organize art elements for expressive purposes. Outcome IV: Aesthetic Criteria The student will demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, and apply criteria for making visual aesthetic judgments. IV.A The student will identify and apply criteria for evaluating visual form. IV.A.1 The student will describe aesthetic qualities observed in nature and human-made objects using oral and written language. |
Lines show expression and movement. | Look at paintings like Van Gogh's The Starry Night or Sunflowers to identify line direction. Fold paper and cut different types of lines to create warp - then weave paper, yarn, etc into it. Read The Very Busy Spider to the class - observe line direction and movement. Use black paper, white chalk and a ruler to create a spider web. Create a spider from a pom-pom or cotton ball and add eight legs and eyes. |
Horizontal Diagonal Vertical Wavy Straight Curved Thick Thin Zigzag Dotted Outline |
Group critiques Compare and contrast Peer review Monitor student use of materials, tools and supplies. |
Van Gogh Starry Night Sunflowers Rousseau Surprise! Storm in Forest Pollock Grayed Rainbow You Can Weave! by Kathleen Monaghan and Herman Joyner The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle |
Unit continues teaching all indicators identified.
| M - Multicultural | T - Technology | ID - Interdisciplinary |
| LM - Library Media | MO - Modifications | C - Career Education |
| E - Environmental Education | MI- Multiple Intelligence | G/T - Enrichment |