Course/Subject by Grade: Elementary School Art - Grade 3 Unit: Space
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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. 1.B The student will identify and compare ways in which 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 technical, stylistic, and expressive qualities of artworks from the same time and place. 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. 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. III.B.3 The student will record ideas and experiences for art making using visual and verbal notation. 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. Outcome IV: Aesthetic Criteria The student will demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, and apply, criteria for making visual aesthetic judgements. IV.B The student will evaluate personally created artwork and the work of others. |
Value can be defined through highlights and shadows. | Assemble a still-life for the students to draw in the classroom. Have students sketch the still-life onto a 12" x 18" paper and add color using crayons or watercolor pencils. Blend the colors to create the shadows and highlights and paint with water to mix. (ID) Students will draw a self-portrait in profile view. They will include the texture of their hair and clothing in their drawing. Students will outline their drawing with black marker and then add color using colored pencils. Introduce highlights and shadows in artwork. Examine the various colors that represent the shadows and highlights in the artwork. (ID) |
Tint Shade Shadow Highlight Gray scale Dark Light Medium Blend Color Mixing |
Analyze student work Compare and contrast Evaluation of students ability to successfully plan, refine, and clarify their work |
Hopper Rooms by the Sea Cezanne Fruit Apples and Oranges Still Life Da Vinci Self-Portrai t Kahlo Self-Portrait with Monkey Looking at Paintings Self-Portraits Peggy Roalf |
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 |