Course/Subject by Grade: Elementary School Art - Kindergarten Unit: Examine Lines


Program Outcomes for Unit Instructional Outcomes Suggested Activities Vocabulary Assessment Resources
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.C The student will discover a variety of ways that artists organize the elements of art in responding to what they see.

I.C.1The student will describe different ways that artists organize art elements in 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 lie 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.1The 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.


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.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.2 The student will create original art works based in fantasy that express personal feelings and ideas.

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.

IV.A.3The student will defend criteria that supports judgments about the visual environment.

IV.B The student will evaluate personally created artwork and the work of others.

IV.B.1 The student will determine the success of personal creative efforts in the visual arts by applying given and self-constructed criteria to evaluate progress.
Examine and explore line in works of art. The teacher will introduce the definition of line and show examples on board.

The students will identify a variety of lines seen in the works by various artists, cultures and periods in history. (M)

The students will describe the names or qualities of the lines seen in these works.
Line
Straight
Curved
Wavy
Thick
Thin
Zig-zag
Dotted
Outline
Culture
History
Realism
Impressionism
Abstract
Op-Art
Group critique

Class discussion
Mondrian Composition #2

Kandinsky Composition - Storm

Van Gogh Bedroom at Arles

Agnes Tait Skating in Central Park

Jacob Lawrence Parade

Albrecht Durer Young Hare

Joan Miro People and Dog in Sun

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