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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

BIOGRAPHY OF EDGAR DEGAS - Discovery Art Artist History Impressionism (f...


Art 1 & Advanced Art Week of April 25, 2016

Monday: Magazine Mosaic
Tuesday: DIA Art Field Trip- all Day
Wednesday: Magazine Mosaic, Finish Diego Rivera grid mural, Prince grid drawing in graphite
Thursday: Magazine Mosaic/ Begin Step-by step painting of flower for Mother's Day or Someone Special- acrylic paint
Friday: Art History Friday: Edgar Degas- all students

Next Week: Someone Special/ Mother's Day Flower in Acrylic
 



MI Benchmarks:
  • ART.VA.I.HS.2 Intentionally use art materials and tools when applying
    techniques and skills to communicate ideas.
    (21st Century Skills: I.6, III.3, III.6)

  • ART.VA.I.HS.5 Responsibly and safely manage materials and tools.(21st Century Skills: III.4, III.6, III.8)
  • ART.VA.II.HS.3 Apply organizational principles and methods to create
    innovative works of art and design products.
    (21st Century Skills: I.1, I.2, III.3)
    ART.VA.II.HS.4 Apply knowledge and skill to symbolize the essence of an
    idea.
    (21st Century Skills: I.1, I.6)
    Standard 3: Analyze, describe, and evaluate works of art.
    (VPAA: C2, C3, C4, C5, P2, P3, R1, R2, R3, R4)

Monday, March 23, 2015

This week in March...March 23- March March 27, 2015

Weekly Art Focus: Drawing & shading the human face in proportion; Watercolor Techniques; Pop Art Icons- Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Roy Lichenstein & Keith Haring

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6th Grade Art:
Students will...
  • Learn how to draw the human face in proportion
  • Draw features of the human face
  • Shade & create form with the human face
  • Learn about Pop Art & create a pop art painting
  • Art History Friday: POP ART!  Youtube video, handouts, readings & project based lesson
HIGH SCHOOL ART:
Students will...
  • Finish their human facial proportion drawings
  • Return to their watercolor unit- independent and guided independent watercolors begin!
  • ART HISTORY FRIDAY: Pop ART!
STUDIO ART:
Students will...
  • Continue building their personal art websites via weebly.com
  • Work on Independent Projects
  • Art History Friday: POP ART!
MI Visual Arts Benchmarks:
CS 1-4

Monday, March 9, 2015

ART HISTORY FRIDAY: March 13 Vincent van Gogh for Children: Meet the Artist - FreeSchool


This week in Art...March 9- March 13 Charcoal Drawing & Vincent van Gogh

Art 1 & Advanced Art...
Students will:
  • Continue buiding on their previously learned charcoal drawing skills & techniques through completing their independent animal (Art 1) or choice white charcoal drawing (Adv. Art) by Thursday, March 12
  • Learn about Grid Drawing and select an animal (Art 1) to charcoal or choice subject (Adv.Art) to  white charcoal
  • Learn about basic and advanced charcoal drawing techniques through teach led demonstrations and youtube Video tutorials
  • Independent Practice: Students will grid draw a drawing in pencil and then apply learned charcoal techniques to complete a charcoal drawing art project
  • Art History FRIDAY: Vincent Van Gogh & The Starry Night
Middle School Art...
Students will...
  • Learn basic charcoal drawing techniques
  • Select an animal to grid draw
  • Complete a charcoal drawing applying learned techniques through teacher led demonstrations and youtube tutorials
  • Art History FRIDAY: Vincent van Gogh & The Starry Night

Studio Art...
Students will
  • Work on Independent art lessons with individual teacher demonstrations and lessons as needs
  • SOME STUDENTS will be working on a youtube tutorial of oil painting Poppies along with instructor. Canvases MUST be student- made.
MI Visual Art Benchmarks:
CS 2: 1-6