Fredericksburg Middle School
Studio Art/Art History
Paige Travis Conn
A balanced and sequential art education program fosters the students’ perception of both their real and imagined worlds. The art education program at Fredericksburg Middle school includes understanding and applying the elements of art and principles of design, exploring well known and little known artists and their works, connecting historical and cultural heritage to that knowledge, experimenting with a variety of media and becoming comfortable with critical evaluation.
The art program enables each student to develop positive attitudes toward self, others and the environment through creative experiences and expression. Problem solving and creative learning encourages the student to relate visual knowledge to other core subjects and to respond withappreciation,originality, imagination andflexibility. The use and application of skills, processes and mediums encourages self-expression, creative growth, discovery and the realization of ideas.
Assessment is made on individual achievement related to each student’s stage of growth and development. The art program is sequential and cumulative enabling knowledge, aesthetic judgments, skills and abilities to be strengthened. Commitment to this program is essential to every student’s development as a well-rounded, creative and productive citizen.
Art I
Semester course
This course focuses on ensuring a solid foundation of the Elements of Art through a variety of projects.
Art History will cover Prehistoric Art up to Greek and Roman Art.
Art II-
Full year course
This course will begin with a pretest, allowing knowledge students already possess to be realized.
Building on the foundation of Art I, students will incorporate the Principles of Design to their knowledge base and repertoires.
Art History will pick up where Art I left off, beginning with the Fall of Rome and working our way to 20th Century Art
Art III
Full year course
This course will begin with a pretest, allowing knowledge students already possess to be realized.
After a brief review, Art III students will reflect on past projects to determine class objectives and goals.
Art History will review highlights of Art I and II allowing the more advanced student to explore periods, movements and specific artists further.
Goals
The goals of art education at Fredericksburg Middle School are to aid each student to the full extent of his or her abilities.
Perception
- Perceive and understand relationships among the elements and principles of design as they appear in the natural and man-made environment, as they influence mental images and as they appear in works of art.
Appreciation / Awareness
- Develop an interest and appreciation of the visual arts through the study of artists, cultures and historical periods.
Knowledge / Interrelationships
- Develop a working knowledge of the language of art and an understanding of the relationship of the visual arts to other fields of knowledge.
Creativity
- Think and act creatively by solving problems and by responding with originality, flexibility, fluency, and imagination.
Production / Skills
- Develop technical skills for using art mediums as a means of personal expression and communication.
Judgment / Critique
- Make aesthetic judgments about the environment, works of art, and other man-made forms.