(Fine Arts) Curriculum

(Art I) Year at a Glance 2017-2018

(Fine arts) Curriculum

1st Nine Weeks (44 days) / 2nd Nine Weeks (42 days)
NOTE: Days and time frames will change. Depending on student work rate and concept mastery, and State standards will be listed in nine week segments.
Unit 1: Value (5-12 days) Approx. TEKS:1A,B-2A,B,C-3A,B,C-4A,B
Lesson 1: Art history: first artists and media
Lesson 2: Value scales
Lesson 3: Value scales
Lesson 4: Small scale value study, then original value based
work of art.
Quiz: Quiz over factual information. (value)
Critique: Discussion and analysis of original value based work
of art.
Direct observation illustration(organic vs. inorganic)/student
choice
Unit 2: (12-18 days) Approx.
Lesson 1: color and the human eye
Lesson 2: Primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors,
Complimentary colors vs. analogous colors.
Lesson 3: color wheel soft pastels
Lesson 4: color wheel oil pastels
Lesson 5: color wheel paint (acrylic)
Quiz: color theory
Direct observation illustration/student choice
Unit 3: Color based work of art(6-10 days)
Lesson 1: Preliminary sketches (original subject matter).
: Color illustration work day
Color illustration work day
: Color illustration work day.
Color illustration work day.
Critique over color works of art.
Unit 4: Figure drawing(8 days)
Lesson 1: Gesture drawing (1 day)
Lesson 2: Stylized figure (1 day)
Lesson 3: Facial features, body, personality(2 days)
Lesson 4: Situation, interaction, genre (2 days)
Unit 5: Cubism: Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque (9 days) / Unit 5: Picasso collage (3-8 days) 1A,B-2A,B,C-3A,B,C-4A,B
Lesson 3: Sketch of collage (1 days)
Lesson 4: contour drawing of collage (1 days)
Lesson 5: Incorporate value and color. (2 days)
Critique of collage works(1 day)
Unit 6: Perspective (5-12 days)
Lesson 1: One point perspective (3 days)
Illustration using one point perspective
Lesson 2: Two point perspective (3 days)
Illustration using two point perspective
Lesson 3: three point perspective (3 days)
Illustration using three point perspective
Critique over best perspective works.
Unit number 7: Atmospheric Perspective( 13days)
Lesson 1: size in relation to atmospheric perspective(4 days)
Lesson 2: Color in relation to atmospheric perspective(3 days)
Lesson 3: Work of art using atmospheric perspective(3 days)
Lesson 4: quiz and review(2 days)
critique(1 day)
Assessment Dates: Will vary depending on student progression of works of art.
3rd Nine Weeks (43 days) / 4th Nine Weeks (51 days)
Unit number 8 : Painting styles/techniques ( 8-12 days) 1A,B-2A,B,C-3A,B,C-4A,B
Lesson 1: Sgraffito( 3 days)
Lesson 2: Pointallism ( 3 days)
Lesson 3: Impasto: (3 days)
Lesson 4: Glazing: (3 days)
Unit number 9: ( 7-10days)
Lesson 1: Stretching canvas(2-3 days)
Lesson 2: transfer method (2-4 days)
Unit number 10: Glazing style combined with transfer(3-4days)
Lesson: paint glazes over transfer(2-3 days)
Unit number 11: Water color vs. gauche (atmospheric perspective)
Lesson 1: stains vs. surface paints. (5-8 days)
Critique of paintings: ( 2 days)
Quiz over painting styles.
Assessment Dates: Will vary depending on student progression / Unit number 12: Sculpture: ( 20-30days) 1A,B-2A,B,C-3A,B,C-4A,B
Lesson 1:Free-standing (5-10 days)
Lesson 2: relief (5-10 days)
Lesson 3: Kinetic (5-10 days)
Unit number 13: free-standing ( 5-10days)
Lesson 1: Sketches (1 days)
Lesson 2: Production phase (5 day)
Lesson 3: Critique (2days)
Unit number 14: Relief(5-10 days)
Lesson 1: Sketches (1 day)
Lesson 2: Production phase (5 days)
Lesson 3: critique (1 day)
Unit number 15: Kinetic (5-10 days)
Lesson 1: sketches (1 day)
Lesson 2: Production phase (5 days)
Lesson 3: critique (2 days)

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