Art Curriculum- Kindergarten

Art Methods and Materials- Introduce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles- Introduce

• COLOR- The learner will explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media. The learner will identify primary colors and how to mix two primary colors to make a secondary color. Explore color as an emotion or mood. The learner will experiment with color value.
• LINE- The learner will explore the use of line in 2-D and 3-D works. (straight, curved, thick, thin, zig zag)
• TEXTURE- The learner will explore the use of texture in 2-D and 3-D works. The learner will create representations of texture in rubbings and relief. Also, texture as visual and tactile experience.
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore the use of shapes and forms in 2-D and 3-D works. Identify geometric shapes and manipulate them to form pictorial images. The learner will be able to cut free hand circles. The learner will develop manual dexterity skills to manipulate clay.
• PATTERN AND SYMMETRY- The learner will explore the use of patterns and symmetrical shapes in 2-D and 3-D works by folding, cutting, and printing.
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest or repetition. Briefly, demonstrate foreground and background.

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork. (Introduce)
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement. (Introduce)
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction (Introduce)
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy. (Reinforce)

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Introduce

• The learner will select works for exhibition.
• The learner will select works as a group to create a display.
• As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art.

Critical Response- Introduce

• The learner will describe and develop language to discuss their own work.
• The learner will classify artwork into general categories such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, and textiles.
• The learner will describe similarities and differences in works and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, color, and other elements in artwork.

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts

• The learner will describe the purpose when viewing the visual arts and interpret their meaning. (Introduce)
• The learner will be able to share visual experience. (Reinforce)
• The learner will investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities. (Introduce)

Role of Artists in Communities- Introduce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and art institutions in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will investigate how artists create their work: read, view films, or interview artists, craftspeople, and illustrators.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Introduce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Introduce

• The learner will describe and analyze how visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their works.

Interdisciplinary Connections

• The learner will use knowledge of the arts and cultural resources in the study of arts, English, language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology. (Reinforce)
• Integrate knowledge of visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines. (Introduce)

Art Curriculum- Grade 1

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• COLOR- The learner will explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media. The learner will be able to identify primary and secondary colors. The learner will explore the concept of light and dark, opaque and transparent.
• LINE- The learner will be able to understand the concept of line as an element of visual expression.

• TEXTURE- The learner will explore the use of texture in 2-D and 3-D works. The learner will create representations of texture in rubbings and relief. Also, texture as visual and tactile experience.

• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will become aware of angular and organic shapes. (Introduce) The learner will become aware of the concept of 3-D forms. The learner will identify shapes that are flat or 2-D from shapes that are 3-D. The learner will create 3-D forms using clay.
• PATTERN AND SYMMETRY- The learner will explore the concept of pattern and symmetry using repetition, rhythm, emphasis, and other principles of art. (Introduce)
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will become aware of the concepts of foreground, background, middle ground, and background. (Introduce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork. (Introduce)
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement. (Introduce)
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction (Introduce)
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy. (Reinforce)

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Introduce

• The learner will select works for exhibition.
• The learner will select works as a group to create a display.
• As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and develop language to discuss their own work.
• The learner will classify artwork into general categories such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, and textiles.
• The learner will describe similarities and differences in works and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, color, and other elements in artwork.

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the purpose when viewing the visual arts and interpret their meaning. The learner will be able to share visual experience. The learner will investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and art institutions in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will investigate how artists create their work: read, view films, or interview artists, craftspeople, and illustrators.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and analyze how visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their works.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will use knowledge of the arts and cultural resources in the study of arts, English, language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology. Integrate knowledge of visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines.

Art Curriculum- Grade 2

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles

• COLOR- The learner will become aware of analogous families and able to name color families. The learner will explore the intermediate colors. The learner will explore the possibilities of positive and negative by using black and white. (Introduce)
• LINE- The learner will be able to use lines to create texture and pattern. (Introduce)
• TEXTURE- The learner will explore texture in a natural environment and in relationship to color. (Introduce)
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will be able to overlap shapes to show distance (near and far). The learner will be able to transform a 2-D concept into a 3-D form. The learner will become aware and explore kinetic space through activities such as mobiles and stabiles. (Introduce)
• BALANCE- The learner will become aware of physical balance and the translation into visual balance. (Introduce)
• PATTERN AND SYMMETRY- The learner will also define and identify balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. (Introduce)
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will demonstrate a working knowledge of primitive perspective. (Introduce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will select works for exhibition.
• The learner will select works as a group to create a display.
• As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and develop language to discuss their own work.
• The learner will classify artwork into general categories such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, and textiles.
• The learner will describe similarities and differences in works and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, color, and other elements in artwork.

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the purpose when viewing the visual arts and interpret their meaning. The learner will be able to share visual experience. The learner will investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and art institutions in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will investigate how artists create their work: read, view films, or interview artists, craftspeople, and illustrators.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and analyze how visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their works.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will use knowledge of the arts and cultural resources in the study of arts, English, language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology. Integrate knowledge of visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines.

Mastery (by the end of grade 2)

• The learner will identify primary and secondary colors.
• The learner will be able to define line, shape, texture, and form.
• The learner will differentiate between 2-D and 3-D work.
• The learner will demonstrate a knowledge of space and composition.
• The learner will be able to identify significant artists in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will use an appropriate vocabulary related to art methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Art Curriculum- Grade 3

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles

• LINE- The learner will explore the basic aspects of line in 2-D and 3-D artwork: line, short, thick, thin, curved, straight, jagged. (Reinforce)
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will identify the color wheel, primary and secondary colors. The learner will also explore values in black and white, in artworks, and to interpret mood and emotion. (Introduce)
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface. (Introduce)
• TEXTURE- The learner will explore a variety of textures in 2-D and 3-D works and ways to achieve them in a piece of art. (Introduce)
• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background. (Introduce)
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork. (Introduce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will select works for exhibition.
• The learner will select works as a group to create a display.
• As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and develop language to discuss their own work.
• The learner will classify artwork into general categories such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, and textiles.
• The learner will describe similarities and differences in works and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, color, and other elements in artwork.
• The learner will be able to discuss artwork by identifying the art elements and principles within the piece. (Introduce)

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the purpose when viewing the visual arts and interpret their meaning.
• The learner will be able to share visual experience. The learner will investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and art institutions in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will investigate how artists create their work: read, view films, or interview artists, craftspeople, and illustrators.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and analyze how visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their works.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will use knowledge of the arts and cultural resources in the study of arts, English, language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology.
• Integrate knowledge of visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines.

Mastery

Art Curriculum- Grade 4

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles

• LINE- The learner will explore the basic aspects of line in 2-D and 3-D artwork: line, short, thick, thin, curved, straight, jagged. (Reinforce)
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will identify the color wheel, primary and secondary colors. The learner will also explore values in black and white, in artworks, and to interpret mood and emotion. (Reinforce) Color families: including warm and cool, complimentary and harmonious, and monochromatic will be explored. (Introduce)
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface. (Reinforce)
• TEXTURE- The learner will explore a variety of textures in 2-D and 3-D works and ways to achieve them in a piece of art. (Reinforce)
• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background. (Reinforce)
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork. (Reinforce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will select works for exhibition.
• The learner will select works as a group to create a display.
• As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and develop language to discuss their own work.
• The learner will classify artwork into general categories such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, and textiles.
• The learner will describe similarities and differences in works and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, color, and other elements in artwork.
• The learner will be able to discuss artwork by identifying the art elements and principles within the piece. (Introduce)

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the purpose when viewing the visual arts and interpret their meaning.
• The learner will be able to share visual experience. The learner will investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and art institutions in societies of the past and present.
• The learner will investigate how artists create their work: read, view films, or interview artists, craftspeople, and illustrators.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will describe and analyze how visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their works.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will use knowledge of the arts and cultural resources in the study of arts, English, language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology.
• Integrate knowledge of visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines.

Mastery

Art Curriculum- Grade 5

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles

• LINE- The learner will be able to use and identify various types of line: for example, in contour drawings, calligraphy, and freehand studies from observation, memory, and imagination. (Introduce)
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, complimentary, analogous, and monochromatic colors; and will create artwork that reflects these understandings. (Introduce)

• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface. (Reinforce)

• TEXTURE- The learner will use and be able to differentiate between surface texture, and the illusion of texture (visual texture). (Reinforce)

• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background. (Reinforce)
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork. (Reinforce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions. (Reinforce)
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally: to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects. (Introduce)
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom. (Introduce)

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to recognize and describe the visual, spatial, and tactile characteristics of one’s own work, and that of others. (Introduce)
• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to describe the kinds of imagery used to represent subject matter and ideas: for example, literal representation, simplification, abstraction, and symbolism. (Introduce)
• The learner will be introduced to basic architectural styles and the ways that these have influenced painting and sculpture. (Introduce)
• The learner will interpret the meanings of artistic works by explaining how the subject matter and/or form reflect the events, ideas, religions, and customs of people living in a particular time in history. (Reinforce)
• The learner will investigate how artistic production can shape and be influenced by aesthetic preferences of a society. (Introduce)

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to answer questions such as “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this and why?” “How does this work make me feel”
• The learner will further investigate uses and meanings of examples of art in their daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists in specific cultures and periods, and compare similarities and differences in these roles, considering aspects such as: the conditions under which artists created, the source of support for them, and the ways in which students learn the skills and knowledge that qualify them to produce artistic works. (Reinforce)

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts

• The learner will identify and describe examples of how the discovery of new inventions and technologies (or the availability of new materials) brought about changes in the arts in various time periods and cultures. (Introduce)
• The learner will identify and describe examples of how artists make innovative uses of technologies and inventions. (Introduce)

Interdisciplinary Connections

• The learner will continue to integrate knowledge of other disciplines in learning the arts. (Reinforce)

Mastery

Arts Curriculum- Grade 6

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles

• LINE- The learner will be able to use and identify various types of line: for example, in contour drawings, calligraphy, and freehand studies from observation, memory, and imagination. (Reinforce)
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, complimentary, analogous, and monochromatic colors; and will create artwork that reflects these understandings. (Reinforce)

• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface. (Reinforce)

• TEXTURE- The learner will use and be able to differentiate between surface texture, and the illusion of texture (visual texture). (Reinforce)

• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background. (Reinforce)
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork. (Reinforce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions. (Reinforce)
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally: to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects. (Reinforce)
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom. (Reinforce)

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to recognize and describe the visual, spatial, and tactile characteristics of one’s own work, and that of others. (Reinforce)
• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to describe the kinds of imagery used to represent subject matter and ideas: for example, literal representation, simplification, abstraction, and symbolism. (Reinforce)
• The learner will demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles that have influenced painting and sculpting. (Reinforce)

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to answer questions such as “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this and why?” “How does this work make me feel”
• The learner will further investigate uses and meanings of examples of art in their daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities

• The learner will describe the roles of artists in specific cultures and periods, and compare similarities and differences in these roles, considering aspects such as: the conditions under which artists created, the source of support for them, and the ways in which students learn the skills and knowledge that qualify them to produce artistic works. (Reinforce)
• The learner will describe the function of cultural organizations and art institutions (museums and historical preservation). (Introduce)
• The student will identify and describe careers in art. (Introduce)

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will identify and describe examples of how the discovery of new inventions and technologies (or the availability of new materials) brought about changes in the arts in various time periods and cultures.
• The learner will identify and describe examples of how artists make innovative uses of technologies and inventions.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will continue to integrate knowledge of other disciplines in learning the arts.

Mastery

Arts Curriculum- Grade 7

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• LINE- The learner will be able to use and identify various types of line: for example, in contour drawings, calligraphy, and freehand studies from observation, memory, and imagination.
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, complimentary, analogous, and monochromatic colors; and will create artwork that reflects these understandings.
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface.
• TEXTURE- The learner will use and be able to differentiate between surface texture, and the illusion of texture (visual texture).
• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background.
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork.

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally: to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to recognize and describe the visual, spatial, and tactile characteristics of one’s own work, and that of others.
• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to describe the kinds of imagery used to represent subject matter and ideas: for example, literal representation, simplification, abstraction, and symbolism.
• The learner will demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles that have influenced painting and sculpting.

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to answer questions such as “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this and why?” “How does this work make me feel”
• The learner will further investigate uses and meanings of examples of art in their daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists in specific cultures and periods, and compare similarities and differences in these roles, considering aspects such as: the conditions under which artists created, the source of support for them, and the ways in which students learn the skills and knowledge that qualify them to produce artistic works.
• The learner will describe the function of cultural organizations and art institutions (museums and historical preservation).
• The student will identify and describe careers in art.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will identify and describe examples of how the discovery of new inventions and technologies (or the availability of new materials) brought about changes in the arts in various time periods and cultures.
• The learner will identify and describe examples of how artists make innovative uses of technologies and inventions.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will continue to integrate knowledge of other disciplines in learning the arts.

Mastery

Arts Curriculum- Grade 8

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• LINE- The learner will be able to use and identify various types of line: for example, in contour drawings, calligraphy, and freehand studies from observation, memory, and imagination.
• COLOR AND VALUE- The learner will use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, complimentary, analogous, and monochromatic colors; and will create artwork that reflects these understandings.
• SHAPE AND FORM- The learner will explore geometric and organic shapes. He will understand the difference between shape and form. The learner will have an introduction into how to depict form on 2-D surface.
• TEXTURE- The learner will use and be able to differentiate between surface texture, and the illusion of texture (visual texture).
• SPACE- The learner will demonstrate an understanding of basic perspective and be able to define and portray foreground, middle ground, and background.
• PRINCIPLES OF ART- The learner will explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance. The learner will also define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis. He will identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork.

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally: to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to recognize and describe the visual, spatial, and tactile characteristics of one’s own work, and that of others.
• The learner will begin to demonstrate the ability to describe the kinds of imagery used to represent subject matter and ideas: for example, literal representation, simplification, abstraction, and symbolism.
• The learner will demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles that have influenced painting and sculpting.

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to answer questions such as “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this and why?” “How does this work make me feel”
• The learner will further investigate uses and meanings of examples of art in their daily lives, homes, and communities.

Role of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will describe the roles of artists in specific cultures and periods, and compare similarities and differences in these roles, considering aspects such as: the conditions under which artists created, the source of support for them, and the ways in which students learn the skills and knowledge that qualify them to produce artistic works.
• The learner will describe the function of cultural organizations and art institutions (museums and historical preservation).
• The student will identify and describe careers in art.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate their understanding of style and identify characteristic features of visual arts of populations and immigrants to America.
• The learner will identify characteristic features of the visual of world civilizations.
• The learner will create works inspired by historical and cultural styles.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will identify and describe examples of how the discovery of new inventions and technologies (or the availability of new materials) brought about changes in the arts in various time periods and cultures.
• The learner will identify and describe examples of how artists make innovative uses of technologies and inventions.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will continue to integrate knowledge of other disciplines in learning the arts.

Mastery

Art Curriculum- Grade 9 (Art I)

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will use a variety of materials and media including crayons, chalk, paint, clay, papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects.
• The learner will create artwork in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media particularly assemblage.
• The learner will be able to understand and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods and materials.
• The learner will value and take care of materials and tools and use them safely.

• The learner will use electronic technology for reference. (Introduce)

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• COLOR THEORY- The learner will review color theory and apply knowledge to a project focusing on the use of the color wheel. Students will be able to use values of colors in wet and dry media to create the illusion of 3D form on a 2D surface. (Reinforce)
• COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, SHAPE, AND FORM- The learner will use color, line, texture, shape, and form in 2D work and identify the use of these elements in the compositions of others. (Reinforce)
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will review and create works using systems of visualizing information depicting space and volume. (Reinforce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create 2-D and 3-D artwork.
• From direct observation, the learner will create artwork from models in class in positions of movement.
• Expressive artwork that explores abstraction.
• Create from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy.

Process of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self- assessment.
• The learner will maintain a portfolio of artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time.

• The learner will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, organize, and complete long-term projects, alone and in-group settings.
• The learner will prepare work for presentation or exhibition.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self-assessment.

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will critique one’s own work, the work of peers, and the work of professional artists.
• The learner will demonstrate an understanding of the formal, cultural, and historical contexts of works of art.
• The learner will analyze a body of work, or the work of one artist, explaining its meaning or impact in society. (Introduce)
• The learner will use published sources (either traditional or electronic) to research a body of work, or the work of one artist, and present findings in written or oral form. (Introduce)

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts

• The learner will interpret the meanings of artistic works by investigating artists’ biographies, autobiographies, or videotaped or written interviews. (Introduce)

Role of Artists in Communities- Introduce

• The learner will analyze how the arts and artists were portrayed in the past by analyzing primary sources from historical periods.
• Identify artists who have been involved in social and political movements, and describe the significance of selected works.

Concept of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will classify works from the United States and world cultures by genre, style, and historical period; explain why the works exemplify a particular genre, style, or period.

Inventions, Technologies in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a particular technology to achieve an artistic effect. (Reinforce)

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will continue to integrate knowledge of other disciplines in learning the arts.

Mastery

Art Curriculum- Grade 10 (Art II)

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to create 2D and 3D works of art that show knowledge of unique characteristics of particular media, materials, and tools.
• The learner will use electronic technology for reference.
• The learner will explore a single subject through a series of works, varying the medium or technique.
• The learner will be responsible for maintaining the workspace, materials, and tools responsibly and safely.
• The learner will make responsible choices of 2D media, materials, tools, and techniques to achieve desired effects in specific projects.
• The learner will demonstrate a mastery of tools and techniques in one medium. (Introduce)

Elements and Principles

• COLOR THEORY- The learner will review color theory and apply knowledge to a project focusing on the use of the color wheel. Students will be able to use values of colors in wet and dry media to create the illusion of 3D form on a 2D surface. (Reinforce)
• COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, SHAPE, AND FORM- The learner will use color, line, texture, shape, and form in 2D work and identify the use of these elements in the compositions of others. (Reinforce)
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will review and create works using systems of visualizing information depicting space and volume. (Reinforce)
• EXPRESSION AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- The learner will create artwork that demonstrates understanding of the elements and principles of design in establishing a point of view, a sense of space, or a mood period. (Introduce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression

• The learner will create representational 2D artwork from direct observation and from memory that convincingly portrays 3D space and the objects and people within that space. (Reinforce)
• The learner will create2D images that are original, convey a distinct point of view, and communicate ideas. (Introduce)

Processes of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting

• The learner will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, organize, and complete long-term projects, alone and in-group settings.
• Conceptualize: The learner will plan, generate ideas, make preliminary sketches, participate in discussions, imagine outcomes, and set goals.
• Organize: The learner will choose materials and techniques to attain the desired look and feel; maintain work space and personal schedule; review progress of work with others; and revise work appropriately.
• Complete: The learner will prepare work for presentation or exhibition. (Reinforce)
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self-assessment. (Reinforce)
• The learner will maintain a portfolio of artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time. (Reinforce)
• The learner will choose and prepare artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time. (Reinforce)

Critical Response

• The learner will use published sources, either traditional or electronic, to research a body of work or an artist, and present findings in written or oral form. (Reinforce)
• The learner will critique one’s own work, the work of peers, and the work of professional artists, and demonstrate an understanding of the formal, cultural, and historical contexts of the work. (Reinforce)
• The learner will analyze a body of work, or the work of one artist, explaining its meaning and impact on society. (Reinforce)

Purposes and Meaning in the Arts

• The learner will interpret the meanings of artistic works by investigating artists’ biographies, autobiographies, or videotaped or written interviews. (Reinforce)

Roles of Artists in Communities

• The learner will analyze how the arts and artists were portrayed in the past by analyzing primary sources from historical periods. (Reinforce)
• Identify artists who have been involved in social and political movements, and describe the significance of selected works. (Reinforce)

Concepts of style, stylistic influence, and stylistic change

• The learner will classify works from the United States and world cultures by genre, style, and historical period; explain why the works exemplify a particular genre, style, or period. (Reinforce)

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts

• The learner will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a particular technology to achieve an artistic effect. (Reinforce)

Interdisciplinary Connections

• The learner will integrate knowledge of the visual arts and apply it to other disciplines. (Reinforce)

Mastery

Art Curriculum- Grade 11 (Art III and Art History)

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to create 2D and 3D works of art that show knowledge of unique characteristics of particular media, materials, and tools.
• The learner will use electronic technology for reference.
• The learner will explore a single subject through a series of works, varying the medium or technique.
• The learner will be responsible for maintaining the workspace, materials, and tools responsibly and safely.
• The learner will make responsible choices of 2D media, materials, tools, and techniques to achieve desired effects in specific projects.
• The learner will demonstrate a mastery of tools and techniques in one medium.

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• COLOR THEORY- The learner will review color theory and apply knowledge to a project focusing on the use of the color wheel. Students will be able to use values of colors in wet and dry media to create the illusion of 3D form on a 2D surface.
• COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, SHAPE, AND FORM- The learner will use color, line, texture, shape, and form in 2D work and identify the use of these elements in the compositions of others.
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will review and create works using systems of visualizing information depicting space and volume.
• EXPRESSION AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- The learner will create artwork that demonstrates understanding of the elements and principles of design in establishing a point of view, a sense of space, or a mood period.
• PERSONAL STYLE AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- The learner will create artwork that demonstrates facility in selective use of elements and principles of design to establish a personal style. (Introduce)

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression

• The learner will create representational 2D artwork from direct observation and from memory that convincingly portrays 3D space and the objects and people within that space. (Reinforce)
• The learner will create2D images that are original, convey a distinct point of view, and communicate ideas. (Reinforce)
• The learner will create 2-D images that are original, convey a distinctive point of view, and communicate ideas. (Introduce)

Processes of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, organize, and complete long-term projects, alone and in-group settings.
• Conceptualize: The learner will plan, generate ideas, make preliminary sketches, participate in discussions, imagine outcomes, and set goals.
• Organize: The learner will choose materials and techniques to attain the desired look and feel; maintain work space and personal schedule; review progress of work with others; and revise work appropriately.
• Complete: The learner will prepare work for presentation or exhibition.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self-assessment.
• The learner will choose and prepare artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time.
• The learner will create a presentation portfolio that demonstrates a progression of ideas through preliminary and finished work in several media. (Introduce)

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will use published sources, either traditional or electronic, to research a body of work or an artist, and present findings in written or oral form.
• The learner will critique one’s own work, the work of peers, and the work of professional artists, and demonstrate an understanding of the formal, cultural, and historical contexts of the work.
• The learner will analyze a body of work, or the work of one artist, explaining its meaning and impact on society.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast two or more works of art orally and in writing using appropriate vocabulary. (Introduce)
• The learner will demonstrate an understanding of how societal influences and prejudices may affect viewers’ ways of perceiving works of art. (Introduce)

Purposes and Meaning in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will interpret the meanings of artistic works by investigating artists’ biographies, autobiographies, or videotaped or written interviews.
• The learner will compare examples of works in one arts domain from several periods or cultures and explain the extent to which each reflects function, customs, religious beliefs, social philosophies, aesthetic theories, economic conditions, and/or historical or political events. (Introduce)

Roles of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will analyze how the arts and artists were portrayed in the past by analyzing primary sources from historical periods.
• Identify artists who have been involved in social and political movements, and describe the significance of selected works.

Concepts of style, stylistic influence, and stylistic change

• The learner will classify works from the United States and world cultures by genre, style, and historical period; explain why the works exemplify a particular genre, style, or period. (Reinforce)
• The learner will identify works, genres, or styles that show the influence of two or more cultural traditions, and describe how the traditions are manifested in the work. (Introduce)
• The learner will identify and explain the stylistic features of a given work that defines aesthetic tradition, and its historical and cultural context. (Introduce)
• The learner will identify examples of innovation and tradition in the arts, and explain the works in relation to historical and cultural context. (Introduce)

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts

• The learner will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a particular technology to achieve an artistic effect. (Reinforce)

Interdisciplinary Connections

• The learner will integrate knowledge of the visual arts and apply it to other disciplines. (Reinforce)

Mastery
Art Curriculum- Grade 12 (Art IV and Art History)

Art Methods and Materials- Reinforce

• The learner will be able to create 2D and 3D works of art that show knowledge of unique characteristics of particular media, materials, and tools.
• The learner will use electronic technology for reference.
• The learner will explore a single subject through a series of works, varying the medium or technique.
• The learner will be responsible for maintaining the workspace, materials, and tools responsibly and safely.
• The learner will make responsible choices of 2D media, materials, tools, and techniques to achieve desired effects in specific projects.
• The learner will demonstrate a mastery of tools and techniques in one medium.

Elements and Principles- Reinforce

• COLOR THEORY- The learner will review color theory and apply knowledge to a project focusing on the use of the color wheel. Students will be able to use values of colors in wet and dry media to create the illusion of 3D form on a 2D surface.
• COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, SHAPE, AND FORM- The learner will use color, line, texture, shape, and form in 2D work and identify the use of these elements in the compositions of others.
• SPACE AND COMPOSITION- The learner will review and create works using systems of visualizing information depicting space and volume.
• EXPRESSION AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- The learner will create artwork that demonstrates understanding of the elements and principles of design in establishing a point of view, a sense of space, or a mood period.
• PERSONAL STYLE AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- The learner will create artwork that demonstrates facility in selective use of elements and principles of design to establish a personal style.

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression- Reinforce

• The learner will create representational 2D artwork from direct observation and from memory that convincingly portrays 3D space and the objects and people within that space.
• The learner will create2D images that are original, convey a distinct point of view, and communicate ideas.
• The learner will create 2-D images that are original, convey a distinctive point of view, and communicate ideas.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to use representation, abstraction, or symbolism to create 2-D and 3-D artwork that conveys a personal point of view about issues and ideas. (Introduce)

Processes of Artistry: Drafting, Revising, Exhibiting- Reinforce

• The learner will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, organize, and complete long-term projects, alone and in-group settings.
• Conceptualize: The learner will plan, generate ideas, make preliminary sketches, participate in discussions, imagine outcomes, and set goals.
• Organize: The learner will choose materials and techniques to attain the desired look and feel; maintain work space and personal schedule; review progress of work with others; and revise work appropriately.
• Complete: The learner will prepare work for presentation or exhibition.
• The learner will demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self-assessment.
• The learner will choose and prepare artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time.
• The learner will create a presentation portfolio that demonstrates a progression of ideas through preliminary and finished work in several media.
• The learner will demonstrate an ability to see one’s own personal style and discriminate among historical and contemporary styles. (Introduce)
• The learner will organize and present a body of one’s own work to others. (Introduce)

Critical Response- Reinforce

• The learner will use published sources, either traditional or electronic, to research a body of work or an artist, and present findings in written or oral form.
• The learner will critique one’s own work, the work of peers, and the work of professional artists, and demonstrate an understanding of the formal, cultural, and historical contexts of the work.
• The learner will analyze a body of work, or the work of one artist, explaining its meaning and impact on society.
• The learner will demonstrate an understanding of how societal influences and prejudices may affect viewers’ ways of perceiving works of art.

Purposes and Meaning in the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will interpret the meanings of artistic works by investigating artists’ biographies, autobiographies, or videotaped or written interviews.
• The learner will compare examples of works in one arts domain from several periods or cultures and explain the extent to which each reflects function, customs, religious beliefs, social philosophies, aesthetic theories, economic conditions, and/or historical or political events.

Roles of Artists in Communities- Reinforce

• The learner will analyze how the arts and artists were portrayed in the past by analyzing primary sources from historical periods.
• Identify artists who have been involved in social and political movements, and describe the significance of selected works.

Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change- Reinforce

• The learner will classify works from the United States and world cultures by genre, style, and historical period; explain why the works exemplify a particular genre, style, or period.
• The learner will identify works, genres, or styles that show the influence of two or more cultural traditions, and describe how the traditions are manifested in the work.
• The learner will identify and explain the stylistic features of a given work that defines aesthetic tradition, and its historical and cultural context.
• The learner will identify examples of innovation and tradition in the arts, and explain the works in relation to historical and cultural context.

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts- Reinforce

• The learner will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a particular technology to achieve an artistic effect.

Interdisciplinary Connections- Reinforce

• The learner will integrate knowledge of the visual arts and apply it to other disciplines.

Mastery