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Unit I:  From Source to Expression*

Mini-unit:  Observation

Topic:  Life in a Busy Centre

Lesson
Objectives
Common Essential Learnings

The students will:

1.  use line in various ways to develop ideas in art works,

2.  continue to hone skills of observation and increase their ability to include  detailed information in their depictions, and

3.  develop their abilities to create the illusion of form.

The students will:

1.  use the language and concepts of visual art to present information in public modes (COM), and

2.  organize and manage time (IL).

 

The students will:

1.  understand the concept of a vanishing point in linear perspective,

2.  continue to hone skills of observation and increase their ability to include detailed information in their depictions, and

3.  understand the relationships between the elements of art, principles of design, images, techniques, and meaning in their own and others' art works.

The students will:

1.  appreciate and use the concepts of scale and proportion in works of art (NUM), and

2.  make decisions based on knowledge of own needs and interests (IL).

 

The students will:

1.  develop an awareness of problem solving as essential to the creative process,

2.  use their knowledge of space to enhance their two- and three-dimensional work,

3.  examine a variety of new and non-traditional art forms, and

4.  develop their understanding of linear and aerial perspective.

The students will:

1.  appreciate and use the concepts of scale and proportion in works of art (NUM),

2.  render a judgment and support that judgment by referring to criteria (CCT),

3.  examine differing perspectives regarding an issue or work of art (CCT),

4.  explore and express the purposes for and meaning of what they are doing (COM), and

5.  explore their own critical thinking processes (CCT).

 

The students will:

1.  increase their understanding of the contributions of various artists and cultures, past and present, to the field of visual art,

2.  become aware of both commonalities and individual characteristics found in visual art across cultures,

3.  understand that purposes often overlap (e.g., functional and expressive; functional and cultural), and

4.  examine the environmental, historical, and social factors that influence visual artists and their work.

The students will:

1.  identify critical issues in factual or didactic messages in media and art works (COM),

2.  synthesize ideas gleaned from current reading/discussion/viewing/oral presentations with prior knowledge and understanding (COM), and

3.  provide reasons for their ideas and choices in art making (CCT).

 

The students will:

1.  understand the concept of a vanishing point in linear perspective,

2.  become aware of how visual art can transmit or question values, ideas , and beliefs relevant to their own lives, and

3.  examine the environmental, historical, and social factors that influence visual artists and their work.

The students will:

1.  examine differing perspectives regarding an issue or work of art (CCT),

2.  identify and appropriately use a variety of available resources (IL), and

3.  organize and manage time (IL).

 

The students will:

1.  examine ways that artists and art forms may affect the visual environment (e.g., public art, architecture, advertising),

2.  create both real forms (three-dimensional) and implied forms (two- dimensional), and

3.  increase awareness of career avenues in visual art.

The students will:

1.  examine differing perspectives regarding an issue or work of art (CCT), and

2.  synthesize ideas gleaned from current reading/discussion/viewing/oral presentations with prior knowledge and understanding (COM).

 

*Arts Education: A Curriculum Guide for the Middle Level (6-9), Saskatchewan Learning, 2005 Draft

April 22, 2005 1:29 PM