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Teacher ~ Mr. Sloan

Art Curriculum Map

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A.1.1. Examine art and communicate ideas and feelings using the language of art which shall include art elements

and principles.

Students will view a piece of art work and recognize color, lines and shapes in the art work. Students will view a piece of art work and name three basic shapes used. Students will view a piece of art work and classify subject matter. Students will view a piece of art work and talk about art that reflects ideas and feelings using words like shape, color, pattern, and texture and balance. Students will view a piece of art work and discuss the medium and techniques used to create it.
A.1.2. Explore skills associated with media and processes including, but not limited to, color mixing, tearing,

folding, and gluing.

Students will explore a variety of media skills and technique processes. Students will explore controlled tearing of paper exercises in art. Students will explore basic folding techniques in art. Students will identify and explain the skills and materials needed to make a mono-print. Students will explore geometric tearing of paper and shapes in art.
A.1.3. Distinguish parallels (i.e., elements, principles, themes, culture, material, processes and methods) between

art created by students and artists from different times and places.

Students will examine similarities and differences in a line. Students will examine paintings of the same subject by different artists. Students will compare and contrast media of two works of art. Students will examine art work in the school building Students will select an artist with similarities to the students’ artistic styles.

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A.1.4. Discover examples of how people use art in their daily lives, in the work place, and within the community. Students will talk about toys, and how they are designed. Students will observe the use of art in daily life. Students will explain a community public sculpture or mural. Students will explain a community public sculpture or mural Students will list examples of art used in their lives and in the lives of others.
A.1.5. Explore careers in art. Students will explore the role of the artist in the community. Students will explore the career of illustrator of children’s books. Students will explore advertising design. Students will explore careers in art. Students will be aware that there are opportunities for artists as a career.
A.1.6. Discover and record through technology (computer, video, photocopier, camera, and/or overhead, etc.) a

variety of art examples and related resources.

Students will use appropriate technology in the art room. Students will locate examples of art found in their environment through the use of computer and internet. Students will use appropriate technology in the art classroom. Students will use technology to study or record art. Students will use technology to discover and record art ideas.
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A.1.7. Identify, practice, and follow health and safety standards in the use of tools, materials, and processes. Students will follow safety standards in the art classroom. Students will follow safe practices with art materials and tools. Students will follow safe practices with art materials and tools. Students will follow safe practices with art materials and tools. Students will follow safe practices with art materials and tools.
A.1.8. Recognize and apply responsible practices (reduce/reuse/recycle) to protect the natural/man-made

environment.

Students will learn not to waste art materials, and to recycle when possible. Students will practice the best use of paper resources. Students will explore using recyclable material. Students will demonstrate proper environmental concerns. Students will recycle and reuse materials in art.
A.1.9. Investigate the relationship among the arts and other disciplines. Students will demonstrate that art is linked to other subjects. Students will name three geometric shapes. Students will write and illustrate a short story. Students will recognize and explore ways that art is used in other subjects. Students will research and explore how art is used in other subjects.

framework

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A.2.1.

Use creative problem solving, critical thinking skills, and various resources to select subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning.

Students will create

symbols.

Students will create

symbols from

resources.

Students will define

and identify subject

matter and create art

work that tells a

story.

Students will create

a

meaningful

sequence to an

artwork.

Students will use

thinking and

problem-solving

skills to create

artwork with

meaning.

A.2.2.

Transfer ideas and

feelings to others

through original works

of self-expression using

art elements and

principles.

Students will make

lines that show

emotions.

Students will create

movement in a

piece

of sculpture.

*Students will

create a

picture

contrasting light

and dark in a

drawing.

*Students will use

line, shape, color,

and repetition to

transfer ideas and

feelings in artwork.

Students will use

line, shape, color,

space, and repetition

of shape and color in

a collage.

Students will create

movement in a

piece

of artwork.

A.2.3.

Demonstrate that

change for improvement

is a part of problem

solving in art and that there can be more than one solution.

Students will make

improvements by

repetition of an

activity.

Students will make

improvements by

making changes in

their art work.

Students will show

that improvements

can be made to their

work.

Students will choose

the best method for

changing an artwork.

Students will use

more than one

solution to an art

problem.

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A.2.4.

Create a project (e.g., performance, product, discussion) that shows how art is used in daily

life, the workplace, or the community.

Students will make

art used in daily life.

Students will show

how art is used in

daily life.

Students will

demonstrate with their

art work how art is

used in the

workplace.

Students will make

art that is used inside

the work place.

Students will show

how art is used in the

community.

A.2.5.

Exercise responsible use of tools/tech- nology and materials to produce art works that may include, but are not limited to, painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, clay/ ceramics,architecture, graphic design, fiber arts, and digital imagery.

Students will use

drawing tools and

materials in a

responsible manner

Students will use

painting tools and

materials in a

responsible

manner.

Students will

responsibly use art

tools and materials.

Students will use

tools and materials

responsibly.

Students will use

mixed media tools

and materials

responsibly.

A.2.6.

Produce art works to demonstrate an

understanding of the various purposes for

creating (aesthetic,

functional, historical/cultural, therapeutic and/or social).

Students will create a

seasonal work of art.

Students will

produce a work of

art.

Students will produce

a work of art depicting

history.

Students will

produce art work

influenced by an

historical/cultural

period.

Students will

produce an aesthetic

work of art.

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A.2.7.

Create art work in

response to past,

present, and future

situations.

Students will create a

self-portrait.

Students will create

a work of art based

on a memory of

their last birthday.

Students will imagine

the past, the present,

or future to create an

artwork.

Students will create

a project based on

their perception of

the future.

Students will create

artwork as an

answer to a situation.

A.2.8.

Create art works based

upon previous

explorations/discoveries

that demonstrate the

relationships between art

and culture.

Students will produce

a work of art from

cultural resources.

Students will create

a piece of jewelry

Students will produce

a work of art like that

of another culture.

Students will create

a three-D work of art

in response to

different cultural

experiences.

Students will create

artworks from

another culture.

A.2.9.

Collaborate to create

through a variety of

methods (small and

whole groups,

interdisciplinary, etc.).

Students will

collaborate with

family members to

create a work of art.

Students will create

a work of art with a

classmate.

Students will create a

work of art in a small

group.

Students will create

a display o f art in

the classroom

through

collaboration.

Students will create

a work of art in a

large group.

framework

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A.3.1.

Understand and relate how art is used to communicate ideas and feelings to others.

Students will reflect

on their family and

create a family

portrait.

Students will

respond to a picture

of their favorite

animal.

Students will

examine and discuss

a landscape painting.

Students will use art

to convey ideas and

feelings to others.

Students will

produce a selfportrait.

A.3.2.

Evaluate and assess,

individually/

collaboratively, through revisions, journals, and/or critiques, the

characteristics and

merits of an individual’s art work and of the work

of others.

Students will respond

to the meaning of

assessment.

Students will

compare two pieces

of art and discuss

likes and dislikes.

Students will reflect

upon and assess a

group project.

Students will use

peer and individual

critique to discuss a

piece of their

artwork.

Students will know

the meaning of being

an art critic.

A.3.3.

Develop aesthetic

awareness by

discussing (e.g.,

rationalization, critique,

evaluation) the integrity of an individual’s art work.

Students will share

ideas of beauty.

Students will

discuss the

importance of art

criticism.

Students will explain

the process of

reflection, what they

like/dislike about their

work.

Students will self-assess their artwork. Students will

evaluate the works

of others.

framework

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A.3.4.

Exhibit art work and

participate in the

exhibition process (e.g., selection, planning, display, judging, promotion).

Students will explore

the meaning of art

exhibit.

Students will

discuss art work in

the school.

Students will hang

their art work in the

classroom.

Students will select

artwork to be

included in a specific

exhibition.

Students will design

an art exhibit.

A.3.5.

Build and assess a

collection of student

work in a portfolio (e.g., individual, classroom, grade level, technological).

Students will discuss

the word portfolio.

Students will

discuss a portfolio

from of classroom

art work.

Students will collect

their art work over a

period of time.

Students will select

artwork to be

included in their

portfolio.

Students will build

and assess a

portfolio.

A.3.6.

Recognize and

acknowledge that

artists/students develop

individual styles.

Students will work in

personal expression.

Students will

discuss the styles

of two different

artists.

Students will discuss

what artistic style is

and give examples.

Students will review

artists’ styles and

their own art style.

Students will

understand styles in

regard to art work.

framework

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A.3.7.

Examine and respond to

the use of art in daily life and community.

Students will discuss

art in daily life and

the community.

Students will

discuss art work in

their environment.

Students will talk

about artwork in their

home or town.

Students will identify

how art is used in

public spaces in their

community.

Students will

recognize and

verbalize about art in

their lives.

A.3.8.

Analyze and discuss the relationship among the arts and other disciplines.

Students will discuss

how art works with

other subject areas,

such as science,

math, or music.

Students will

recognize a

connection

between art and

math.

Students will talk

about art in other

subjects.

Students will examine

how artists work with

other disciplines.

Students will discuss

the presence of art

in their other

subjects.

A.3.9.

Recognize the

importance of art history and heritage.

Students will discuss

how a piece of

artwork shows time

past or family groups.

Students will

explore family

heritage.

Students will discuss

why it is important to

look at and preserve

old pictures,

paintings, etc.

Students will discuss

how art history

provides a glimpse

into our heritage.

Students will tell

about art from

another time.

 

 


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