Art 9/10 2017-20 18 Unit Outlines

Art 9/10 2017-2018 Unit Outlines

Term 1 Collaborative Murals Big Ideas - Creative arts experiences can build community and nurture relationships with others Drawing/Painting Students will work together to create a mural. Competencies- Creating artistic works collaboratively, Community Building and individually. We will play Art games and September 7- 13 experiment with different Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in mediums in the studio until we creating works of art and resolving creative challenges. cannot see any of the blue paper anymore! Collaborate through reciprocal relationships during the creative process.

Demonstrate respect for themselves and others.

Content- visual art elements and principles of design.

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SKETCHBOOKS Big Idea-The visual arts use a unique sensory language Sketchbooks This year students will be for creating and communicating. Sept. 13-21 learning book binding techniques and they will build their own Competencies- Create as an individual using the imagination. sketchbook. They will use these books for the rest of the course Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in for guided practice work. creating works of art and resolving creative challenges

Cover Design Reflect on their art making process and development as an artist. Students will use watercolor and Zentangle patterns to design a Create personally meaningful artistic works in a variety unique cover. of mediums and styles

Content – visual arts elements and principles of design

Image development strategy.

Sept. – 22- Oct. 6 METAMORPHOSIS Drawing Big Idea- The visual arts use a unique sensory language Project for creating and communicating.

Students will create 2 realistic Competencies- Create as an individual using the pencil drawing of 2 different imagination. objects. They will then complete 3 more drawings where they Revise, refine, analyze, and document creative works. morph from one object to the next. Demonstrate respect for themselves and others. Content – visual arts elements and principles of design

Image development strategy. Oct. 9-29 Candy Still-life Watercolor Competencies- Create as an individual using Painting observation and the imagination.

We will discuss contour line Revise, refine, analyze, and document creative works. drawings and composition. Evaluate design choices through creative processes Students will create a composition using the contour Apply thinking skills (critical, creative, and reflective) drawings they did of the candy in the exploration, design, creation, and refinement of provided. Work will be created artistic creations using watercolors. Demonstrate respect for themselves and others.

Content – elements: line, colour, form, value Principles: balance, contrast, harmony, unity

Image development strategy- observation, thumbnail sketch

Oct. 30- Nov. 2 Art History Page Big Idea-The visual arts use a unique sensory language for creating and communicating. Students will research a chosen artist and create an art history The visual arts provide opportunities to gain insight into perspectives and experiences of people from a variety of page answering specific questions times, places, and cultures. about the artist. Competencies- Create as an individual using the imagination.

Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in creating works of art and resolving creative challenges

Revise, refine, analyze, and document creative works.

Nov. 3- 22 Art History Sculpture Competencies-Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in creating works of art and resolving creative Students will create a paper challenges. mache sea creature and decorate it in the style of the artist they Explore materials, tools, and techniques by combining studied. and arranging elements, processes, and principles. Before painting their sculptures Develop, refine, document, and critically appraise ideas, students will complete guided practice sketchbook assignments and processes and technical skills to improve the quality in with acrylic paint. of works of art.

Contributions of innovative artists from a variety of styles, genres, contexts and movements. Nov. 23- Dec. 8 Clay Unit BIG IDEA- Traditions, perspectives, world views and stories, can be shared through visual arts. Clay Masks inspired by chosen

world culture. Students will The visual arts use a unique sensory language for creating and communicating. research any culture from around the world and create a clay mask Competencies-Demonstrate active engagement and that represents the chosen discipline in creating works of art and resolving creative culture’s artistic style or objects challenges. that would represent that country. Perhaps the mask could be in the Explore materials, tools, and techniques by combining style of a famous artist from that and arranging elements, processes, and principles. country. Develop, refine, document, and critically appraise ideas, Guided research worksheet. and processes and technical skills to improve the quality Sketchbook thumbnail sketches. of works of art. Clay Piece Artist statement Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Students will share with the class personal, social, cultural, and historical contexts. their work and what they have Present and share personal works of art. written. Content – visual arts elements and principles of design

Symbols and metaphors represent ideas and perspectives in visual arts.

Contributions of innovative artists from a variety of styles, genres, contexts and movements.

The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism. Dec 10-22 Henri Rousseau Jungles Big Idea-The visual arts use a unique sensory language for creating and communicating. Students will study the paintings of Henri R and design a pencil The visual arts provide opportunities to gain insight into perspectives and experiences of people from a variety of crayon jungle using these times, places, and cultures. paintings as inspiration. Competencies- Create as an individual using the Pencil crayon guided practice imagination.

Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in creating works of art and resolving creative challenges

Revise, refine, analyze, and document creative works.

Jan. 8- 12 Complete surface treatment of world masks

Complete artist statements

Acrylic Silhouette Paintings Competencies- Create as an individual using the imagination. Texture, colour, shape. Demonstrate active engagement and discipline in Simplification creating works of art and resolving creative challenges

Acrylic techniques Content – visual arts elements and principles of design

Image development strategy. Jan. 15-19