HCS Curriculum: Arts, Visual 6 - 12
Art Exploratory, 7th grade
Hoover City Schools Secondary Curriculum
Arts, 2007-08
Course Information:
Course Title: Art Exploratory 7th
Grade Level: 7
Course Description: This is a 9 weeks course that will review and
introduce new art skills. Each unit will incorporate
the study of a variety of media, vocabulary,
techniques, and artists.
State COS Correlate: Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
Calendar Type: Quarter
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
LEA Curriculum Authors: C. McGrann, L. Rigsby, C. Warren
Date of LEA Approval: Spring 2007
Topical Scope and Sequence:
Unit #
A
B
C
D
E
F
Non-Sequential Units
(to be clarified in each teacher’s annual syllabus)
Design
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking
Mixed-media
Units and Outcome-Based Objectives:
Unit A-
Design
Unit Goal: To understand and apply basic design techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
Unit A Objectives
Apply the elements and principles of
design to compose works of art.
Critique works of art using the elements
and principles of design.
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Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1.2
NA
Introductory
3, 4
NA
HCS Curriculum: Arts, Visual 6 - 12
Art Exploratory, 7th grade
Unit B-
Drawing
Unit Goal: To understand and apply basic drawing techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit B Objectives
Demonstrate various drawing techniques
and using a variety of drawing media.
Complete observational drawings.
Recognize and demonstrate the artistic
process when drawing.
Identify the process of critiquing works
of art based on prescribed drawing
objectives, utilizing appropriate drawing
vocabulary.
Apply prior knowledge from a variety of
disciplines and experiences to create
drawings.
Identify historical and cultural contexts
when creating and evaluating drawings.
Unit C-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Introductory
1, 5
NA
Introductory
1.4
NA
Introductory
1.1
NA
Introductory
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Introductory
6
NA
Introductory
7
NA
Painting
Unit Goal: To understand and use basic painting techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit C Objectives
Demonstrate various painting techniques
and using a variety of painting media.
Recognize and demonstrate the artistic
process when painting.
Identify the process of critiquing works
of art based on prescribed drawing
objectives, utilizing appropriate painting
vocabulary.
Apply prior knowledge from a variety of
disciplines and experiences to create
paintings.
Identify historical and cultural contexts
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Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Introductory
1, 5
NA
Introductory
1.1
NA
Introductory
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Introductory
6
NA
Introductory
7
NA
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Art Exploratory, 7th grade
#
Unit C Objectives
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
when creating and evaluating paintings.
Unit D-
Sculpture
Unit Goal: To understand and use basic sculpture techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
Unit D Objectives
Use appropriate sequence of steps to
complete original sculptures.
Apply elements of art and principles of
design to sculptural work.
Evaluate sculpture using appropriate
vocabulary.
Unit E-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1,1.1
NA
Review
1.2
NA
Review
3
NA
Printmaking
Unit Goal: To understand and use basic printmaking techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
Unit E Objectives
Discuss historical prints as they relate to
the development and process of printing.
Design prints using the elements and
principles of design.
Create original works of art using
printmaking techniques and media.
Critique prints based on prescribed
objectives, utilizing appropriate
printmaking vocabulary.
Unit F-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Introductory
6, 7, 7.1
NA
Introductory
1.1
NA
Introductory
1.2
NA
Introductory
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Mixed-media
Unit Goal: To understand and use basic mixed-media techniques and media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
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HCS Curriculum: Arts, Visual 6 - 12
Art Exploratory, 7th grade
#
1
2
Unit F Objectives
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1,1.1,1.2
NA
Review
4
NA
Create works of art using a variety of
media and techniques.
Analyze how artists arrange the
elements and principles in mixed-media
works.
Alabama Course of Study Correlation: Arts Education
COS Title
Std.
#
Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
COS Standard
Bulletin 2006, No.
xx
HCS UnitObjective
Create works of art utilizing a variety of traditional and
nontraditional media and techniques.
Examples: torn-paper collage, weaving, wire sculpture, clay relief
1
Applying steps artists use in production of art,
including conceptualizing ideas and forms, refining
ideas and forms, and reflecting on and evaluating both
the process of production and the product
Applying the elements of art and principles of design
to the production of two- and three-dimensional
artwork
Examples: two-dimensional—monochromatic
paintings, found or natural object prints, texture
rubbing compositions;
three-dimensional—paper-mâchè masks, clay whistles
Creating original multimedia works of art
Examples: television broadcasts, digital imaging,
multimedia presentations
Creating original works of art using observational
skills
Examples: drawing a shoe; painting a still life;
A.1
B.1
B.2
B.3
B.4
C.1
C.2
C.3
D.1
D.2
E.2
E.3
E.4
F.1
creating a landscape in mixed media; creating timed,
gesture studies of a figure
Produce works of art using one- and two- point perspectives.
2
Example: drawing a cityscape or still life of geometric shapes that uses
a vanishing point and horizontal line
Apply appropriate vocabulary in discussing a work of art.
3
Examples: discussing the use of cool colors, organic shapes, and flat
perspective in Marc Chagall’s Green Violinist; explaining movement in
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A.2
B.4
C.3
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Std.
HCS UnitCOS Standard
#
Objective
Giacomo Balla’s Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash
D.3
E.4
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a personal portfolio
or other work of art.
Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
COS Title
4
Defining the four-step process of critical analysis,
including describing what is seen, analyzing how each
artist arranged the elements of art and principles of
design, interpreting each work in expressive intent and
purpose, and judging the effectiveness of
communication
Example: analyzing Miriam Schapiro’s The Poet #2
and asking “What do I see in the painting?,” “How did
the artist organize the elements of art and principles of
design?,” “What is the message that the artist is trying
to convey?,” and “How effective is the artwork?”
Define the appropriate technical terminology in creating a
work of art.
5
Example: student asking teacher, “Is my greenware vase ready to be
bisque-fired?”
Discuss ways in which the subject matter of other disciplines
is connected with the visual arts.
6
Examples: connection of plants and animals in a rainforest to Henri
Rousseau’s The Peaceable Kingdom; relationship of music to Wassily
Kandinsky’s paintings; relationship of measurement, scales, and
proportion to Chuck Close’s portraits
A.2
B.2
B.4
C.3
G.4
F.2
B.1
B.4
C.1
C.3
E.4
B.5
C.4
E.1
Describe historical and cultural influences on works of art.
Examples: historical—creating a computer presentation depicting
7
works of art of the Civil War, cultural—comparing the impact of racism
in Faith Ringgold’s Flag Quilt and William Johnson’s Moon Over
Harlem
Identifying various art periods and movements
Examples: periods—comparing Mayan temples and
Egyptian pyramids or Renaissance and twentiethcentury paintings, movements—comparing
Impressionism and Cubism or Surrealism and Realism
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B.6
C.5
E.1
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Art Exploratory, 7th grade
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