HCS Curriculum: Arts, Visual 6 - 12
Art 8
Hoover City Schools Secondary Curriculum
Arts, 2007-08
Course Information:
Course Title: Art 8
Grade Level: 8
Course Description: During this semester long course, students will
further develop techniques in drawing, painting and
sculpture. Each lesson will incorporate the study of
a particular medium, appropriate vocabulary,
techniques, styles of art, and artists related to the
medium. This class is designed for students who
were enthusiastic about art in the seventh grade
and want to continue to explore their artistic style.
State COS Correlate: Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
Calendar Type: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
LEA Curriculum Authors: C. McGrann, L. Rigsby, C. Warren
Date of LEA Approval: Spring 2007, revised Fall 2008
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 build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental design
techniques and design media.
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Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
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.
Differentiate periods and styles of art by
utilizing the elements and principles of
design.
Unit B-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1.2
NA
Review
3, 4
NA
Review
7, 7.1
NA
Drawing
Unit Goal: To build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental drawing
techniques and drawing media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Unit B Objectives
Create works of art using a variety of
drawing techniques and media.
Complete one- and two-point
perspective drawing exercises.
Produce observational drawings.
Explore and apply the artistic process
when drawing.
Critique works of art based on
prescribed drawing objectives, utilizing
appropriate drawing vocabulary.
Assess prior knowledge from a variety
of disciplines and experiences to create
drawings.
Employ historical and cultural contexts
when creating and evaluating drawings.
Unit C-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1, 5
NA
Introductory
2
NA
Review
1.4
NA
Review
1.1
NA
Review
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Introductory
6
NA
Introductory
7
NA
Painting
Unit Goal: To build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental painting
techniques and painting media.
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Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit C Objectives
Create works of art using a variety of
painting techniques and media.
Explore and apply the artistic process
when painting.
Critique works of art based on
prescribed painting objectives, utilizing
appropriate painting vocabulary.
Use prior knowledge from a variety of
disciplines and experiences to create
paintings.
Employ historical and cultural contexts
when creating and evaluating paintings.
Unit D-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1, 5
NA
Review
1.1
NA
Review
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Introductory
6
NA
Introductory
7
NA
Sculpture
Unit Goal: To build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental sculpture
techniques and sculpture media.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit D Objectives
Apply a sequence of steps used in
sculpture production.
Construct 3-D artworks using the
elements and principles of design.
Evaluate personal works using process
of critical analysis.
Plan the method of creating works using
technical terminology of sculpture.
Analyze sculpture material as they relate
to scientific principles.
Unit E-
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1.1,1.2
NA
Review
1.2
NA
Review
4.1
NA
Review
5
NA
Review
6
NA
Printmaking
Unit Goal: To build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental printmaking
techniques and printmaking media.
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Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit E Objectives
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
6, 7, 7.1
NA
Review
1.1
NA
Review
1.2
NA
Review
1.2
NA
Review
1.2, 3, 4,
5
NA
Analyze historical prints as they relate to
the development and process of printing.
Design prints using the elements and
principles of design.
Apply a sequence of steps used in
printmaking.
Create original works of art using
printmaking techniques and media.
Critique prints based on prescribed
objectives, utilizing appropriate
printmaking vocabulary.
Unit F-
Mixed-media
Unit Goal: To build on prior knowledge, concepts and skills in which students
will recognize and apply fundamental mixed-media
techniques.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
Unit F Objectives
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Review
1.1,1.2
NA
Review
1.3,7,5
NA
Review
1.1,5
NA
Review
7
NA
Generate works of art by combining
media and techniques.
Create multi-media presentations related
to art history, art techniques or artists.
Distinguish types of materials used in
relation to desired outcomes.
Analyze works of mixed-media art,
personal and historical, to judge use of
elements and principles.
Alabama Course of Study Correlation: Arts Education
COS Title
Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
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Std.
#
COS Standard
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


01


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
B.5
C.1
C.2
C.3
D.1
D.2
E.2
E.3
E.4
E.5
F.1
F.2
F.3
creating a landscape in mixed media; creating timed,
gesture studies of a figure
Produce works of art using one- and two- point
perspectives.
2
B.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
Giacomo Balla’s Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash
A.2
B.5
C.3
E.5
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a personal portfolio
or other work of art.

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?”
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A.2
B.5
C.3
D.3
E.5
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HCS UnitCOS Standard
#
Objective
B.1
B.5
Define the appropriate technical terminology in creating a
C.1
work of art.
C.3
5
D.4
Example: student asking teacher, “Is my greenware vase ready to be
E.5
bisque-fired?”
F.2
F.3
Discuss ways in which the subject matter of other disciplines
is connected with the visual arts.
B.6
C.4
6
Examples: connection of plants and animals in a rainforest to Henri
D.5
Rousseau’s The Peaceable Kingdom; relationship of music to Wassily
E.1
Visual Arts, Grades 6 – 8
COS Title
Kandinsky’s paintings; relationship of measurement, scales, and
proportion to Chuck Close’s portraits
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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A.3
B.7
C.5
E.1
F.2
F.4