Last Updated on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 5:17 AM
Christian County Schools shared their 8th grade art curriculum map and the description below.
Christian County Schools
8th Grade Art
The Christian County School District has created curriculum maps for grades K through 12 for all of the arts forms. The maps were last revised in June 2003.
The maps feature a time frame for each unit or topic, references to Arts and Humanities Core Content, Program of Studies, and Key Concepts in the arts. A column for Activities/Demonstrators/Technology is completed at some grade levels that offers suggestions in these areas.
To view curriculum maps from kindergarten through high school, please visit the Christian County web site. Individual grade level maps are listed as separate files.
Standards based lesson plans and units are available at the Arts Toolkit Web site that can be used to teach the concepts and topics included in these maps. (You may be asked to register in order to view the lessons.)
For more information about this map, contact Deb Fowler at Christian County Schools.
Christian County 8th Grade Art Curriculum Map
|
Month |
Topic |
Key Concepts |
Activities/Demonstrators/Technology |
|
August/
Week 1 |
Drawing |
Describe works of art
Analyze works of art
Interpret works of art
Judge works of art
Vocabulary |
Contour drawing: Portrait
Basic layout (features)
Negative and positive space
Draw in proportion
Complete line drawing |
|
Sept./
Week 2 |
Elements |
Line
Shape
Form
Texture
Space (positive/negative and perspective)
Value (light and shadow)
Vocabulary |
Architecture study
Planning and creating
Work on preliminary study
Study various styles of architecture
Aesthetic perception |
|
Oct./
Week 3 |
Principles of design |
Repetition
Pattern
Balance (symmetry and asymmetry)
Emphasis (focal point)
Contrast (light and dark)
Rhythm
Proportion
Movement
Vocabulary |
Still life (colored pencils)
Select different objects for display
Draw objects in proportion
Show variation in shape and color
Fill in the background (color)
Using colored pencils, fill in entire picture with color
Show repetition and patterns |
|
Nov./
Week 4 |
Various forms of communication |
Identify and describe a variety of art media, processes, and subject matter to communicate ideas, feelings, experiences, and stories
Vocabulary |
Design An Ad (KY New Era)
Each grade level will draw an ad for a selected business; ad must represent the business in advertisement. |
|
Dec./
Week 5 |
Two Dimensional media and processes |
Media (crayon, pencil, fabric, yarn, paint-tempera & watercolor-, ink, and pastels
Processes (painting, fabric design, print making, mosaics)
Vocabulary |
Watercolor
Wet on wet
Dry brush
Overlapping (colors) |
|
Jan./
Week 6 |
Three Dimensional media and processes |
Media (clay, paper mache, found objects, wood, glass, metal, and stone)
Processes (Ceramics, sculpture, and architecture)
Vocabulary |
Papier Mache: Masks
Using molds (plastic) apply detergent to the surface
Apply papier mache (glue and water) newspaper ripped to the surface. You must use 6 –7 layers of papier mache. Use gesso to seal the surface. Paint in design for the mask. |
|
Feb.
Week 7 |
Subject matters |
Landscape
Portrait
Still life
Abstract
Non-objective)
Vocabulary |
Creating an abstract (non-objective)
Lay out a series of lines and shapes (work vertically). Do not use a ruler. Vary colors (cool to warm) in shapes. Lines must be thin or thick. Fill in the entire area with color. |
|
March/
Week 8 |
Purposes |
Ritual (celebration, commemoration)
Imitate nature
Expressive
Narrative
Vocabulary |
Collage
Mixed media
Cut out pictures (objects) from magazines
Glue bits of paper, fabrics, scraps, photographs, etc |
|
April/
Week 9 |
Art Criticism |
Evaluating the creative process
Understand the role of art critics
Describe
Analyze
Interpret
Judge
Vocabulary |
Understand and apply art criticism
Appreciate cultural differences in the arts
Understand the accomplishments of individual artists
Develop skills in the aesthetic process |
|
May/
Week 10 |
Periods |
Renaissance
19th Century (Impressionism, Realism, and Naturalism)
Vocabulary |
Impressionism: Effect of light on an object, using watercolors, paints a scene (landscape) at different times of the day. Each painting will be different because of the light (time). |
Note: If you'd like to use this map or amend it to suit your needs, please check below for a handy Microsoft Word version. Just click on the Word icon to open it on your computer, then choose Word's Save As command to save it locally.
