Curriculum Map Summary
Course: Art
Course Summary:
This class is designed to cover as much and as many aspects of art as possible. We
will not only work on projects but will learn the history behind them. We will have
several projects and you will need to keep a sketchbook, notebook, and a digital
portfolio of your growing body of work.
Key Learning Objectives:
Students will learn basics elements and principles of art
Students will be exposed to works of art, many that have cultural references
Students will produce their own art
Students will leave with an understanding the role art plays in society
Students will be able to respond to works of art in a constructive manner.
Students will explore their own self-identity in art
Key Learning Strategy
Students will be exposed to art and be able to discuss art using the vocabulary of
elements and principles as well as further deep discussion about the impact of art.
Students will create art, while experiencing the processes of failure and success,
learning new ways of doing things, and thinking creatively in all other parts of their
lives.
Know the elements and principles of design
Identify the use of elements and principles in works of art
Use the elements and principles of design in a deliberate manner in the creation of art
Use tools and equipment safely
Compare and contrast artworks of different styles
Units
exposure/introduction
to unit
creating/experience
theory/review
Welcome
Unit 1, Week 1
Syllabus/class
description,
notebooks
discussion,
sketchbooks
discussion, clean up
discussion
Vocabulary:
aesthetics, art,
sketchbook
Notebooks: Look at
an art piece and
discuss what makes
it art
Portfolios: Create
Physical and Digital
Google Classroom
Collaborative
Drawing
Personal aesthetics,
“what is art”
discussion,
classroom
maintenance
discussion,
expectations, how
to turn in work
Google classroom:
note why art is
important
Students will create
a slide on google
classroom
describing
themselves
Unit 2, Weeks 1
& 2
Vocabulary:
Collage/Texture/Line/
Form
Slide examples of
collages
Examples of teacher
work
Demonstrate how to
construct collage
Students create
their own collage
based on
themselves/things
they are interested
in
Friday: discuss what
collages do for us
Google classroom:
note your response
to your collage and
the creation of them
historically.
Slide creation of
work, how and what
to include
Unit 3, Week 3
Charcoal/Texture/
Value Vocabulary
discussion
Slide examples of
historical examples of
cave art
Demonstrate creation
of a texture study and
using it as a
background for a
story drawing.
Charcoal: Cave Art
Inspired Story
Drawings
Friday: discuss why
we should tell our
stories.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your story
drawing and the
creation of it.
Hand in slide of
completed work on
google classroom
Unit 4, Week 4
Line/undulation/push-
pull/variety
Vocabulary
discussion
Students create a
wavy line
composition
Friday: discuss why
we should create
this kind of
composition.
Slide examples of
wavy line examples
Show physical
example of previous
pieces
Google classroom:
note your response
to your wavy line
drawing.
Add a slide of
completed work to
your developing
digital portfolio
Unit 5, Week 5
Concentric
lines/abstract/movem
ent Vocabulary
discussion
Slide examples of
different concentric
examples
Demonstrate how to
create a concentric
composition
Students create
concentric line
compositions using
color
Friday: discuss why
we should create
this kind of
composition.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your concentric
drawing.
Add a slide of
completed work to
your developing
digital portfolio
Unit 6, Week 6
Line, movement,
value, chiaroscuro
vocabulary
discussion.
Slide examples of
gesture drawings and
charcoal portraits.
Teacher will
demonstrate how to
quickly gesture draw
and also how to draw
a simple portrait using
extreme lighting.
Students will create
gesture drawing of 3
of their peers.
Students will create
a portrait out of
charcoal.
Discuss why we
create gesture
drawings and learn
how to create
portraits and use
charcoal. Google
classroom: note
your response to
your drawing. Add
a slide of completed
work to their
develop digital
portfolio.
Unit 7, week 7
Color
scheme/monochroma
tic/analogous/comple
mentary Vocabulary
discussion
Slide examples of
different examples of
color scheme drawing
Students will create
one drawing using a
color scheme of
their choice
Discuss why we
create and study
different color
theories.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your drawing.
Add a slide of
completed work to
Demonstrate and
show examples of
how to draw different
compositions using
different color
theories
your developing
digital portfolio
Unit 8, Week 8
Self Portrait,
symbolism,
foreground
vocabulary
discussion,
Slide examples of
historical self portraits
Students will view a
short video about
Frida Kahlo
Demonstrate how to
create a self portrait
Students will create
a self portrait
utilizing images that
represent
themselves
Discuss why we
create and study
self portraits
Google classroom:
note your response
to your drawing.
Add a slide of
completed work to
your developing
digital portfolio
Unit 9, Weeks 9
& 10
Controversial,
multimedia
vocabulary discussion
View slides of
controversial art
throughout history.
Teacher
demonstrates how to
affix multimedia
Students will create
a multimedia
composition about a
controversial subject
Discuss why we
study controversial
issues and create
artwork responding
to it.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your piece.
Add a slide of
completed work to
their developing
digital portfolio.
Unit 10, Weeks
11 & 12
Oil pastel, layering,
sgraffito,
underpainting
vocabulary
discussion.
View slides of
historical artwork.
Teacher
demonstrates how to
layer oil pastels and
work details.
Students will create
an oil pastel
composition inspired
by a historical work.
Discuss why we
learn about
historical works of
art and how to use
oil pastels.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your piece.
Add a slide of
completed work to
their developing
digital portfolio.
View a short video
about Caravaggio.
Unit 11, Week
13
Color Wheel, color
scheme, primary
colors, secondary
colors, tertiary colors
vocabulary discussion
View slides of various
works of art
throughout history.
Teacher
demonstrates how to
make a color wheel,
an analogous color
gradient,
complementary color
gradients,
monochromatic color
gradients, and
complementary color
pairs.
Students will create
a color wheel,
complementary
color pairs,
analogous color
gradients,
monochromatic
color gradients,
complementary
color gradients, and
complementary
color pairs.
Respond to this
activity on google
classroom. This
assignment is not
required to be
handed in via
google classroom.
Unit 12, week
14
Fauves, balance,
movement, arbitrary
color
Students will create
a painting using
arbitrary colors and
emotion
Discuss why we
study old master
painters
Add a slide of
completed work to
your digital portfolio
and respond to the
slide
Unit 13, Week
15
Ceramics!
Clay, wedge, slip,
greenware
View slides of pinch
pots
Teachers
demonstrates
example of pinch pots
First bisque
Alternative: Beading
Loom, warp
Students will create
a pinch pot
Experienced
students will
communicate their
plan to the teacher
and will be expected
to help beginners.
Students will use a
beading loom to
create a beaded
bracelet.
Discuss why we
learn about pinch
pots.
Google classroom:
note your response
to your piece.
Add a slide of
completed work to
developing digital
portfolio.
Invite a local beader
to come
demonstrate.
Unit 14, Week
16
Coil, plastic, bisque,
score
View slides of coil
pots
Teacher
demonstrates
example of a coil pot
Teacher
demonstrates glazing
Glaze fire
Students will create
a coil pot.
Experienced
students will
communicate their
plan to the teacher
and will be expected
to help beginners.
Students will watch
videos on glazing
Students will glaze
their piece.
Discuss why we
learn about coil
pots.
Discuss glazing
techniques
Google classroom:
note your response
to your piece.
Add a slide of
completed work to
developing digital
portfolio.
Unit 15, Week
17 & 18
Teacher will assign
students a particular
area to deep clean.
Students will clean
their designated
area, and finish up
any outstanding
work
Students will submit
their final slide
show.
Key Assessment Information:
Notebooks for vocabulary and slide responses, sketchbooks for composition planning, idea
brainstorming and skill building, students hand in slideshows via google classroom, adding to
their slideshow after each project is finished.
All students will be graded using categories:
● Projects30%*
● Assessments30%
● Critiques15%
● Studio Habits15%
Overlapping of units allows for students who are ready to move on to a new project may do so
while allowing students not ready to continue to work on their projects.
Supplementary Material Summary List:
Charcoal
Oil pastels
Paper
Paint
Brushes
Pencils
Found objects
Magazines
Glue
Tape
Matt board
Multimedia and other found objects
Clay
Ceramics supplies
