7th and 8th Grade Art
Art at the middle school level is a little different than the rest of the school. At this level, the content expectations and teaching standards shift a bit. The concentration becomes history, criticism and critique, reflection, and research. There is much less emphasis on the actual artwork. Your 7th/8th grade child will have a folder with ALL of the projects, worksheets, reading, practice, and sketch pages for the entire year. My goal is 4 major projects with a couple of smaller projects worked in. Of course, each class works at a different pace, so not two classes go exactly the same. Below is a preview of what your child will be doing in art for the 2016/2017 school year.
1. Artist David Smith, creating a geometric sculpture
2. Pacific Northwest Natives (US and Canada), designing a modern version of traditional wood carving
3. Choose an Artist, create a piece of artwork in the style of this artist and create scrapbook pages as a biography of the artist
4. Albrecht Durer, create a pen drawing of an animal
Art at the middle school level is a little different than the rest of the school. At this level, the content expectations and teaching standards shift a bit. The concentration becomes history, criticism and critique, reflection, and research. There is much less emphasis on the actual artwork. Your 7th/8th grade child will have a folder with ALL of the projects, worksheets, reading, practice, and sketch pages for the entire year. My goal is 4 major projects with a couple of smaller projects worked in. Of course, each class works at a different pace, so not two classes go exactly the same. Below is a preview of what your child will be doing in art for the 2016/2017 school year.
1. Artist David Smith, creating a geometric sculpture
2. Pacific Northwest Natives (US and Canada), designing a modern version of traditional wood carving
3. Choose an Artist, create a piece of artwork in the style of this artist and create scrapbook pages as a biography of the artist
4. Albrecht Durer, create a pen drawing of an animal