Middle School Visual Arts 3

The following learning targets represent the major concepts studied and assessed in this course.

Semester 1

Unit 1: Line

• Create reed lamp sculptures
• Manipulate wire into sculpture
• Use a grid system to render a portrait
• Understand printmaking

Unit 2: Space

• Create political murals
• Create landscape paintings in the style of Van Gogh
• Create a sense of space using multiple mediums

Unit 3: Texture

• Apply texture through fibers and ceramics
• Replicate implied textures

Unit 4: Color / Value

• Identify Wassily Kandinsky’s artwork
• Apply stippling with paint to blend color
• Replicate value
• Identify impressionist painting styles

Unit 5: Shape / Form

• Create radial balance using shapes
• Create sculptures utilizing form
• Identify the use of form in art

Essential Questions

• How can I use principles and elements in my artistic style?
• What is my artistic fingerprint?
• How do politics and economics influence art?
• What inspires artistic creation?
• How are artists influenced by culture?