Thursday, September 09, 2010

Unit Overviews:

(Click on items in blue for elaboration.)

General Questions (Across All Grades and Units):

Essential Elements of Understanding(Across All Grades and Units):

  1. Consciousness
  2. Discipline
  3. Sequence
  4. Synthesis

The Plan (Class in its ideal form- both coverage and pace):

Fair Disclosure: Classes routinely do not progress according to this model. Pace and coverage vary depending on the instructional needs of classes and individuals and the pressures of the overall school schedule. This plan should represent the image of the ideal striven for by the program and the rate and sequence at which progress in intended to take place within the program.

As well, this diagram is a means to access specific information regarding instructional units. Written items in blue represent site links to specific unit information. Click on them to access.

Class

Month

Aug-Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May-Jun

K

Intro to Art Class

Disciplined Creation: Our Good Ideas

Design

Structural Toolbox: The Elements of Design I

The Three Dimensions

Surface Toolbox: The Elements of Design II

Environmental Toolbox: The Elements of Design III

Identifying Process: Step by step

1

Assimilation: Practice Makes Perfect

Focus on Element: Shape

Focus on Element: Form

Visualization in 3 Dimensions: Thinking in the Round

Conceptual Thinking: Symbolic versus Representational I

Life Drawing I

Focus on Element: Space I

Sculpture

Architecture

2

Assimilation: Understanding Subject in 3 Dimensions

Life Drawing II

Focus on Element: Principles of Design

Organization of the Design: Composition

Focus on Element: Pattern

Conceptual Thinking: Symbolic versus Representational II

Application 2-D: The System of Potatoes and Arrows

Application 3-D: Construction

Focus on Element: Color

Composition in Color

3

Assimilation: Composing in Depth with Color

Life Drawing III

Focus on Element: Space II

Focus on Element: Space III

Focus on Element: Space IV

Focus on Element: Value I- 2D

Focus on Element: Value II- 3D

Focus on Element: Texture

4

Assimilation: Composing in Depth with Value

Life Drawing IV

Culture

Focus on Element: Time

Extra-material influences

Relevance

5

Assimilation: Composing With Relevance

Life Drawing V

Focus on Mass Media

Anatomy of an Art Form: The Comic

6

Assimilation: What’s Your Style?

Life Drawing VI

Influence

 


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