Grade 8

Students in 8th Grade art classes will use drawing, metal embossing, mixed media, painting and sculpting

techniques to further explore the elements of art: space, line, color, shape, form, value and texture. They will

learn how artists use the Principles of Design: balance, unity, emphasis, pattern, contrast, rhythm, and

movement to organize the Elements to create works of art. They will select and exhibit their work in the

school and community and write about the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design they used in their

work and the works of famous artists.

Grade Level Expectations

CREATING

Create contour drawings of objects showing three dimensions Develop mixed media composition using drawing and painting techniques utilizing the Elements and Principles of Art Create relief sculpture using foil embossing techniques with line, shape, pattern and texture Create expressive ceramic sculpture using pinch, slab and coil techniques

PRESENTING

Select work to be exhibited in school and community art displays

RESPONDING

Explain through written reflection how the principles of art were used in student work

CONNECTING

Explain through written reflection how artists use the Elements of Art to create the Principles of Art in their work Discuss the meaning of historic artwork

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

 Large group demonstrations  Individual feedback  Whole class discussion  Visuals /handouts  PowerPoint presentations  Individual and group critiques  Video/Web

EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

 Projects  Rubrics  Written reflection  Common Assessment Tasks  Individual and group critiques

GRADE 8 COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK MULTIMEDIA PAINTING

I. Task Description: Students will design a multimedia painting using drawing and painting techniques and write about how they used the principles of art in their work.

II. Standards: Cr1.1.8 Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

III. Task Objectives a. Align with Standard #: Cr1.1.8 b. Students will design a painting using multimedia using the principles of art. c. Students will write an essay on how they used the elements and principles of art in their painting

V. Instructional Sequence: Students will be given instruction and practice using contour drawing techniques. Students will be given instruction and a demonstration drawing with glue and designing using the principles of movement, emphasis, balance and pattern. Students will be instructed on wash techniques with watercolor paints emphasizing the principles of movement, balance, emphasis, unity and contrast. Students will be instructed on the use of line to create the principles of movement, pattern, and emphasis. Students will write an essay on how they used the principles of art in their painting.

VI. Assessment with Rubrics: (attached) Possible Earned

CONTOUR DRAWING: 20 Did you draw each leaf carefully using the contour LINE drawing techniques that were demonstrated? Do the SHAPES that you drew look like leaves? Did you include details such as the veins of your leaves in your drawing?

DESIGN: 20 Did you create a BALANCED design? Do you have a focal point in your design creating EMPHASIS? Did you use curved and diagonal lines to create MOVEMENT in your painting? Did you create VARIETY in your design by drawing different kinds of leaves?

PAINTING: 20 Did you use the “wet on wet” (wash) techniques that were demonstrated letting the colors flow together without hard edges and without overworking?

COLORS: 20 Did you use analogous colors (close to each other on the color wheel) in your painting? Did you create EMPHASIS in your painting using contrasting color? Did you create MOVEMENT in your painting using color?

OUTLINE: 20 Did you carefully outline all of the glue shapes, water spots and changes in color with a “meandering “ LINE?

Name: Block:

Choose the most dominant element of art in this painting and explain how the artist used that element to support the principles of art in the painting. Use your best writing with complete sentences, supporting paragraphs and correct punctuation.