School District of the Chathams Curriculum Profile

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1 Program of Study: Fine Arts Course Title: Drawing Grade Level: 9-12 PURPOSE/ COURSE DESCRIPTION School District of the Chathams Curriculum Profile Drawing focuses on black and white or monochromatic rendering from life, pictures, masterworks, and imagination. Emphasis is placed on studio production, observation skills, mark making, usage of materials and craftsmanship. Students will explore a wide range of subject matter from traditional to contemporary still life, portraiture, figures, landscape, and abstraction. Each exercise will target a specific skill set derived from the elements and principles of art. This course is designed to develop higher-level thinking, production skills, art criticism, knowledge of art history and visual aesthetics. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND ALIGNMENT WITH NJCCCS By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate; 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles that govern the creation of drawings. (1.1) a. Identify common themes that exist within artworks from a variety of cultures and time frames. b. Describe and identify the stimuli for the creation of drawings. 2. Understand the role, development, and influence of the arts throughout history. (1.2) a. Analyze cultural and historical events that have impacted art-making. b. Interpret how audiences respond to works of art. c. Justify the impact of innovations in the arts and access to the arts on societies. 3. Refine techniques and processes in a variety of drawing media. (1.3) a. Experience and control a variety of drawing media, including current artsrelated technologies. These may include pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, pen and ink and mixed media. b. Identify how artworks can be rendered culturally and historically specific through the usage of tools, techniques, styles and materials. c. Select and analyze the expressive potential of drawing media, techniques, and processes. d. Practice safe and responsible use of art media, equipment, and studio space. 4. Create drawings using art elements and principles. (1.3)

2 a. Create expressive drawings using art elements, including line, shape, form, value, contour, and perspective. b. Create original, expressive works of art in one or more mediums using the principles of art to organize the art elements, including mood, emphasis, and unity. c. Organize and exhibit of personal works that convey a high level of understanding of how the expression of an idea relates to a technique or medium. 5. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of arts philosophies, judgment, and analysis to works of art. (1.4) a. Recognize fundamental elements within artworks across various cultures and timeframes. b. Speculate on an artist s intent using visual arts terminology and cite clues to substantiate their hypothesis. c. Formulate criteria for arts evaluation using the principles of positive critique and observation of the elements of art and principles of design, and use the criteria to evaluate works of art from diverse cultural contexts and historical eras. d. Determine the role of art and art-making in a global society by analyzing the influence of technology on the visual, performing, and multimedia arts for consumers, creators, and performers around the world. TOPICAL OUTLINE Unit 1: Line/Texture Contour Line, Blind Contour Continuous Line Gesture, Mass Gesture (negative space), scribble line gesture Implied Line Texture Hatching, Cross-hatching Cross Contour o What variety of expression can you convey with a line? o How can line be used to show space or form? o What factors impact the look of a line? Supports/media? Applicators? Speed? Intensity? Modulation? o How does gestural movement of a line effect the energy of a line? o How can line be used to create visual texture? Unit 2: Shape/Plane and Volume

3 Organic/Geometric Shape Foreshortened ellipses Planar analysis Positive and Negative Space How can shape be read as a plane of a volumetric form? How can modeling be used with shape to impact our perception of forms? What are some of the feelings evoked by geometric or organic shapes? How does the relationship of positive/negative space (or figure/ground) impact the perception of a subject? Unit 3: Value and Form Value scales Volumetric forms sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, rectangular solid, eggs, fruit Value Reduction Dark ground drawing o How does value contribute to the perception of form? o What role does local color play in determining value in an artwork? o In what ways do artists use value to communicate a feeling or emotion about a subject? Unit 4: Space and Perspective One-point, Two-point perspective Atmospheric perspective Foreground, middleground, background o What are some of the compositional spatial systems and how can they heighten the expression of an artwork? o What are the principles of linear or atmospheric perspective? o How is perspective used by artists to heighten the emotion of an artwork and create a point a view? this Course Addresses: Who is an artist? How does art make us think better? How do you know good art when you see it? What makes my art look good?

4 What inspires me? How do people express themselves through art today? How has art changed through time? What choices must an artist/painter/sculpture make before beginning a work? What problem solving skills do I need to create art? What skills and vocabulary do I need to appreciate visual art? How does art help us think about people from the past, tell people our feelings or learn about other people? How do I use art in my everyday life? How do I use my knowledge of art vocabulary to create art? How do I use my knowledge of art skills to create art? What is my favorite thing to do in art? What do I love about art? Is art important or necessary? Why do people create art? What exactly is art? Are there limits to art making? How does art expand our thinking? How does art record and communicate the human experience? How does art reflect human culture? What is the artist's role in contemporary society? What makes art modern? Should artists be allowed to express themselves without restrictions? How do you gain your perceptions of art? METHODS OF INSTRUCTION 1. Lecture/presentation 2. Demonstration 3. Teacher observation and analysis 4. Teacher generated examples 5. DVDs, computer and library research 6. Guest Artists 7. Field Trips METHODS OF EVALUATION The following will be used to measure student achievement of course objectives: a. Class projects, exercises and homework assignments assessed according to a rubric b. Participation in class exercises, projects, discussions, and critiques c. Written reflections on artworks d. Final Examination Project e. Authentic Assessment f. Attendance in accordance with school policy

5 MATERIALS 1. Tools, materials and equipment in the art room. 2. Library and computer lab 3. Classroom reference materials