6th Grade Overview
This year we will be meeting every other day all year for world art. During this time we will begin most projects by exploring different countries and the art associated with that area of the world. Sixth grade will have readings assignments, writing assignments and quizzes for some lessons. We will experiment with a variety of art mediums such as colored pencil, marker, paint, clay and pastels. Most of our projects this year will also focus on the elements of art.
8th Grade Overview
This year we will be meeting every other day all year for modern art. During this time we will begin most projects by exploring different art movements and the artists who were influential in the 20th and 21st century. You will have reading and writing assignments and quizzes for some lessons. We will experiment with a variety of art mediums such as colored pencil, marker, paint and pastels. Most of our projects this year will focus on the elements and principles of art.
3D Art
3D art is an elective class open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. During the first ten weeks of class we explore the basics of clay. For the second quarter we create sculptures in plaster. Third quarter we create three-dimensional sculptures from paper and the last ten weeks of class are devoted to more advanced clay techniques. This is an exciting and fun class!
Grading
At the beginning of each project students are given a rubric. I explain the criteria in detail so students understand my expectations. I always place a lot of weight on students effort. Below is the rubric 6th grade students were given for the first project of the year.
Name___________________
Elements of Art Grading Sheet
25 Points Effort / Behavior: How well you work each day you were in class.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
12 Points Neatness: How neatly you drew and colored your project.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9 points Line: Show as many different lines as possible. (straight, curved, short, long, thick, skinny, zigzag, doted…)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Shape: You showed a variety of organic and geometric shapes.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Color: You showed a variety of colors.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Space: You created the illusion of space with a vanishing point in your landscape.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Value: You smoothly created a value scale from dark to light.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Texture: You used lines to create the feeling of a soft, hard, or rough texture.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Form: You created the illusion of three dimensional forms.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total _____
Name___________________
Elements of Art Grading Sheet
25 Points Effort / Behavior: How well you work each day you were in class.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
12 Points Neatness: How neatly you drew and colored your project.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9 points Line: Show as many different lines as possible. (straight, curved, short, long, thick, skinny, zigzag, doted…)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Shape: You showed a variety of organic and geometric shapes.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Color: You showed a variety of colors.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Space: You created the illusion of space with a vanishing point in your landscape.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Value: You smoothly created a value scale from dark to light.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Texture: You used lines to create the feeling of a soft, hard, or rough texture.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 points Form: You created the illusion of three dimensional forms.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total _____
