6TH GRADE ART UNIT PLANS -7 ½ WEEKS

WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PROCEDURES & PROCEDURES QUIZ

QUESTIONAIRE

GET ACQUAINTED GAME

INTRODUCE, DISCUSS & REFLECT ON GUIDING QUESTIONS:

“Why Create Art?”  “What Makes an Artist an Artist?”

and “How Am I Becoming More of an Artist?”

FORCE VS. POWER (FISTS/OPEN HANDS)

BELIEFS & VALUES LESSON

COLLAGE OF LIFE

THISTLE LESSON

6TH GRADE ART JOURNALS

ELEMENTS OF ART / PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

3D VS 2D DRAWING / VASES & FACES

OVERLAPPING

SHADING WITH PEN, MARKER, PENCIL

INTRODUCE POTTERY UNIT/TERMS/QUIZ

BEGIN POTTERY / GLAZE

(1-2 pieces of choice from coil, slab, pinch pot, sculpture)

(Trimester 2 may do Sculpey/Fimo clay project instead)

WATERCOLOR/CREATING COLORS/PAINTING

AZTEC MARKETPLACE UNIT – HISTORY & DISCRIPTION

FORM GROUPS/CREATE MARKETSTALLS

ART SHOW