7TH GRADE ART UNIT PLANS – 12 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 m I Becoming More of an Artist?”

2D/3D PAPER PROJECT

(Could be collage or other)

2D VS 3D DRAWING/UPSIDE-DOWN DRAWING

OTHER DRAWINGS

INTRODUCE POTTERY UNIT/TERMS/RUBRIC/QUIZ

BEGIN POTTERY/GLAZING

(2-3 pieces each, choice of coil, slab, pinch pot, sculpture, wheel)

(Trimester 2 students will possibly do Sculpey/Fimo clay project instead)

7TH GRADE ART JOURNALS

ELEMENTS OF ART/PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

OVERLAPPING – GEOMETRIC or LANDSCAPE

SHADING WITH PEN, MARKER, PENCIL

WATERCOLOR/CREATING COLORS/PAINTING

HAIKU POETRY WITH WATERCOLOR

INTRODUCE ACRYLIC PAINTING

TRIMESTER 2: STUDENTS PICKED TO PAINT ON WINDOWS

JAPANESE SUMI-E PAINTING

JAPANESE ROBES

3D PAPER SCULPTURE

(Design building, room, rollercoaster, etc.)

GUEST ARCHITECT/DESIGNER

ART SHOW