Art Curriculum

8th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will design, revise, and present artwork that displays their personal voice, as well as evaluate collections of artwork created by others. 

Outcomes and Components:

 FA.8A.1 Students will design, revise, and present artwork, using the elements of art and principles of design, that displays their personal voice.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

  FA.8A.1.1 Document early stages of their creative process. VA:Cr1.1.8
  FA.8A.1.2 Experiment with art materials in an innovative way. VA:Cr2.1.8
  FA.8A.1.3 Collaborate with peers to apply relevant criteria, gather feedback, and revise during the creative process. VA:Cr3.1.8
  FA.8A.1.4 Present and explain personal aesthetic choices, elements of art, and principles of design within their artwork. VA:Re7.1.8
  FA.8A.1.5 Demonstrate craftsmanship and awareness of ethics of appropriation, copyright, and creative commons through proper use and care of art materials. VA:Cr2.2.8

Academic Vocabulary: design, revise, present

Content Vocabulary: elements of art, principles of design, creative process, ethics