CDE Visual Art 6th Grade 3-2-C

Standard 3. Invent and Discover to Create

2.  Explore various media, materials, and techniques used to create works of art

E.  Define and evaluate appropriate media choices to achieve derived results in works of art (DOK 3-4)

Objective:  Students will evaluate a finished, choice, artwork to determine if they made the best choice when selecting medium.

Warmup

Using a Perfect 3 Sentence Answer, explain if you made used the best possible medium for this project. Think about how your final product looks, what it was like using your supplies, and if you reached your intended goal.

CDE Visual Art 6th Grade 3-1-C

Standard 3. Invent and Discover to Create

1. Plan the creation of a work of art

Evaluate the redirection and revision during the creative process

Objective:  Student will complete peer reviews to learn how to provide and receive feedback in order to improve the artistic process.

Warmup

Pick up a piece of scratch paper out of the bucket.  Divide your paper as posted on the board.  List 3 positive elements of a peers work and identify 3 areas of improvement.  Complete a Perfect 3 Sentence Answer providing specific suggestions and feedback to help your peer improve their current artwork.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxJHbN4NcqR5TDl6Ynhnb3VRMWc/view?usp=sharing

Assessment as a Warmup

With numerous changes to evaluation systems we are all looking for a way to accumulate quantitative performance data in a subject area in which students create qualitative products.  I struggled to find a way to do this in my classroom that was relevant and required minimal time.  My inspiration came from Dana Orton at Falcon Middle School and Andrea Slusarski at Gateway High School.  They have a great website that gave me a place to start.

http://buildyourartcurriculum.weebly.com/

I took their concept and added/changed some things to make this concept work for me.  Students self-assess 3 times a course.  They are asked to consider how they have grown, their own knowledge, and the development of their skills.  I provide this as an online survey.

Example/6th Grade Visual Art:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVk8LfLxRvn2PrIR59c2V2mUQ6Z69_7H0_8palknebC5fqDg/viewform

I have my students complete their assessment as a warmup.  It's posted in their Google Classroom.  I keep it short and limit the survey to the five, primary, objectives I wanted students to reach.  It provides me with data that I can use for my evaluation that is relevant and helps students learn how to self-assess.

Pre, mid-term, and post course data in the time it takes to complete a warmup.

Resources

I wanted to put all of the online resources I like to use for instruction in a single place to make my life a little easier.  I thought I'd go ahead and share.  These are resources/images I like to use for specific units.  This is very much a work in process and I will be adding to it continually.  I hope someone finds this helpful.

http://bulmanartresources.blogspot.com/

I encourage you all to post responses with your own resources!

CDE Visual Art 6th Grade 2-1-B

Standard 2. Envision and Critique

1.  Visual symbols and metaphors can be used to create visual expression

Identify and correlate universal symbols in works of art.

Objective:  Students will review the work of Camille Rose and identify symbols that are used in multiple forms of art.  Students will list examples of the symbols being used in other artworks.

Warmup

Review the posted image and discuss what you see with the people at your table.  Look for images or symbols that you have seen in other artwork.  Consider stories, movies, and video games.  Don't limit yourself to paintings or sculpture.  Each table will need to share at least one example. 

Teacher Instructions:  Have students share examples.  Provide them with examples.  Have them discuss similarities between the artwork and provided examples.  Students should then discuss what "mode" or message the painting might have based on the discussed symbols.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9qDRpY9NQKNsl_RM6x58CbsyoKvRyQ8DO2NnFKCWgg/edit?usp=sharing

CDE Visual Art 6th Grade 1-3-B

Observe and Learn to Comprehend

3.  Specific art vocabulary is used to describe, analyze, and interpret works of art

Explain the aestheic qualities of a specified work of art through multiple modalities

Objective:  Students will create a visual brainstorm using images, words, and color as a reflection to the work of Ugo Rondinone.

Warmup

Consider "Seven Magic Mountains," by Ugo Rondinone. Create a response in your sketchbook using words, pictures, and color. Your reflection should include at least 2 sketches/shapes, 5 words, and 3 colors. Remember that this is a warmup and not a finished artwork. This is a visual brainstorm that includes images and words.

http://sevenmagicmountains.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/7MM-3-web.jpg

http://beyondthecover.juxtapoz.com/home

CDE Visual Art 6th Grade 1-3-C

Observe and Learn to Comprehend

3.  Specific art vocabulary is used to describe, analyze, and interpret works of art

Identify ways in which art is basic to thinking and communicating about the world (DOK 1-3)

Objective:  Students will review the work of Logan Hicks and identify how they might use their personal experiences in their own work.

Warmup

Read the attached article. Consider that all artists put a degree of themselves into their artwork. Using a Perfect 3 Sentence Answer, explain how you could create an autobiography in your own artwork.

Autobiography-an account of a person's life written by that person

http://art.scholastic.com/News-Logged-Out/2016/10/Biography-in-Paint

 

Catching Up...

I love warmups and feel like they play a vital part in my classroom but last week threw us completely off schedule.  I was out of the building for two days and we had an activity on a third day.  We will be focusing on studio time until Wednesday and be back to our warmups on Thursday.