Content Area: Visual and Performing Arts

 

Index: 1.2D Grade 6 CPI 1

 

Standard: 1.2 - Creation and Performance

 

Strand: D - Theater

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 - The student will individually or collaboratively create two and three-dimensional works of art employing the elements and principles of art.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

A Day at the Beach - Discuss the role of the designer in the creation of commercial products.

·        Working in groups, students design and create a series of coordinated beach accessories (e.g. beach ball, toy, flip flops, sunglasses) using mixed media (e.g. oak tag, foam, feathers, sequins, glitter, buttons, ribbon, etc.).
·        Groups present completed designs and models to the entire class.

 

Essential Questions:
·        How does the knowledge that items must attract an audience or "buyer" differ from creating a work of art for its own sake?

 

Reflective Practice:
·        Is a designer different from an artist? Why? Why not?
·        Do you find it easier to create the image or to discuss the image? Why?