Content Area: Visual and Performing Arts
Index: 1.3D Grade 8 CPI 2
Standard: 1.3 - Elements and Principles
Strand: D - Visual Art
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will apply the principles
of design to interpret various masterworks of art.
Grade: 8
Sample Activities:
A Day at the Beach - Ask students to consider the following
questions: How do the Elements of Art and Principles of Design affect your daily
decisions (e.g. clothing selections, room design and/or locker embellishments?)
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Students then assess the similarities and differences in decisions made by
artists working in various media (e.g.sculpture - Constantin Brancusi, Bird in
Space, photography - Ansel Adams - Bird on a Beach, painting - Salvator Dali
- Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on the Beach, mixed media - Faith Ringgold -
Tar
Beach)
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Students create an image and, using the same elements and principles,
replicate it in a variety of media. Consider how the choice of medium affects
the image.
Essential Questions:
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In what ways does a change of medium alter the image?
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How do artistic decisions relative to the Elements and Principles affect the
way we respond to works of art?
Reflective Practice:
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Which choice of medium is most effective for the images you create?
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What guided your choices?
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