Students will analyze settings (time, place, and mood) in stories and art. They will cut shapes to represent a chosen time of day or year. They will create a collagraph printing plate and make a print. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze shapes, objects, and textures in still-life paintings. They will draw exaggerated shapes and lines. They will cut shapes from the textural drawings and make a collage. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will make a preliminary drawing of a scene of their choice. They will enlarge one object to create attention. They will use watercolor pencils to create a final drawing. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze a painting including the landscape and weather. They will write a poem describing a specific setting. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze a photograph and photo collage of the Pearblossom Highway. They will define and identify linear perspective, horizon line, and vanishing point. They will draw a road through a desert landscape using one-point perspective. They will complete the landscape using colored pencils.
Students will analyze a self-portrait by Judith Leyster. They will write an "I Am" poem and create a monogram to sign their art.
Students will analyze a piece of artwork and identify the colors, shapes, lines, and mood. They will complete a Creative Comparisons Worksheet (included in the lesson).