8^th grade VISUAL ART Secure Goals

Drawing Unit EA=Explore Art Textbook

The student will:	Suggested Resources	State Standard
Use contour lines to design an animal drawing and fill it with doodles, some that reflect the student's interests.	Doodles Pages 44-45 Art in Action Contour pages 150-1 EA Shading Pages 143-147 EA “Grandpa’s Landscape” handout	Middle School Visual Arts Standard 1, benchmark 1 Select and use the visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate
Study the work of an accomplished artist in a book. Use the art history example to inspire an 8th grader version of the piece. Select materials, techniques, and processes to effectively communicate ideas.	Picture this Century, various postcards and art history books	Middle School Visual Arts Standard 1, benchmark 2 Select materials, techniques and processes to achieve desired effects

Art History

Reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of museum collections.	Sister Wendy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Video Worksheet/ quiz	Strand IV Content Standard 4Benchmark 2 Describe and place a variety of art objects in historical context
Participate in class discussion about the pros and cons of various pieces of contemporary and historical artwork.	Chapter 7 ARt History and you pages 119-121 Picture this century pages 24-27	Strand IV content standard 3 middle school benchmark 2  Observe and compare work that has been created for different purposes

Sculpture Unit

Students will design prototypes of the six different forms of chess pieces. They will draw and then sculpt ideas showing themes. Presentation to the class show involve defense of the characteristics chosen to define the chess pieces.

Presentation drawing Pages 152-153 Explore Art Chess Set websites Play chess in groups to determine the character of each piece

MS Visual Art Standard 3, Benchmark 1  All students will analyze, describe and evaluate works of art. Form and defend judgements about characteristics and structures to accomplish commercial, personal, communal or other purposes of art

Graphic Design

Design a logo for a Mall.	EA pages 196-197 LOGO	Standard 2, benchmark 2 Employ organizational principles
Organize information and ideas for media productions	Explore Art pages 78-97 Hyperstudio handout Animation handout	Strand IV content standard 2 Middle School benchmark 5

Architecture

Students will work in groups to design a floor plan, logo and facade for an imaginary mall. The groups will present the design as though selling the space to potential leasers, explaining why their architecture appeals to customers as a retail space.

EXPLORE ART Architecture overview pages 236-241 Mall Floor Plan design Pages 244-5 Drawing a front elevation Pages 242

Strand IV content standard 1 Middle School benchmark 4 Students are involved in the process and presentation of a final product or exhibit Strand IV content standard 5 middle school benchmark 2  Describe and compare skills involved in arts related and visual arts careers.

Resources

Mittler Exploring Art , Glencoe McGraw Hill, New York, NY 1999

Woolf, Felicity, Picture This Century: An Introduction to Twentieth Century Art, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. New York, NY, 1992

Chess for Everyone

Carter, David E. Graphics Giant, New York, NY 1999