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GRADE 7

OBJECTIVES

VISUAL ARTS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS

RESOURCES &
REFERENCES

OBJECTIVES

I. VALUING THE VISUAL ARTS

A. AESTHETICS (PERCEIVING AND APPRECIATING)

7A1	discuss the function of art in a culture: carrying ideas from one generation to another, giving form to important ideas and events, and creating new forms to enhance life.
7A2	respond to ideas and feelings in a broader range of art work.
7A3	demonstrate an understanding of Pop art and its portrayal of culture.
7A4	demonstrate an understanding of Surrealist art as it relates to dreams and the unconscious.
7A5	show appreciation for the beauty and art of graphic art and commercial art forms.

II. EVALUATING THE VISUAL ARTS

ART CRITICISM (JUDGING)

7J1	discuss reasons for liking or disliking a work of art.
7J2	interpret emotion in a major work of art.
7J3	interpret ideas in a major work of art.
7J4	speculate on the sources of artists' inspiration.
7J5	discuss ways that art reflects the social and political ideas and moods of the time.
7J6	discuss the characteristics of Expressionism, Impressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
7J7	analyze and compare two styles of art.

III. UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS

C. ART HERITAGE (KNOWING)

7K1	recognize that movement in a composition is achieved by line, rhythm, and position.
7K2	recognize and use color vocabulary (hue, value, intensity, tints, shades, and tones).
7K3	recognize and analyze split-complementary and analogous color schemes in compositions.
7K4	identify the work of a Pop artist.
7K5	recognize the social context of Pop art.
7K6	identify the characteristics of Surrealism.
7K7	distinguish among Expressionism, Impressionism, Pop art, and Surrealism.
7K8	recognize the role of the commercial artist and designer in product design.
7K9	recognize the graphic arts role in printed material.
7K10	recognize how humans create space (interior design) as an expression of the environment and their relationship to it.

IV. PRODUCING THE VISUAL ARTS

D. ART PRODUCTION (MAKING)

7M1	demonstrate skill in creative problem-solving.
7M2	employ dreams as art idea sources.
7M3	record ideas and perceptions in a sketchbook.
7M4	sketch as a preliminary to other art processes.
7M5	draw in one and two point perspective.
7M6	visualize words, pictures, and sounds (cartooning).
7M7	use wet-on-wet and dry brush techniques in watercolor painting.
7M8	manipulate color schemes (warm, cool, complementary, monochromatic) to achieve desired effects in paintings, fibers, and prints.
7M9	use reduction method, multi-blocks, or stencils to produce color prints.
7M10	express feelings and ideas in 3-D form.
7M11	demonstrate health and safety precautions when using tools and materials.

VISUAL ARTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS

GRADE LEVEL: 7

ART HERITAGE

(Knowing)

Required Artists:

Andy Warhol

Salvador Dali

Rene Magritte

Styles

Impressionism

Expressionism(R)

Surrealism

Pop

VISUAL ARTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS

ART CRITICISM/AESTHETICS

(Judging) (Appreciating)

Recognize and demonstrate the

use of color vocabulary

Compose using the elements of

art and applying the

principles of design

Discuss the function of art

in a culture:

a. carrying ideas from gene-

ration to generation

b. giving form to important

ideas and events

c. creating new forms to en-

hance life

d. reflecting social ideas

and political moods

Identify distinct styles of

art

Respond to art visually and

emotionally

Utilize a sketchbook and

sketching as preliminary

to art processes

Recognize the role of commer-

cial and graphic arts in

society

ART PRODUCTION

(Making)

Thought Processes

Visualization

dealing with

optical illu-

sion and visu-

al perception

Drawing:

Sketching

Linear Perspec-

tive

Painting:

Color Theory

Wet-on-Wet

Dry Brush

Printmaking:

Reduction

Method

Multi-Blocks

GRADE LEVEL: 7

VOCABULARY

Pop

perception

culture

social context

commercial artist

product designer

caricature

Surrealism

dreams

unconscious

wet-on-wet

dry brush

comparison

interior design

illusion

two-point

perspective

movement

cartooning

visualize

graphic arts

Impressionism

pointillism

VISUAL ARTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS

WINDOW

FOCUS:

The Surrealist artist, Sal-

vador Dali, in "Sacrament, Last

Supper", depicts the apostles in

deep reverence for this sacred

moment with their leader and

friend, Jesus.

In his/her pre-adolescent

years the seventh grade student

is seeking heroes and adult mo-

dels. The teacher's task is to

guide the students to recognize

in Jesus THE MODEL, THE HERO, as

did his own disciples.

CORRELATION

Language Arts:

Utilize sto-

ries, poems and

limericks that

deal with hu-

mor, dreams,

or fantasy.

Read biography

or stories of

heroism.

Social Studies:

Relate the con-

temporary scene

in film, video,

TV, and car-

toons to the i-

deas and values

of contemporary

society.

Examine contem-

porary fashions

in clothing and

hair styles in

relation to i-

deas and values

in society.

Science:

Recognize the

technological

and scientific

understandings

involved in

commercial and

graphic arts:

computers, com-

munication

facilities,

lithographic

techniques,

inks, and

presses.

Music:

Select music

apropos to the

area being studied

LEGEND: AW Art Works Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.

AW/TR Art Works

I Art Image

S The Shorewood Collection Fine Art Reproductions

* AW - Grade 6

** AW - Grade 5

Musical Listening Selections

Exploring Music Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.

GRADE LEVEL: 7

CONCEPT

analogous

split-complement

two-point

perspective

social context

Surrealist

Pop art

cartooning

interior design

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

PICTURE/ARTIST

Red Canna/Georgia O'Keeffe

Harbor Avolvaer Lofoter/Johnson

Big Snake, Chief of the Blackfeet

Indians/Paul Kane

Tapisserie, France, Couple dressant

un faucon

Dancer with Bouquet/Degaqs

By the Seashore/Renoir

The Red Tree/Mondrian

Night Hawks/Hopper

Sacajawea(plate from the Dinner Party)

/Judy Chicago

Sea Coast, Trouville/Monet

Children on the Seashore/Renoir

The Crucifixion/Salvador Dali

The Letter/Johannes Vermeer

Migrant Mother/Dorthea Lange

Government Bureau/Tooker

Girl in Doorway/Segal

Parade on Hammond Street/Allan Crite

Sunny Street/Phillip Evergood

Guernica/Picasso

The Mountain/Balthus

The Persistence of Memory/Dali

The Titan's Cup/Thomas Cole

Persistence of Memory/Dali

Sacrament, Last Supper/Dali

Keds/Lichtenstein

Stepping Out/Lichtenstein

Three Flags/Jasper Johns

Marilyn Monroe/Andy Warhol

Promenade en Bicyclette/Boulanger

Keds/Lichenstein

Stepping Out/Lichtenstein

Tapisserie, France, Couple dressant

un faucon

PUBLISHER

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