"What are we going to be doing this year, Mrs. Razo?"
Curriculum Topics
6th grade curriculum topics Subjects in Art (portrait,self-portrait, landscape, silhouette, still life) Color Wheel (primary, secondary, intermediate colors, value) Artist in History (Vincent Van Gogh) Clay construction (pinch and coil) Art in different cultures (Ancient Egypt, China, Native American, Greece, Mexico, Middle East)
7th grade curriculum topics Elements of art (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space) Perspective drawing (1 point, 2 point, and 3 point) Artists in History (Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Salvador Dali, Chuck Close, Pablo Picasso) Clay Construction (slab construction/ birdhouse) Art in different cultures (Chinese Brush Painting)
8th grade curriculum topics Elements of art (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space) Expressive Portraits (word illustration portraits) Color Theory (color wheel, value, color schemes) Artist in History (Georgia O'Keeffe) Clay Construction (slab construction/ slab box and wheel throwing) Design (logo design and design related careers)