MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Art Major
Authored by: Elizabeth Gassman
Reviewed by: Lee Nittel,
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Stacy Snider,
Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts
Adopted by the Board: January, 2013
Members of the Board of Education:
Lisa Ellis, President
Patrick Rowe, Vice-President
David Arthur
Kevin Blair
Shade Grahling
Linda Gilbert
Thomas Haralampoudis
James Novotny
Superintendent: Dr. Michael Rossi
Madison Public Schools
359 Woodland Road, Madison, NJ 07940
www.madisonpublicschools.org
I. OVERVIEW
The intent of this course is to allow the student to intelligently and independently select four areas of art to
explore. Also the student prepares a portfolio for presentation to schools to which he/she may be applying.
This class is comprised of seniors who have taken most or all of the art courses offered at Madison High and
are now going to do more work in these areas, in depth, or select some new areas to explore.
II. STUDENT OUTCOMES (Linked to NJ Core Curriculum Standards):
Specific content standards addressed include:
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Creative Process
History of Arts and Culture
Performance
Aesthetic Response and Critique Methodologies
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Will develop an increased awareness of areas of art according to his/her interest.
Will develop an awareness of the vocational opportunities in the art areas to be individually
considered.
Will develop an aesthetic awareness through participation and experimentation.
Will demonstrate an appreciation and awareness of the art efforts of other students.
Will demonstrate knowledge of an extensive art vocabulary accumulated during four years of art.
Will demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic selectivity gained during four years and be able to determine
what is better in art, viewed or presented.
Will demonstrate knowledge of history of art and be able to intelligently discuss art history periods.
III. ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS
I. PAINTING
A. Objectives: At the end of this unit, the student will turn in paintings in the various media to the
amounts indicated:
1. Watercolor - 3 per week for 3 weeks
2. Tempera - 2 per week for 2 weeks
3. Acrylic - 2 per week for 3 weeks
II. CRAYON BATIK
A. Objectives: At the end of this unit, the student will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of
crayon batik and turn at least two batik paintings in per week.
III. ILLUSTRATION
A. Objectives: At the end of this unit, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of creating an illustration for each of the following:
a) poem
b) book jacket
c) illuminated page
d) short story
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the communication arts problems involved in creating the above
illustrations.
IV. DRAWING
A. Objectives: At the end of this unit, the student will submit several drawings for each media listed.
1. Pencil
2. Pen and Ink
3. Scratchboard
4. Charcoal
5. Cray-pas
6. Pastels
V. GRAPHICS
A. Objectives: At the conclusion of this unit, the student will submit several matted, numbered "edition"
prints for each category:
1. Linoleum block (relief print)
2. Silk screen (stencil print)
3. Fabric print (relief print on balsa wood)
VI. LETTERING
A. Objectives: At the conclusion of this unit, the student should submit:
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4.
Roman lettering "samserif" - brush
Medieval Uncial with brush and "C" pen point
Illuminated manuscript page, on parchment, using "C" pen point.
Page of script lettering using pen and ink.
VII. THREE-DEMENSIONAL DESIGN
A. Objectives: At the conclusion of this unit, the student will present at least one 3-D piece for each
medium explored.
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4.
Clay
Wire
Paris craft
Balsa Wood
IV. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
I. Decision Making (1 week)
II. Marking period choice of area to be explored (8 weeks)*
III. Marking period choice of area to be explored (9 weeks)*
IV. Marking period choice of area to be explored (9 weeks)*
V. Marking period choice of area to be explored (7 weeks)*
VI. Review and final exam ( 2 weeks)
*Painting, crayon batik, illustration, drawing, graphics, lettering, three-dimensional design. See "General
Activities"
V. EVALUATION
Grading in this course will be based on:
• Participation and involvement
• Creativity and Originality in portfolio presented at the end of each marking period.
• Handling of medium, quantity and quality of work handed in.
• Understanding and defining vocabulary concerned with previous four years in art.
VI. RESOURCES
Teacher resources, textbooks are those listed for the different courses of study plus:
I. Painting
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B.
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D.
de Reyna - Creative Painting from Photographs. Watson-Guptill 1975.
de Reyna - Magic Realist Painting Technique. Watson-Guptill 1973.
Reid - Figure Painting in Watercolor. Watson-Guptill 1972.
Singer - How to Paint Portraits in Pastel. Watson-Guptill 1974.
Refer to Painting course Bibliography for additional resources
II. Illustration
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Pitz - How to Use the Figure in Painting and Illustration. Reinhold 1965.
Sheppard - Drawing the Male Figure. Watson-Guptill 1975.
Graves - Drawing Portraits. Watson-Guptill 1975.
Ruby - The Human Figure, A Photographic Reference. Van Nostrand-Reinhold 1974.
Sheppard - Drawing the Female Figure. Watson-Guptill 1975.
III. Drawing
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B.
C.
D.
Perspective Made Easy by Ernest R. Norling. 1999.
Albert and Seckler - Figure Drawing Comes to Life. Reinhold 1957.
Rubins - The Human Figure. Viking Press 1953.
Meglin - On-the-Spot Drawing. Watson-Guptill 1976.
Refer to Drawing course Bibliography for additional resources
IV. Three-Dimensional Design
A. Eliscu - Sculpture Techniques in Clay-Wax Slate. Chilton Co. Publ. 1959.
B. Brommer - Wire Sculpture and Other 3-Dimensional Construction. Davis Publ. 1959.
Refer to 3D Design course Bibliography for additional resources