Dilley Independent School District Unit Plan
Name: America M. Ramirez
Campus: Mary Harper Middle School
Email: america.ramirez@dilleyisd.net
Room #: 15
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Grade: 6 – 8
Subject: ART
Dates: 09/02/13 – 09/06/13
Unit Title: The Elements of Art
Unit Plans are due to your campus principal’s office every Friday by 4:00 PM or every Monday before 8:00 AM. Attach unit test or a
description of the summative assessments you will use for all objectives.
Objectives/Outcomes (what will students know, be able to do, or produce by end of
TEKS Alignment:
unit): Strive for a balance on Bloom’s Taxonomy.
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Thumb Nail Sketches.
Define what an artist is.
Name the elements of art: line, color, value, shape, form,
space, and texture
 Identify the five main kinds of line and their properties.
Materials/Resources :( Print, technology, people, equipment, etc.)
Sketch books, Art Books,
Special Accommodation: (LEP, ESL, GT, RESOURCE, 504)
One on one instruction while student are doing class work.
Whole class discussion of how to follow the rules. Visuals,
extended time to complete work, organizers, and respond orally.
(6.1) Perception: The student develops and organizes ideas from the environment.
(B) The student is expected to analyze and form generalizations about the
interdependence of the art elements such as color, texture, form, line, space, and value
(6.2) Creative expression/performance. The student expresses ideas through
original artworks, using a variety of media with appropriate skills.
(C) The student is expected to demonstrate technical skills effectively, using a variety
of art media and materials to produce designs,
TECHNOLOGY TEKS Alignment:
N/A
STAAR:
Subject
Examples of Student Activities:
CATEGORIES
Reading
Writing
Math
Vocabulary:
Artist, elements of art, line, color, value, shape, form, space,
texture, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved, zigzag, line quality
Grade
6-8
Science
Social
Studies
DAVE Lesson:(or other character education connection)
Dilley Independent School District Unit Plan
Daily Activities
Monday – September 2
HOLIDAY
Tuesday – September 3
Copy Notes, Copy Vocabulary, Meet the artist Paul Cezanne, Check for understanding – Lesson 1
Homework # 1 – Sketch Book Drawing
Wednesday – September 4
Lesson 2 Line, Check for understanding, Studio Activity
Homework # 2 – Sketch Book Drawing
Thursday – September 5
Lesson 3 Line, Studio Activity – Experimenting with Line
Homework # 3 – Sketch Book Drawing
Friday – September 6
Creative Piece with Line
Assessments (Describe/Attach): Self-Assessment: Check Your Understanding