VAUGHAN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Visual Arts, Grade 9, OPEN (AVI1O)
This course offers an overview of visual arts as a foundation for further study.
Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design and the
expressive qualities of various materials through working with a range of
materials, processes, techniques, and styles. They will learn and use methods of
analysis and criticism and will study the characteristics of particular historical art
periods and a selection of Canadian art and the art of other cultures. There is an
Enhancement Kit of art supplies available to students, for an enriched learning
experience.
Grade Distribution:
As per ministry requirements the final grade for this course will be broken down
as follows:
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Assessment and Summative activities conducted throughout the course
70%
Final culminating activity
30%
These two areas will be broken down as follows:
Knowledge/Understanding
20%
Thinking/Inquiry
20%
Communication
20%
Application
40%
Students will also be assessed as per ministry requirements on learning skills,
which include independent work, teamwork, organization, work habits/homework
and initiative. These skills will be assessed separately based on the
expectations outlined on the attached rubric.
The course will use technology in two primary ways. It will be used as a tool for
teaching art history. The students will also be able to use technology as an
artistic tool of self-expression.
Assessment and Evaluation
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All work submitted in this course will be assessed and evaluated using the
standards set by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Provincial Standards of Achievement Chart:
Level/ Achievement
Grade
Level 4
80-100%
Very high to outstanding level of
achievement. Above provincial standards.
Level 3
70-79%
Level 2
60-69%
Level 1
50-59%
Below
50%
High level of achievement. At the
provincial level.
Moderate level of achievement. Below,
but approaching, the provincial standard
Passable level of achievement. Below the
provincial standard
Insufficient achievement of curriculum
expectations. Credit will not be granted.
 Only those summative tasks which
have been successfully completed will be
included in the calculation
 The number of summative
assessments included in the calculation will
determine the maximum level of
achievement
Formative Assessment: Within each unit students will be assigned a number
of tasks where they will receive direct feedback on their progress and learning.
These tasks and the resulting feedback are designed to improve student learning
and to provide a foundation for the successful completion of the summative tasks
assigned in each unit.
Summative Assessment: Within each unit there will be at least one
summative assessment task that incorporates the knowledge and skills learned
throughout the unit. These summative assessments form the basis of
your mid-term mark and final mark. Summative tasks are evaluated using
one or more of the achievement chart categories.
UNITS OF STUDY
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Unit 1: Drawing
Introduction to Elements and
Principles of Art
Graph: Measuring and
Enlarging
Exploration of drawing
techniques: e.g. gesture,
blind contour, contour
Use of different drawing
mediums
Value Drawing
Positive Negative
Portfolio Design
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One Point Perspective
3 – 5 Form value Drawings
Introduction to Sketchbook
Unit 2: Painting
Colour Review – Colour
Wheel
Introduction to Painting
Methods
Special Effects Painting
Techniques
Unit 3: Printmaking
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Printmaking Analysis
History/Theory
2D Printmaking Design
Development
Egyptian Lino-Block
Prints
Unit 5 Culminating
Assignment: (final evaluation
30 %)
 Graffiti Painted Boxes
 History of Graffitti research
Report
 Oral Presentation
Unit 4 Sculpture
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Introduction to Sculpture
Analysis of Sculpture in Art
Development & use of
clay techniques
Sculpture Clay Creation
Portfolio:
(70%-used to accumulate all
performance tasks and projects that
students complete during the course)
NOTE: Visual Arts Notebook and
Sketchbook: (used throughout
units)
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STUDENT NAME: __________________________
Visual Arts, Grade 9, Open (AVI1O):
Summative Tasks
Date
Assigned
Task: Title/Description
Date
Due
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9 ESSENTIALS VISUAL ART
Unit 1: DRAWING
Unit 2: PAINTING
Unit 3: PRINTMAKING
Unit 4: SCULPTURE
Unit 5: CULMINATING ASSIGNMENT: GRAFITTI
Final Evaluation (30%)
VISUAL ARTS NOTEBOOK: RESOURCE JOURNAL
Art History: Prehistoric, Egyptian Founding Cultures, Renaissance,
Dutch Baroque, Native Canadian Art, And Post Modern Art. (Incorporated
within the units of study)
PORTFOLIO (70% student artworks)
Unit 1:
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How do I create? (creation)
How do I develop and improve? (analysis)
What is art for?
What is a masterpiece?
Unit 2:
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How do I develop creative ideas? (theory)
How do I develop ideas into creative works? (creation)
How do I critique my work and the work of others? (analysis)
Are artists socially responsible?
What is beautiful?
Unit 3:
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How does time and place influence the artist? (theory)
How do tools and materials influence the artistic product? (creation)
How does the past influence future generations and the present? (analysis)
Why make art?
Unit 4:
1. How are artists influenced? (theory)
2. How does an artist create sculpture in clay? (creation)
3. How does a sculpture affect the viewer? (analysis)
Unit 4:
Sculpture
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Unit 1:
Drawing
Clay Analysis Hist/Theory
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Creation Pre. Drawing
Development & Use of Tech
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Elements & Principles of Art
Theory Test
Gesture Drawing
Blind Contour Drawing
Contour Drawing
1 pt. Word Design
Positive Negative
Sketchbook
Sketchbook
Unit Summative Task
Sculpture Creation
Unit Summative Task
Sketchbook
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NAME: _________________________________
Summative Task
Portfolio Design
Unit Summative Task
One Point Perspective
Unit Summative
Unit 2: Task
3-5 Form
Value Drawing
Painting
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Unit 5:
Culminating Assignment
Painting Analysis His/Theory
Special Effects Painting Tech
Sketchbook
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Graffitti Painted Box
Research Report
Unit Summative Task
Abstract Wet in Wet Design
Oral Presentation
Unit 3:
Printmaking
KU
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Printmaking Analysis His/Th
Lino-Block Pre. Drawing
Sketchbook
Summative Task
Printmaking Test
Unit Summative Task
Egyptian Lino-Block
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