CMS
Curriculum Guide
Grade/ Course: 6th/Art
Date of Revision:__July, 2012
MP1
Essenti
al
Questi
ons
How can art raise social
consciousness?
MP2
How did the Renaissance
influence art?
MP3
What is a still life?
What is cubism?
What are the elements and
principals of design?
MP4
What is innovation? How
does Georgia O'Keefe's
work display innovation?
What was one of the main
purposes of art during the
Revolutionary period? How
does this compare to other
time periods in art?
How has American art
reflected American values?
Core
Instru
ctional
Video: Don’t Bully Me
Poster board
Markers
Materi
als
Art: Images and Ideas,
Laura Chapman 1992
Oil pastel
Watercolor
Acrylic
Drawing paper
Power Point: “Renaissance
Art”
Power Point: “One Point
Perspective”
Rulers, compasses
Tissue paper
Art: Images and Ideas,
Laura Chapman 1992
card stock
Construction paper
Prints from the classroom
Video: The Life and Work
of DaVinci
Markers
Scholastic Art magazine:
Drawing paper
“Leonardo da Vinci working
with Line”, Nov.2007
Still life arrangements
Scholastic Art: “The
Renaissance working with
Western Art / How the West
is Fun..Artists of the West
VHS
map of Colonial America
drawing paper
tempera paint
Ver. 2006-05
Color pencils
Perspective”
Chalk pastel
Video: “Basic Perspective
drawing”
Art :Images and Ideas,
Laura Chapman 1992
Drawing paper
Markers
Acrylic paint
Water color
Charcoal
Standa
rd/
Strand
/Activi
ty
1.3.8.D.1 Students will
incorporate various art
elements and principles into
the creation of an anti-bully
poster.
1.3.8.D.2 Students will
create individual art projects
illustrating each principle
and element of design, these
projects will be compiled
into booklets
1.2.8.A.1 Students will draw
in one point perspective
(names/city streets)
1.3.8 D1 Create still life
drawing from varied
perspectives
1.2.8.A.1 Students will
imitate a “fresco” style
painting using plaster
1.3.8 D.1 Students will
compare/contrast analytical
and synthetic cubism. They
will create a still life in
synthetic cubism using
markers.
1.3.8.D.3, 1.3.8.D.5:
Students will examine
O'Keefe's work and discuss
elements of innovation.
Students will draw large
flowers, using contour lines
and color in chalk pastel.
1.5.6B1, 1.5.6A1 Watch
movie to review the work of
several Western artists.
1.2.6D2 Understanding
foreground, middle ground,
and background, create a
landscape composition in
the style of Western
American artists.
Ver. 2006-05
Modifi
cations
for
SpEd/
Ell/Gif
ted &
Talent
ed
Tier 1: Students will assist
others in completion of
projects. Students will
complete projects without
frameworks. Students who
have completed projects will
go online to research
additional works in the same
genre.
Tier 1: Students will assist
others in completion of
projects. Students will
complete projects without
frameworks. Students who
have completed projects will
go online to research
additional works in the same
genre.
Tier 1: Students will assist
others in completion of
projects. Students will
complete projects without
frameworks. Students who
have completed projects will
go online to research
additional works in the same
genre.
Tier 1: Students will assist
others in completion of
projects. Students will
complete projects without
frameworks. Students who
have completed projects will
go online to research
additional works in the same
genre.
Tier 2: Students will follow
procedures listed in
activities.
Tier 2: Students will follow
procedures listed in
activities.
Tier 2: Students will follow
procedures listed in
activities.
Tier 2: Students will follow
procedures listed in
activities.
Tier 3: Any of the following
modifications/interventions
may be used, as needed:
Tier 3: Any of the following
modifications/interventions
may be used, as needed:
Tier 3: Any of the following
modifications/interventions
may be used, as needed:
Tier 3: Any of the following
modifications/interventions
may be used, as needed:
A. Accomodations for
Environment, such as
seating arrangements,
peer/buddy work sessions
and small group instruction;
Options such as shortened
assignments and extra credit
options. Lesson
Presentation differentiation
such as providing visual
aids, written outlines and
modeling directions.
A. Accomodations for
Environment, such as
seating arrangements,
peer/buddy work sessions
and small group instruction;
Options such as shortened
assignments and extra credit
options. Lesson
Presentation differentiation
such as providing visual
aids, written outlines and
modeling directions.
A. Accomodations for
Environment, such as
seating arrangements,
peer/buddy work sessions
and small group instruction;
Options such as shortened
assignments and extra credit
options. Lesson
Presentation differentiation
such as providing visual
aids, written outlines and
modeling directions.
A. Accomodations for
Environment, such as
seating arrangements,
peer/buddy work sessions
and small group instruction;
Options such as shortened
assignments and extra credit
options. Lesson
Presentation differentiation
such as providing visual
aids, written outlines and
modeling directions
Ver. 2006-05
Assess
ment
21st
Centur
y Life
&
Career
s
(4th8th
grade)
class participation
class participation
class participation
class participation
quizzes
quizzes
quizzes
quizzes
completed projects
-Anti-bully poster
-Booklet with a page
dedicated to each element
and principle of art and
design
completed projects
-Drawing of letters in
one-point perspective
-Drawing/painting of a
city street in one-point
perspective
-Fresco painting of
the “Hand of God”
completed projects
-Multiple drawings of a
still-life
-Drawing of still-life in
the style of cubism
(marker)
completed projects
-Tissue paper abstract
flower design
-Huge construction paper
flowers
-Landscape painting
9.1.4.A.5: Apply critical
thinking and problem
solving skills
9.1.4.A.5: Apply critical
thinking and problem
solving skills
9.1.4.A.5: Apply critical
thinking and problem
solving skills
9.1.4.A.5: Apply critical
thinking and problem
solving skills
9.1.4.B.1: Participate in
brainstorming sessions to
seek information, ideas and
strategies that foster creative
thinking.
9.1.4.B.1: Participate in
brainstorming sessions to
seek information, ideas and
strategies that foster creative
thinking.
9.1.4.B.1: Participate in
brainstorming sessions to
seek information, ideas and
strategies that foster creative
thinking.
9.1.4.B.1: Participate in
brainstorming sessions to
seek information, ideas and
strategies that foster creative
thinking.
9.1.4.C.1: Practice
9.1.4.C.1: Practice
9.1.4.C.1: Practice
9.1.4.C.1: Practice
collaborative skills in groups collaborative skills in groups collaborative skills in groups collaborative skills in groups
9.1.4.F.2: Establish and
follow performance goals
9.1.4.F.2: Establish and
follow performance goals
9.1.4.F.2: Establish and
follow performance goals
9.1.4.F.2: Establish and
follow performance goals
Ver. 2006-05