GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION
Grades: 10-12
Units of Credit:
.50 – Semester course
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Art
Course Overview:
Graphic Illustration presents the opportunity for the students to work with specialized techniques used in the fields of illustration and graphic
design. Students will use of the elements and principles of design, layout processes and multi-media techniques, and will create illustrations
artwork for a variety of assignments. Students will also receive an historical overview of graphic arts.
Standard #1: Students will understand and apply media, techniques, and processes.
Competency 1: Students will demonstrate the ability to use the appropriate medium for their project
requests/assignments.
Competency 2: Students will utilize different drawing techniques.
Competency 3: Students will create, manufacture, and complete marketing strategies for their final projects.
Competency 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to handle art materials in a safe and responsible manner.
Competency 5: Students will collaborate with others in the creative process.
Competency 6: Students will develop a body of work.
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Strategies
drawing
layout/rendering
lettering/typography
lecture
demonstration
painting
computer use
multi-media work
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Resources
video tapes
library
resource books
text books
computer technology
pencils/colored pencils/markers
pen and ink
clip art
visuals
video
commercial samples
photography
guest speakers
filed trips
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Assessment
a. demonstration of successful
completion of variety of projects
b. in-process critiques
c. written/oral exams
d. displays
e. presentations
Standard #2: Students will demonstrate knowledge of structures and functions.
Competency 1: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of design related to graphic illustration.
Competency 2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of design related to graphic illustration.
Competency 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze how graphic illustration communicates meaning through
a process of multiple problem solving, involving intellectual, emotional, conceptual, and personal
decisions.
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Strategies
basic art techniques
layout/composition work
oral/written presentations
reading/research
professional examples & samples
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Resources
video materials
library
guest lecturers
graphic materials
community resources
text books/magazines/resource books
community design and contest
opportunities
computer use
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Assessment
demonstration of successful
completion of variety of projects
written/oral exams
intermittent critiques
peer reviews
essays
rubrics
presentations
display work
client response/evaluation
Standard #3: Students will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
Competency 1: Students will select subject matter incorporating appropriate symbols and ideas.
Competency 2: Students will develop and utilize an awareness of style periods.
Competency 3: Students will utilize symbols that are appropriate to the directed criteria.
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Strategies
product development
product illustration
advertising – hardcopy/electronic
print media
packaging/display
presentation
lecture
demonstration
reading/research
media research
field trips
brainstorming
team projects
client requirements
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Resources
a. materials
b. community resources
c. text books/magazines/ resource
books
d. field trips
e. video tapes
f. library
g. guest lecturers
h. copyright rules & regulations
i. FDA label requirements
j. sample court cases
k. clients
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Assessment
demonstration of successful
completion of variety of projects
written/oral exams
intermittent critiques
peer reviews
presentations
role playing
Standard #4: Students will demonstrate understanding of the visual arts in relation to history and
cultures, including Native American art.
Competency 1: Students will be able to understand, to know, and to compare the characteristics of graphic illustration
of various eras and cultures.
Competency 2: Students will be able to analyze, describe, and place a variety of graphic illustration examples in
historical and cultural contexts.
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Strategies
presentations
papers
student art work related to art history
community resources
reading/research
critique activities
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text
slides/video materials
computer assisted technology
museums/galleries
production materials
visuals/art reproductions
visuals
critique activities
guest artists
texts/magazines/resource books
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Assessment
demonstration of successful
completion of variety of
projectswritten/oral exams
intermittent critiques
peer reviews
essays
Standard #5: Students will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the
work of others.
Competency 1: Students will describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own illustrations.
Competency 2: Students will identify and analyze exemplary historic and contemporary graphic illustration examples
through a critical and aesthetic inquiry process.
Competency 3: Students will present and exhibit their own work.
Strategies
a. comparative critiques
b. visual responses
c. critiques based upon the
elements/principles of design
d. lecture
e. field trips
f. demonstration
g. viewing
h. reading/research
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Resources
library
visuals
video materials
original art
community resources
computer technology
texts/resource books/magazines
product samples
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Assessment
written/oral exams
discussions
participation
essays
production
presentations
client response/evaluation
Standard #6: Students will make connections between visual art and other disciplines.
Competency 1: Students will describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own graphic illustrations
related to other subject content areas.
Competency 2: Students will identify and analyze exemplary historic and contemporary graphic illustrations through a
critical and aesthetic inquiry process.
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Strategies
interdisciplinary units
demonstrations
student presentations
team teaching/planning
production display
lecture
viewing
reading/research
survey techniques
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Resources
interdisciplinary units
texts/magazines/resource books
video materials
computer technology
other curricular units
production display
guest speakers
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Assessment
written/oral exams
essays
rubrics
visual inspections
production
presentations
Standard #7: Students will demonstrate awareness of lifetime learning in the arts, and careers in the arts
and related fields.
Competency 1: Students will develop a greater understanding of careers in graphic illustration and other visual arts.
Competency 2: Students will develop an awareness of the potential of lifetime learning in the arts.
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Strategies
speakers/school visitations
career fairs
school-to-work programs
job shadowing
senior projects
brainstorming
lecture
field trips
demonstration
reading/research
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Resources
community resources
school representatives
visuals/videos
computer technology
texts/magazines/resource books
guest speakers
art school visits
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Assessment
written/oral works
essays
job production
interviews
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