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Art One: Pacing Guide

I. Unit I: Introduction to art
Goal 1: Development of critical/ creative thinking skills and preceptual awareness.
Text: Art Talk chapters 1 and 2
   Lessons: 1. Pre-instruction assessment
                2. What is art? Group activity.
                3. Metacognative thought
                4. Critical Writing
                5. No roadkill: an introduction to the internet

II. Unit II: Line
Goal 4: Choosing/ evaluating subject matter and ideas to communicate meaning.
Text: Art Talk chapter 4
   Lessons: 1. Definition of Line
                 2. Observational Line drawings
                 3. Creative: Semiotic graphics

III. Unit III: Shape
Goal 3: Organization of componets into a whole.
Text: Art Talk chapter 5
   Lessons: 1. Definition of Shape
                 2. observational/ computer generated geometric, organic and fractal shapes
                 3. Creative: The Shape of Story: graphic design

IV. Unit IV: Space
Goal 7: Connections between visual arts and other disciplines
Text: Art Talk chapter 5
Lessons: 1. Definition of Space
               2. observational negative space drawing/ cutwork collage
               3. Creative: superimposed cutwork opposites

V. Unit V: Form
   Goal 5: Understanding the arts in relation to history and culture.
   Text: Art Talk chapter 5
Lessons: 1. Definition of Form
               2. Perspective drawing of shape into form.
               3. Construction of basic geometric solids.
               4. Creative: Mythological creature sculptures.

VI. Unit VI: Value
Goal 8: Development of awareness of art as advocation and profession.
Text: Art Talk chapter 6
Lessons: 1. Definition of Value
                2. Shape into form with chiarascuro.
                3. Simple grid construction and enlargement
                4. Creative: Full value portrait.

VII. Unit VII: Color
Goal 2: Development of skills of understanding and applying media, techniques and processes.
Text: Art Talk chapter 6
Lessons: 1. Definition of Color
                2. Value scales.
                3. Mixing colors, tones and neutrals.
                4. Properties of paint.
                5. Creative: recipe for memory: watercolor
                6. Creative: semiotic abstraction: tempera
                7. Creative: Puzzler: acrylic paiting

VIII. Unit VIII: Texture
Goal 7: Connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
Text: Art Talk chapter 7
Lessons: 1. Definition of texture.
               2. Acquired texture collage
               3. Implied texture painting
               4. Creative: egg transformation- assemblage

IX. Unit IX: Assessment
Goal 6: Reflection and assessment
   Studio Problem: Sequential Art
              Technical assessment of ability to apply the elements of art
              Creative assessment of ability to solve a prompt
     Midterm Exam: 100 questions plus essay (200 points total)
     Final Exam: 100 questions, technical exercises, essay (300 points total)