8th Grade

Week One: orientation and warm up

Expectations: the expectations for both the students and the teacher will be decided upon through
discussion, organization and finalization. This contributes to a sense of collaboration within the class.

Assignments: Lessons will always have the following three parts: pre-lesson foundation which
include web research and preliminary sketches, studio production and post analysis (final critique).

Assessment: Please refer to the Visual Art Rubric link within the 8th Grade Orientation tab.
State Standards: the following is the same for all visual art classes K-12:
Enduring Understandings:
Personal Choice and Vision: Students construct and solve problems of
personal relevance and interest when expressing themselves through
visual art.

Critical & Creative Thinking: Students combine and apply artistic and
reasoning skills to imagine, create, realize and refine artworks in
conventional and innovative ways.

Authentic Application and Collaboration: Students work individually and

in groups to focus ideas and create artworks that address genuine local
and global community needs.

Literacy: As consumers, critics and creators, students evaluate and understand

artworks and other texts produced in the media forms of the day.

Progress Points - Students will at the appropriate developmental level:

1. Recognize that examining the artistic works of others leads to
understanding about cultural traditions, history, politics and their world.
2. Describe, interpret and evaluate artworks empathizing with and challenging
the opinions of others.
3. Select, manipulate and refine arts concepts and processes to produce
artworks that visually communicate their experiences, ideas and viewpoints.
4. Develop and use criteria for making judgments about artworks and visual
imagery and use descriptive language when talking and writing about works
of art.
5. Connect the content of visual artworks to interdisciplinary concepts, issues
and themes.

Grade Level State Standards: Refer to the link in the 8th Grade tab.