GRADE EIGHT VISUAL ARTS

Recommended Pacing Guide

Prince William County Public Schools
Updated: June 2023

9 week rotation – 45 days (6 days per unit)

12 week rotation-60 days (9 days per unit with 6 flexible days)

Standards of Instructional Units Time Frame

Learning
DRAWING: 6–9 days

8.1 (b) Synthesize prior knowledge to develop a personal investigation by creating a series
8.2 (a) Plan for and reflect on the creative process, using a digital or traditional sketchbook
8.3 (a) Analyze how visual organization in works of art affects communication of ideas
8.12 Value (shading)
8.13 Combine a variety of compositional techniques to create the illusion of space
8.14 Use observational and expressive drawing techniques to demonstrate multiple
viewpoints

PAINTING: 6-9 days

8.1 (a) Communicate ideas, experiences, and narratives through original art, self-selecting
8.2 (b) media
8.3 Use an art portfolio as an idea-building resource to create works of art
8.4 Analyze purposes, values, and meanings of works of art
8.6 (c) Describe and justify personal responses to visual qualities in works of art
8.11 Compare/contrast works of art according to medium, time period, culture, style, &
8.12 artist
8.15 Synthesize knowledge from other content areas; develop solutions to real world
8.17 problems
Color (contrasting relationships), Proportion (scale, ratio relationships)
Refine personal works of art to improve quality of craftsmanship
Explore abstraction of subject matter
COLLAGE: 6–9 days

8.2 (a) Plan for and reflect on the creative process, using a digital or traditional sketchbook
8.3 (b) Analyze uses and impact of persuasive techniques in print and contemporary media
8.5 (c) Explain procedures for the safety and care of art materials and tools
8.6 (d) Identify contributions and significance of artists in historical and contemporary
8.12 (a, e) societies
Color (contrasting relationships), Variety

CERAMICS/SCULPTURE: 6–9 days

8.3 (d) Formulate a working definition of art

8.5 (b) Recognize a variety of contributions to the class community
8.6 (a) Describe how works of art are influenced by social, political, and economic factors
8.9 Investigate connections between visual arts skills and college, career, and workplace
8.16 skills
Create three-dimensional works of art by combining a variety of techniques and
processes
TEXTILES: 6–9 days

8.1 (a) Communicate ideas, experiences, and narratives through original art, self-selecting
8.3 (c) media
8.12 (d) Communicate how personal experiences influence interpretations and evaluations of
8.15 art
Unity (harmony)
Refine personal works of art to improve quality of craftsmanship

PRINTMAKING: 6–9 days

8.3 (f) Critique personal work and the work of others to refine the quality of technical skill
8.5 (a) Develop visual art topics for group discussions
8.6 (b) Describe how society, politics, and economics may be influenced by art
8.7 Identify visual art sources in the community (museums, galleries, art centers)
8.12 (a, d, e) Color (contrasting relationships), Unity (harmony), Variety

CONTEMPORARY MEDIA: 6–9 days

8.3 (d) Formulate a working definition of art.
8.4 Describe and justify personal responses to visual qualities in works of art
8.6 (d) Identify contributions and significance of artists in historical and contemporary
8.8 societies
8.9 Digital citizenship skills related to intellectual property, creation, source materials,
8.10 sharing
8.11 Investigate connections between visual art skills and college, career, and workplace
8.12 skills
Explore digital media for creating and engaging others through their artwork
Synthesize knowledge from other content areas; develop solutions to real world
problems
Unity (harmony), Value (shading), Proportion (scale, ratio relationships)