Northeast Middle School

Grade
Quarter 1 Syllabus

Unit Overview: Art Elements

Essential Questions: How do the art elements relate to everyday life? How can you incorporate the art elements into your core classes and how you
live everyday life? How can the art elements effect your perception and view of the way things are created and can affect your mood/emotions? How
does art influence your life and how you view the world?
Learning Targets TN State Required Resources Extra Vocabulary and Assignments,
Standards Resources Key Terms Homework,
Graded Activities
Week Art Elements VA.Cr1.A PowerPoint Paper, 7 Art Elements About Me
1 Overview(7)/Welcome VA.Cr1.B https://youtu.be/HZPIbqDFLI8 Pencil, Procedures/ Activity/Drawing
Color Welcome
Pencil/
Markers
Week Art Element: Line VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, Line, Contour Line, -Line
2 5 types and Contour VA. Cr3.A https://youtu.be/BDePyEFT1gQ Pencil, Gesture Line, Chart/Activity
Ruler Vertical. Horizontal, -Contour Line
Diagonal, Curved, Drawing
Zig-Zag -Line Quiz
Week Art Element: Value VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, Tint, Shade, Value -Value Scale
3 Tint and Shade VA.Cr.2.C https://youtu.be/AAwYHNo31ZQ Pencil, Scale, Blending, Chart/Activity
Value of a Color Color Types of Shading (Gray and Color)
Pencil Techniques -Value/ Contour
Drawing
- Value Quiz
Week Art Element: Shape VA.Cr1.B PowerPoint Paper, Geometric Shapes, -Zentangle
4 Zentangles VA.Cr2.A https://youtu.be/bJzGkZwkHt4 Pencil, Organic Shapes, Drawing
Ruler Pattern -Shape Quiz
Week Art Element: Color VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, Primary, Secondary, -Color Wheel
5 Color Wheel VA.Cr2.B https://youtu.be/wWW_UbrkBEw Pencil, Intermediate, Color Study Activity
Zentangles Coloring https://youtu.be/L1CK9bE3H_s Color Theory, Tint, Shade, -Color Value Study
Pencil Monochomatic, Charts
Triadic, Analogous, -Color Zentangle
 Complementary, Activity
Warm/ Cool Colors -Color Theory Quiz
Week Art Element: Form VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, 2-D and 3-D -Form Geometric
6 Geometric and Organic VA.Cr.2.C https://youtu.be/9DIPs3T2dQk Pencil, forms with Value
Op Art Ruler Activity
-Op Art Activity
-Form Quiz

Week Art Element: Texture VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, Texture, Real or -Animal Texture
7 Types of Realistic and VA. Cr3.A https://youtu.be/YoOb3JSDAUo Pencil, Actual Texture, Activity
Organic Textures in Color Simulated Texture, -Texture Drawing
Animals Pencils Invented Texture, using Color
Visual or Implied -Texture Quiz
Texture
Week Art Element: Space VA. Cr2.A PowerPoint Paper, Positive and -1 Point
8 1 Point Perspective VA.Cr.2.C https://youtu.be/U11B_0FCn6o Pencil, Negative Space, Perspective
Ruler Perspective Activity
-Space Quiz
Week Art Element VA.R2.A PowerPoint Paper, Art Elements -Art Element
9 Review/Test/Project VA.R3.A Pencil Review Game
-Art Element
Activity
-Unit Test