Cave Art: Rendering Form
Description: The year begins as students are introduced to art that has existed for centuries, and are called to replicate such art work by creating cave drawings of their own. Students had the opportunity to create their projects in a paper cave that I had built for them, and it was the beginning of two-dimensional design.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 5 & 6
Grading Rubric
Grades: 5 & 6
Monet I: Master of Light
Description: This lesson focuses mainly upon the historical beginnings of the art movement known as Impressionism, and also the life struggles that founder Claude Monet faced as he proceed as a professional artists. Students gain an understanding of color theory (including color harmony and color dissonance), and build the frame work for their understanding of how colors interact with one another to create moods or feelings.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 7 & 8
Grading Rubric
Grades: 7 & 8
Monet II: Appropriation
Description: This lesson was designed so that students could apply their understanding of foreground, middle ground, background, and the concepts of linear perspective and atmospheric perspective. Students will also utilize their comprehension of color theory by creating four separate art
works that exemplify the concepts of primary colors, secondary colors, analogous colors, and complementary colors.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 7 & 8
works that exemplify the concepts of primary colors, secondary colors, analogous colors, and complementary colors.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 7 & 8
Monet III: A Lasting Impression
Description: This project has been designed so that students can demonstrate their mastery
of color theory, where students are creating something using nothing but color; it is proof of their understanding of color, and it stresses the point that a person does not have to be excellent at drawing to be a successful artist.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 5 & 6
of color theory, where students are creating something using nothing but color; it is proof of their understanding of color, and it stresses the point that a person does not have to be excellent at drawing to be a successful artist.
Grading Rubric
Grades: 5 & 6