Visual Arts I The MYP promotes sustained inquiry in arts by developing conceptual understanding within global contexts.

*Classroom Expectations and Procedures

*Sketchbooks and Seating Chart

*Elements of Art and Principles of Design (November 11-14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPIbqDFLI8

*Collage Creating a personal, self collage, for your sketchbook cover Monday, November 18-22nd

*Printmaking

*Clay Unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdUBdRI3Iyw&t=27s Test information

*Drawing Lesson (Grid)

*End of the Trimester February 21 . All projects and assignments are due!

Course description and aims for IB

Middle Years Program

In MYP arts, students function as artists as well as learners of the arts. Artists have to be curious. By developing curiosity about themselves, others and the world, students become effective learners, inquirers and creative problem-solvers. Students create, perform and present arts in ways that engage and convey feelings, experiences and ideas. Through this practice, students acquire new skills and master those developed in prior learning.

Development in the arts is a dynamic process, and not necessarily linear. Students move freely through a creative process towards a deeper understanding of the arts. The process of creating artwork, as well as the product, demonstrates what students have experienced, learned and attempted to convey.

Arts in the MYP stimulate young imaginations, challenge perceptions, and develop creative and analytical skills. The course encourages students to understand the context and cultural histories of artworks, supporting the development of an inquiring and empathetic world view. Arts challenge and enrich personal identity and build awareness of the aesthetic in a real-world context. MYP arts has four objectives of equal importance and value: knowing and understanding; developing skills; thinking creatively; responding. Although the objectives can be addressed separately to scaffold learning, collectively they enrich teaching and learning of the arts.