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"I am Always doing what I can't do Yet. In order to Learn How to do it." -Vincent Van Gogh
"I am Always doing what I can't do Yet. In order to Learn How to do it." -Vincent Van Gogh
In Fourth Grade We Learn . . .
In Fourth Grade We Learn . . .
Line:
About the different types of lines and how to draw them for an effective composition
That Implied Lines suggest that line extends beyond the actual endpoint
That an Actual Line has a beginning and an endpoint
How to apply lines to design and create artwork that uses directional, implied, and actual lines
Color:
How to identify and differentiate between Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate Colors
To create the different types of colors by using the Primary Colors
To identify Warm, Cool, and Neutral Colors
To recognize the use of color to express mood in artworks
How to produce artworks with warm and cool colors
How to use their new knowledge of color to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
To identify Complementary Color Pairs
To examine an artwork's Color Scheme and reflect on the artist's intentional use of those colors
To identify Contrast in artwork and examine it's importance in art
Texture:
About the many types of textures, how to identify them, and how to use them to create works of art
How to produce artworks that contain a variety of textures
How to use their new knowledge of texture to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
How to differentiate between Tactile Texture and Visual Texture
Shape:
How to identify and differentiate between Geometric Shapes and Organic Shapes
How to use Geometric and Organic Shapes to create expressive works of art
How to talk about artworks in terms of their shapes
Value:
How to identify different values in artworks
How to differentiate and create different tints, shades, and tones of various hues
To create an original monochromatic artwork
To choose appropriate vocabulary when discussing the use of value in artworks
How to create a grayscale
How to apply their new knowledge of value to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
How to identify the Dominant Color in artworks and understand their significance
How to blend colors to create new colors using various mediums
Form:
What form is and why it's significant
How to analyze, compare and contrast artworks in terms of form
How to find meaning in artworks by analyzing the use of form
How to differentiate between shapes and forms
How to use their new knowledge of form to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
That forms can create positive and negative space
Space:
What positive and negative spaces are and how to identify them in artworks
How to use positive and negative space in original artworks to create meaning
How to achieve spatial illusion through use of foreground, middle ground, and background
To understand the ways of creating Atmospheric Perspective: relative size, overlap, vertical placement, focus, detail, intensity of color/value
About Linear Perspective, including Horizon Line and Vanishing Point, as another way of creating spatial illusion
How to analyze historical and contemporary artworks in terms of space and depth
How to use their new knowledge of space and creating spatial illusion to create artworks that are expressive of self, community, or culture
As Well As:
What a landscape is and how to compose and create one
How to identify and analyze important details in art and the environment
How to examine and compare landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes and learn their importance
How to use their new knowledge of emphasis to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
To choose appropriate vocabulary when discussing the use of emphasis in artworks
What emphasis is, why it's importance in art, and how to apply it to their own artworks
What rhythm is in art, and why it's significant
How to identify rhythm in artworks and how to incorporate it into their artworks
How to use their new knowledge of rhythm to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
To choose appropriate vocabulary when discussing rhythm in artworks
How to find meaning in artworks by analyzing the use of rhythm
That rhythm can be simple or complex
What portraiture is and why it's significant
How to identify between portraits and self-portraits
How to create accurate portraits by using facial proportions
How to recognize and analyze different kinds of patterns in the natural and constructed environment
How to create different kinds of patterns with a variety of art tools and materials
How to compare and contrast works of art in terms of their patterns and reflect on how the patterns effect the artwork's meaning
How to use their new knowledge of pattern to create artworks that are expressive of self and community
What balance is and why it's important when creating artworks
About the differences between symmetrical and asymmetrical balance and how to identify them in artworks
How to create symmetrical balance in different ways
How to identify the axis of symmetrical works
How to use their new knowledge of balance to create original artworks
That some kind of motion (however slight) always exist within artworks
How to achieve a sense of movement in original artworks
What unity is and why it's significant in art
How to achieve a sense of unity (or disunity) in original artworks
Different methods of depicting movement in art: rhythm, repetition, overlap, diagonal composition, bold/quick strokes, etc.
How to analyze artworks in terms of movement and unity
How to use their new knowledge of movement and unity to create original artworks that are expressive of self, community or culture
What Variety is in art and why it's important
Understand how Unity and Variety can play off each other to create new meanings in artworks
How to analyze artworks and discuss them in terms of unity and variety
How to use their new knowledge of variety to create original artworks that are expressive of self, community, or culture
How to recognize different types of artwork and their medium
How to compare and contrast artworks with differing styles
That methods of creating unity can help make sense out of variety in an artwork
How to critique their own artworks and the works of others, with a focus on the positive
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