6th Grade

Self Expressions in Art

Welcome to Sixth Grade Art!

This year we will focus on personal vision and self expression in art! We will use past learning using paint, clay, plaster, multiple drawing materials to express our visions for today and the future!

Get ready for a great adventure in art! 

At the end of sixth grade students will be able to:

Creating

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art and reflect on intended meaning.

Demonstrate openness in problem solving new ideas, approaches, materials, and methods, in making works of art and design and revise accordingly.

Explain personal responsibility implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.

Presenting

Assess, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community

Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.

Responding

Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.

Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

Connecting

Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.

Generate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in art-making.