7th Grade

Art History & World Cultures

• Identify an artwork based on stylistic clues to place it into an appropriate art movement.

• Compare the studied art movement to prior knowledge of art history.

• Create an original artwork while referencing a specific art movement.

• Enhance their knowledge of social and cross-cultural skills.

• Respond open-minded to different ideas and values.

One Point Perspective

• Create the illusion of depth by using background, middleground, and foreground with the focus on linear perspective.

• Use a vanishing point on the horizon line and implement converging/orthogonal lines to create the illusion of depth.

• Access the appropriate terminology as related to the perspective unit.

• Create and original artwork that demonstrates an understanding of linear perspective techniques.

Self-Image

• Use various symbolic images to express self through either 2-D or 3-D art materials.

• Identify symbols used in other artists’ works as well as their own as a means of self-expression

• Use elements and principles to better communicate ideas.

Technology

• Using the program Adobe Photoshop in an intermediate manner.

• Recognize, define, and use technology/digital arts vocabulary in context.

• Create/manipulate original work making educated program choices.