MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM

MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM

GRADES 6-8

Approved by the Board of Education, November 2003 Update approved by the Board of Education, May 7, 2009

RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOLS 300 6th Street

Rapid City, South Dakota

BOARD OF EDUCATION:

Mrs. Sheryl Kirkeby .......................................................................................... President Mrs. Leah Lutheran .......................................................................... 1st Vice President Mr. Doug Kinniburgh........................................................................ 2nd Vice President Mrs. Daphne Richards-Cook.................................................................. Board Member Mr. Arnie Laubach ................................................................................... Board Member Mr. Wes Storm ......................................................................................... Board Member Mr. Bret Swanson..................................................................................... Board Member

ADMINISTRATION:

Dr. Peter M. Wharton......................................................Superintendent of Schools Dr. James F. Ghents ............. Director of Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction

and Gifted Education Services

6 ? 8 VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM COMMITTEE - 2009:

Ingrid Arlton ........................................................................ Southwest Middle School Anna Ball ......................................................................................... North Middle School Joyce Koth .................................................................................. South Middle School Sarah Penfield ............................................................................ West Middle School Roger Schara............................................................................ Dakota Middle School Rui Sukut ................................................................................... Dakota Middle School

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6 ? 12 VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM COMMITTEE ? 2003:

Nancy Ashley................................................................................. Stevens High School Shelley Byers ................................................................................ Stevens High School Jeff Gulbransen .......................................................................... Central High School Margaret Becket ....................................................................... South Middle School Ingrid Arlton ......................................................................Southwest Middle School Rui Sukut ................................................................................... Dakota Middle School

6 ? 12 VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE?2003:

Tom Hancock Marilyn Jack Jeff White Bear Claws

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Introduction and Vision........................................................................................1 Benefits............................................................................................................... 2 Philosophy ........................................................................................................... 3

Middle School Curriculum

National Standards for the Visual Arts Grades 5-8 ................................... 4 State Visual Arts Standards Grades 5-8 .................................................... 6 Sixth Grade Art ................................................................................................ 8 Seventh Grade Art ......................................................................................... 12 Eighth Grade Art ............................................................................................ 17 Elements of Art...............................................................................................24 Principles of Design ........................................................................................30 Web Resources for Teachers and Students .............................................33 Instructional Resources ................................................................................40

Appendix

General Art Terms .........................................................................................42 Career Education.............................................................................................53 Career Listing for Artists.............................................................................54 Grading Criteria...............................................................................................56 Assessment Samples ......................................................................................57

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INTRODUCTION

The Middle School Visual Arts Curriculum for the Rapid City Area School (RCAS) District is aligned with the South Dakota State Visual Arts Standards (SD Department of Education and Cultural Affairs), and the National Standards for Arts Education (The Consortium of National Arts Education Association).

A study of art enhances understanding of the human condition, past and present, and fosters discriminatory appreciation of the elements of the world, both natural and human-made.

An education in the visual arts also enhances student computer skills. The inclusion of technology in the educational environment is a direct compliment to the visual arts. Technology has the power to teach, to motivate, to captivate, and to transform an ordinary classroom into a training ground for the next generation of artists, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Virtually all work created on computers uses visual arts elements and design principles as a part of every document.

VISION

The continued success of civilization to be both dynamic and nurturing ultimately depends on how well we develop the capacities of our children to live rich, rewarding, and meaningful lives in a vastly complex world. The vision is to affirm that a future worth having depends on being able to construct a vital understanding of the arts, and that by doing so, students will be provided opportunities for personal study and fulfillment of self-potential.

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