Art Curriculum - Middle School Level - South Colonie Central School District

GRADES 5-6

The goal of the Middle School Art program is to present students with art experiences based on National, New York State and South Colonie Standards.

The district strives to enable students to:

Students will be able to:

understand the historical context in which art works are made
create artwork based upon the aesthetic values of specific time periods, cultures or artists
Coordinate specific art lessons with other subject areas History, Science, Literature and Technology
Use proper descriptive vocabulary in critiques
Use an array of artistic mediums to create artwork Paint, Pencils, Printmaking, Computer, Oil Pastels, Yarn and Clay
Draw contour line compositions from observation
Use brainstorming in group and individual settings

The goal of the Middle School Art program is to present students with art experiences based on national, New York State and South Colonie Standards.

The district strives to enable our students to:

In seventh and eighth grade the students will be able to:

Practice observation drawing with daily sketches
Create a relief sculpture with textures and patterns using the subtractive method
Create a small clay sculpture inspired by Pop art that closely matches a real food object in form, texture and color
Learn and value the elements of art and the principles of design during the process of creating their art works
Use overlapping, size, placement, detail, atmospheric and one point perceptive to create a drawing of a city scene
Become familiar with Gothic and Roman styles of lettering
Learn the process of creating an enlargement of an art work using the grid method
Analyze and make informed judgments about their own art works and others through group critiques
Explore community sculpture and its role in our American culture
Use brainstorming in the process of creating art works
Identify specific art movements
Draw objects from observations and shade these objects