Curriculum Map -Beverly High School - Art- Digital Design

                                                                         Stage 1 Desired Results

ESTABLISHED GOALS

Visual Arts Course Standards

*Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Visual Art

Creating

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. (F.V.Cr.01)

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. (F.V.Cr.02)

Refine and complete artistic work. (F.V.Cr.03)

Presenting

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. (F.V.P.04)

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. (F.V.P.05)

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. (F.V.P.06)

Responding

Perceive and analyze artistic work. (F.V.R.07)

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. (F.V.R.08)

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. (F.V.R.09)

Connecting

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. (F.V.Co.10)

Relate artistic ideas and works to societal, cultural and historical contexts to deepen understanding. (F.V.Co.11) 

Transfer

Students will be able to independently use their learning to…

  • Use a variety of software to create.
  • Use the language of elements and principles of design to analyze their own work, the work of their peers and the work of other designers/artists.
  • Use a variety of artistic conventions including observation, abstraction, invention and expression to convey their message.
  • Understand how to search and find images that are acceptable to use and appropriate.
  • Evaluate their own work by creating drafts, getting feedback, revising, creating and repeating the cycle.
  • Maintain a digital portfolio.
  • Conduct research to develop a brand.
  • Communicate through images and text.

Meaning

UNDERSTANDINGS        

Students will understand that…

The goal is for all students in the class to reach a level of comfort in using technological tools to create works of art.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Why do people use a variety of methods, materials and techniques to make art?

What is design?

How can you convey your idea through observation, abstraction, invention & expression?

When is a work of art complete?

How and why do people interpret and evaluate their own artwork and the artwork of others?

Acquisition

Students will know…        

What types of materials are available to them both at school and outside of school.  How to use them to create art. How to  maintain the art studio.

What design is.

What thinking for artistic behavior looks like in practice. - How to convey their ideas through observation, abstraction, invention & expression.

How to maintain a digital portfolio of completed and in progress work.

How to critically respond to works created.

Students will be skilled at…        

  • Select and use the best method, material and technique to create specific works of art .
  • Understand how elements and principles of design work to create strong design.
  • Choose when to use observation, abstraction, invention and expression to convey a message in their work.
  • Use the design process of draft, edit, revise, exhibit to create iterations of their ideas.
  • Critically respond in written and oral form to their own work, the work of their peers and the work of other artists.
  • Learn communication skills in visual and oral form.

Stage 2 - Evidence

Evaluative Criteria

Assessment Evidence

Individual critique in class - formative

Teachers works one on one with students while they are working  in class

Creation of a digital portfolio-summative

All work from the class is uploaded to a digital process portfolio. This includes sketches, brainstorming, iterations, photos of products, original work and critical responses. Students identify methods, materials & techniques, elements and principles of design, use of observation, abstraction, invention and expression, drafts, and finished work in their portfolio.

Stage 3 – Learning Plan

Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction

  • Introduction of Photoshop
  • Projects to review elements and principles of design
  • working with line, shape, color, texture, form, space,
  • Projects to review when to use observation, abstraction, invention, expression to emphasize personal message
  • Projects to learn tools and techniques in Photoshop
  • Continued drafting, editing and revising.
  • Introduction to other software available in the Adobe Suite
  • Written and oral communication around critical response. How to respond to their own work and the work of their peers.
  • Branding, including
  • brand personality
  • mood board
  • color palette
  • fonts

Other