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ES Visual Arts: SG1

UNITS

Central Idea:

Purposeful exploration allows artists to develop a strong personal voice when creating.

Lines of Inquiry:

Developing studio mindset
Working independently to execute ideas and create meaningful artwork
Goal setting

Essential Questions:

What does it look like to be an artist in the art studio?
How will your goals help you develop as an artist?

Central Idea:

Artists play with light and color.

Lines of Inquiry:

The science of color and light
Artists who explore color and light in their work
Using our artwork to share our understanding of color and light

Essential Questions:

What do you know about light?
What do you know about color?
What are some light sources?
How does 'light' work?
How is color produced?
How can we change the way light behaves?
What might be some connections between color and light?

Central Idea:

Authors and illustrators use language and images to express ideas.

Lines of Inquiry:

Artists' illustrations
Different techniques used to create illustrations
Different forms of print making

Essential Questions:

What is an illustration?
What kinds of illustrations do you like? Why?
What is print making?
Artists who use print making to create artwork.

Central Idea:

Artists take action to make a difference in their environment.

Lines of Inquiry:

Community art projects on campus
Forms of public art
Collaborative art making

Essential Questions:

How can we work together to create art (what skills do we need)?
Can we find a way to make a difference through our artwork?

Central Idea:

Relationships can be represented through art.

Lines of Inquiry:

Art as a tool for representing relationships
Artists who represent relationships in their works
Portraiture as a form of expression

Essential Questions:

What is a portrait?
What is a self-portrait?
What are some of the different techniques that we can use to create a portrait?

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