6th Grade HEX

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Content/Theme

Space/Landscape

One Point Perspective/

Cityscape

Color harmony/abstract
design

Collage/elements

Power
Standard

Students will be able

to create an illusion
of depth in their
artwork.
The elements of space
focusing on creating
depth using
foreground,
middleground, and
background.

Students will
demonstrate accurate
one point perspective.

Students will create

artwork using a color
harmony.

The element of space

focusing on creating
depth-using perspective.
Using rulers correctly
and accurately.

The element of color, how

they work together to
create harmony. Using at
least one more element of
art students will create
an abstract design.

Students will create a

collage using various
elements of art and
design.
Using the technique of
collage. Physically
overlapping cut paper
and gluing. Reviewing
how to cut and glue
neatly.

Skills

Elements of
Art and
Principles of
Design

Elements: Space,
Texture, Color, Line
Principals: Movement
and Rhythm

Elements: Line, Space,

Shapes

Elements: Color, Line,

Shape, Texture, Value,
Patterns
Principals: Harmony

Elements: Color, Lines,

Shapes, Value, Patterns

Essential
Questions

What is depth?
How can we use this
idea in our artwork?
How can we make
objects look 3D on a
2D surface?

What is the difference

between a landscape and
a cityscape?
Why is it important to use
the same vanishing
point?

What is harmony? How

can we display harmony in
our artwork? What does
abstract mean?
How can we use a color
harmony and abstract
together?

As an Artist:

I can create the

illusion of depth using
the element of space.
I can create depth by
using foreground,
middleground, and
background. I can
create a foreground
using large objects
and lots of details
and bright colors. I
can create a middle
ground by using

I can create perspective

by making nice straight
lines with my ruler. I can
use one point perspective
to create a cityscape. I
can make parallel lines
by using a triangle ruler
and lining it up with the
bottom of my paper. I
can create accurate
perspective by making
everything go to a
vanishing point.

I can create contrast

using a color harmony. I
can make tints and
shades to add depth to
my artwork.

What is a collage? How

can we make a collage?
Why might an artist
want to create work
using the collage
method? How can we
use other things we
have learned in class
with the collage
technique?
I can use the technique
of collage to create an
interesting design. I can
use neat cutting and
gluing skills to show
craftsmanship in my
collage.

Vocabulary

Artists/Art
History
Integration
Mediums/
Tools/Tech

Resources

Assessments

medium sized objects

and some details and
darker colors. I can
create a foreground
by using small sized
objects and very little
details and dark
colors.
Element, Depth,
Foreground, Middle
ground, Background,
Proportions
Grant Wood

Medium: Water color,

Oil Pastels, Paper
Tools: Paintbrush,
paper towels, water
container
Tech: Projector

Pictures of
Landscapes from
around the world
Teacher and former
students created
landscapes
Rubric, Pre and Post
test over Space

Vertical, Horizontal,
Diagonal, Vanishing point,
Horizon line

Harmony, Abstract,
Element

Neatness, Overlapping,
Whitespace, Cut, Glue,
Collage

Stephen Wiltshire

M Joyce Athey

Henri Mattise

Math
Medium: Pencil, Colored
Pencils, Paper
Tools: Rulers, Triangles,
Erasers
Tech:

Mediums: Acrylic Paint,

Paper, Pencils
Tools: Paintbrush, Paper
towels, Water Containers,
Painting Pallet
Tech:

Mediums: Collage,
Magazines, Colored
construction paper,
Paper, Pencils
Tools: Scissors, Glue,
Drying Rack
Tech:

Examples teacher
created and former
students created
Images found online

Examples teacher created

and found examples.

Examples teacher
created and found
examples

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over one point

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over abstract art and
color harmonies

Rubric
Pre and Post test over
collage techniques

6th Grade Exploratory

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Content/Theme

Abstract/ Elements

People/proportions

Mixing colors/colors

Clay/hand methods of
construction

Power
Standard

Students will be able

to create textures
and patterns using
elements of art.

Students will
demonstrate accurate
proportions of a person.

Students will accurately

create a color wheel by
mixing colors.

Students will
demonstrate a pinch pot
and slab box.

Skills

The element of
textures, and the
difference between
real and implied
textures. The element
of patterns and how
to create them.
Elements: Texture,
Patterns, Lines,
Colors, Value

The element of line and

shape in drawing a
person. Working with
the different proportions
of a person.

The element of colors

focusing on mixing colors
in correct amounts to be
able to make a standard
color wheel.

The technique of hand

building with clay and
simple tools. How to
properly attach pieces
of clay.

Elements: Shapes, Lines

Principals: Unity

Elements: Color, Shapes

Elements: Shapes, Lines,

Texture

Essential
Questions

What is texture? How

can we use texture in
artwork? What dose
implied mean? What
are patterns? How
can we use patterns
in artwork? Could we
use both patterns and
texture in artwork?

How tall are you? How

long is your head? Is
there a relationship
between the length of
your head and the length
of your body? Is there a
relationship between the
lengths of your arms to
the lengths of your legs?

What is the important of

a color wheel? Why is the
color wheel created the
way it is? How do you
create the secondary
colors? How do you
create the tertiary
colors? Could there be a
smaller or bigger color
wheel? Explain.

As an artists

I can create texture

using different types
of lines. I can create
patterns using
different types of
lines. I can create
real texture by making
things feel a certain
way. I can create
implied texture by
making things look like
they feel.

I can use the size of a

persons head to make
their body long enough. I
can use my own body to
figure out where arms
should end. I can use
light pencils lines until I
get the size right.

I can mix colors to make

other colors. I can use
the primary colors to
make the secondary
colors. I can use the
primary colors and
secondary colors to make
tertiary colors.

When I create something

with my hands what
could this be called?
Why would it be
important to properly
connect to pieces of
clay? Why would people
start creating things
with clay? What in your
home is created out of
clay?
I can create a pot using
a ball of clay and my
hands. I can create a
pot using just my hands.
I can create an even pot
using rulers and a rolling
pin to make even slabs.
I can usefully attach
clay using the score, slip
and smooth method.

Elements and
Principles of
Art

Vocabulary

Texture, Patterns,
Implied

Artist/Art
History
Integration

Proportions

Primary colors, Secondary

colors, Tertiary colors,
Color wheel

Science, Health

Mediums/
Tools/Tech

Medium: Pens, Pencils,

Markers, Yarn, Paper
Tools: Glue, Scissors
Tech:

Resources:

Teacher created
examples
Found examples

Assessments

Rubric, Pre and Post

test over texture and
pattern

Medium: Pencil, Paper,

Colored Pencils
Tools:
Tech:

Teacher created
examples
Found examples
Handouts on how to draw
a person
Rubric, Pre and Post test
over how to draw a
person

Clay, Rolling pin, Needle

tool, Loopy tool, Slip,
Score, Blend

Social Studies, Science

Medium: Watercolors,
Paper, Pencils
Tools: Paintbrushes, Paper
towels, Water containers
Tech:

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Rolling Pins,
Burlap, Rulers, Various
clay tools
Tech: Kiln

Color Wheel Poster

Teacher created color
wheel

Teacher made examples

and student created
examples

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over color mixing

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over hand building

7th Grade HEX

Content/Theme
Power
Standard

Skills

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Mixing Tints and

Shades Landscape
Students will be able
to create a
monochromatic piece
of artwork.
The element of color
mixing tints and
shades from a base
color. Students will
then construct a
landscape using the
elements of space.

One Point Perspective

Cityscape
Students will
demonstrate accurate
one point perspective.

Printmaking

Careers in Art

Students will create

texture-using patterns.

Students will explore

different careers within
the field of art.

The skill of printing

making and the elements
of texture and patterns.
Creating and labeling
prints to make a short
series.

Using research
strategies to find out
about art careers.
Presenting the most
important pieces of
information from
research and compare
and contrast different
careers.

Elements and
Principles of
Art
Essential
Questions

Elements: Color, Value,

Space

As an artist

I can make shades by

adding black in small
amounts to a base
color. I can make a
shade by adding a
colors complement in
small amounts. I can
make a tint by add a
base color in small
amounts to white. I
can make a
monochromatic

What is the difference

between a tint and a
shade? Where in a
piece of artwork
might you find a tint
or a shade?

The element to lines and

space to create a
cityscape. Creating 3D
on a 2D surface. Carefully
lining up a ruler to make
lines at the correct
angle, making parallel
lines and neat and even
parts of a building.
Elements: Line, Shapes,
Space
Principal: Rhythm
What is the difference
between a cityscape and
a landscape? What dose
parallel mean? How can
we use parallel lines in a
cityscape?

I can create perspective

by making nice straight
lines with my ruler. I can
use one point perspective
to create a cityscape. I
can make parallel lines
by using a triangle ruler
and lining it up with the
bottom of my paper. I
can create accurate
perspective by making

Elements: Line, Shapes,

Texture, Pattern, Color
What is a plate? How
could we use a plate to
create a piece of art?
Why would we call it a
printing plate? What is a
series? Can we have a
series in the art realm?
What is texture? How can
we create it?
I can make texture by
overlapping shapes. I can
make texture by creating
different thicknesses.

How many careers can

you name that deal with
art? Do you think you
can have a successful
life being an artist? Do
you think you can make a
lot of money being an
artist? Why would or
wouldnt you want to go
into the art field?
I can do many things. I
can find out about
different careers by
researching. I can use
the computer to find out
information on art
careers.

Vocabulary

Artist/Art
History
Integration
Medium/
Tools/Tech

Resources

Assessments

artwork by using a
base color with its
tints and shades.
Tint, Shade, Base
color, Foreground,
Middle ground,
Background, Space

Horizon line, Vanishing

point, Horizontal,
Vertical, Diagonal,
Parallel, Cityscape

Printing plate,
Overlapping, Texture,
Brayer, Relief

Karen Margulis

Stephen Wiltshire

Kim Major-George

Science
Medium: Acrylic Paint,
Paper, Pencils
Tools: Paintbrush,
Paper Towels
Tech:
Teacher created
examples, found
examples

Rubric, Pre and Post

test over mixing tints
and shades

everything go to a
vanishing point.

Careers
Medium: Pencil, Paper,
Colored Pencils
Tools:
Tech:
Teacher created
examples, student
created examples,
handouts (I do have a
movie that is shown
when I have a sub to help
them out.)
Rubric, Pre and Post test
over one point
perspective

Medium: Scraps of paper,

yarn, fabric Printing Ink,
Paper
Tools: Scissors, Glue
Tech:
Teacher made examples,
found examples, handouts

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over printmaking

Careers
Tech: Computer

Handouts, note pages

Compare and Contrast

over 2 art careers and
notes over 5 careers

7th Grade Exploratory

Content/Theme
Power
Standard
Skills

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Ceramic/ Texture
Students will create
various kinds of
texture.
Slab technique with
the element of
texture.

Hand building/ Slab Pot

Students will
demonstrate a slab pot.

Hand building/Coil
Students will create a coil
pot.

Taking a slab and

creating a pot with the
slab and properly secure
clay together. Adding
details to a piece of
pottery.
Elements: Shapes, Lines,
Pattern

Creating a pot using the

coil method and how to
change the shape of the
pot. Review how to
properly join clay together
and adding designs.
Elements: Shapes, Lines,
Rhythm

Hand Building/patterns
Students will
demonstrate different
kinds of patterns.
Students will put
together 2 hand-building
methods to create a
pot. Review patterns
and how they can be
made.
Elements: Lines, Shapes,
Pattern

How do we create an
even slab? Why is it
important for the slab to
be even? Why would we
need to use slip to stick
two pieces of clay
together? Why would we
need to scratch the clay
up first?

If I want a slab to be an
even thickness, would I
want a coil to be even as
well? Does my coil have
be rolled to fit all the way
around? Why should I use
the score and slip
method?

Elements and
Principles of
Art
Essential
Questions

Elements: Texture,
Lines, Shapes
Principals: Rhythm
What is texture? How
do we make implied
texture on paper?
How could we make
texture on clay? Could
we create both
implied and real
texture?

As an artist

I can experiment with

different mark making
tools. I can use my
hands to create art.

I can create coils by

rolling clay with my
hands. I can attach clay
using the score and slip
method. I can smooth
the clay to help blend
pieces together.

I can create coils by

rolling clay with my hands.
I can attach clay using
the score and slip method.
I can smooth the clay to
help blend pieces
together.

Vocabulary

Slab, Texture, Implied,

Needle tool, Glaze

Slab, Score, Slip, Glaze

Coil, Slab, Slip, Score, Glaze

Art/Art History
Integration

Math

Could we possibly use 2

of the methods of hand
building to create 1 piece
of pottery? Could we
use all three methods to
create 1 piece of
pottery? Patterns, can
we make them in clay?
What different methods
of decoration could we
use to create a pattern?
Could a pattern and
texture be the same
thing?
I can create patterns
using the elements of
line, shape, and color. I
can create patterns
with various techniques.
I can use an additive or
subtractive methods to
create patterns.
Slab, Slip, Score,
Patterns, Glaze
Math

Medium/ Tools/
Tech

Resources

Assessments

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Clay tools,
Various Texture tools,
Glaze Brushes, Burlap,
Sponges, Paper
towels, Plastic Bags
Tech: Kiln
Teacher made
examples, video clips
Rubric, Pre and Post
test over texture

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Clay tools, Glaze
Brushes, Burlap, Sponges,
Paper towels, Plastic
bags, Sponges
Tech: Kiln

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Clay tools, Glaze
Brushes, Burlap, Paper
towels, Plastic bags,
Sponges
Tech: Kiln

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Clay tools, Glaze
Brushes, Burlap, Paper
towels, Plastic bags,
Sponges
Tech: Kiln

Teacher made examples,

student created
examples, video clips
Rubric, Pre and Post test
over slab construction

Teacher made examples,

student created examples

Teacher made examples

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over coil construction

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over patterns

8th Grade HEX

Content/Theme
Power
Standard

Skills

Elements and
Principles of
Art
Essential
Questions

As an artist

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Ceramics/Functional
Art
Students create a
functional pot out of
clay.

Two Point
Perspective/Cityscape
Students will accurately
create a two-point
perspective drawing.

Drawing/Comic

Landscape/Painting

Students will apply

multiple elements of art
to create a composition.

Review how to roll

coils of clay, how to
create a base for the
pot, and how to
properly attach clay
together. Creating
some more than a cup
or bowl by adding a
pulled handle or
spout.
Elements: Shapes,
Lines, Pattern
Principals: Rhyme

Review two-point
perspective and how to
add turn a block into a
building. Adding details
such as sidewalks and
streets. Proportions of
different key elements of
the buildings.

Art history of comics and

graphic novels. Make a
person using shapes. Use
the principle of movement.
Neatly adding color and
writing.

Students will accurately

use the element of
space to create a
landscape.
Review the 3 grounds of
a landscape and the
element of space. Using
tempera paint students
will mix colors and add
texture to their
landscape.

Elements: Line, Shape,

Color, Value
Principals: Unity, Rhythm

What will happen if I

just stack coils right
on top of each other
and call it good?
What does functional
mean? Can art be
functional, explain.
I can create artwork
that serves a purpose
out of clay. I can
attach clay together
using the score, slip,
and blend method. I
can properly store my
clay for the next day.
I can use various
ways to create a
design on my finished
piece.

What is the purpose of a

vanishing point? How
does a two-point
cityscape differ from a
one-point cityscape?

Elements: Line, Color,

Shape, Space, Value,
Texture
Principal: Movement
How is a graphic novel
different than a novel?
What elements of art can
we use to create a comic?
How can we make our
comics look more
professional?
I can apply skills learned
to create original
artwork. I can take my
time and focus on what I
want my artwork to look
like. I can make my
artwork say what I feel
without words. I can use
craftsmanship.

I can use two-point

perspective to create a
cityscape. I can use my
ruler and vanishing
points to create
perspective. I can use
light lines so they are
easy to erase. I can
apply problem-solving
skills to work though my
project.

Elements: Space,
Texture, Lines, Colors
Principal:
What is the difference
between the foreground
and background? Where
in the landscape is it
going to be darker?

I can use the three

grounds of a landscape
to create the illusion of
depth. I can neatly
paint using the tempera
paint. I will mix colors
that I need for my
landscape. I will take
my time and choose
appropriate sized
brushes.

Vocabulary

Art/ Art
History
Integration
Medium/Tools/
Tech

Resources

Assessments

Coil, Base, Mouth,

Body, Lip, Pulled
handle, Spout, Slip,
Score

Vanishing points, Horizon

line, Horizontal, Diagonal,
Vertical, Parallel

Cell/window, Gutter.
Speech bubbles, Elements
of art, Elements of design

Foreground, Middle
ground, Background,
horizon line, tempera
paint, texture, details

Charles Shultz (Peanuts)

Medium: Clay, Glaze

Tools: Clay Tools,
Sponges, Paper
Towels, Glaze Brushes,
Burlap, Sponges,
Plastic Bags
Tech: Kiln
Teacher examples,
handouts, video clips

Rubric, Pre and Post

test over functional
art

Careers, Math
Medium: Paper, Pencil,
colored Pencils,
Tools: Rulers, Triangles,
Erasers
Tech:

Teacher examples,
handouts

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over two point
perspective

Careers
Medium: Paper, Pencils,
Color Pencils, Sharpies
Tools: Rulers, Erasers
Tech:

Teacher examples,
student examples,
handouts, Scholastic Art
Magazine
Rubric, Scholastic art
questions

Photography
Medium: Tempera Paint,
Paper, Pencils
Tools: Paint brushes,
Water containers, Mixing
trays
Tech:
Teacher examples,
student examples

Rubric, Pre and Post test

over the element of
Space

8th Grade Exploratory

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Content/Theme

History/Camera

Landscape/Space

Texture

Power
Standard

Students will
explore the history
of the camera.
Using good
research skills
students will learn
about the
development of the
camera. Use
information
learned to create a
brief presentation
over a given time
period.

Students will show

the illusion of depth
within a photograph.
Review the element of
space and what a
landscape is. Using
the school digital
camera take a
landscape picture.
Download off the
camera and submit
for grading.

Students will
demonstrate texture
through photography.
Camera zoom! Review
the element of texture
and explore how it can
be captured with a
camera.

History/Famous
Photographers
Students will explore
various famous
photographers.
Famous
photographer
research. Study a
selected
photographer and
their contributions to
the realm of
photography.

Elements: Space,
Color, Line

Elements: Texture,
Line, Color, Pattern

Skills

Elements and
Principles of
Art
Essential
Questions

How many
different kinds of
cameras have
there been? How
long have artist
been using
cameras? How
many different
inventors/artist
helped to create
what we
considered a
camera?

What is a landscape?
Explain the element of
space? How can we
successful show the
element of space
within a photograph?

What is zoom? What

dose zoom allow a
photographer to do?
What is texture? Can
we capture texture
with a photograph?
How does zoom and
texture go together?

As an artist

I can conduct
research on

I can take a picture

showing depth by

I can use information

learned with other art

Where photographers
always people that
just snapped a
picture? What have
photographers been
able to contribute to
art or even other
areas of study? Are
all photographers
rich? Do all
photographers get to
meet exciting people
or see cool places or
animals?
I can learn about
what other artist

specific areas of
art. I can produce
a presentation
showing my
knowledge over a
topic. I can use
my knowledge
gained through
research to make
me a better artist.
Vocabulary
Art/Art History
Integration
Medium/
Tools/Tech
Resources

Assessments

using the element of

space. I can better
show depth by taking
my time and thinking
before I take a
picture. I can use
different points of
view to make my
picture show more
depth.
Space, Landscape,
Quality, Blur

Social Studies
Tech: Computers,
Internet
Teacher created
handouts
Internet
Rubric,
Presentation

Medium: Digital Art

Tech: Digital Camera,
Computer, Internet
Teacher created
examples, found
examples, handouts
Rubric, Pre and Post
test over the element
of space

mediums to help with

my photography. I can
use the zoom on my
camera to create
abstract photography.
I can get myself closer
to an object to create
abstract photography.
I can find texture that
creates patterns if I
look closely.
Zoom, Texture, Quality,
Blur

Medium: Digital Art

Tech: Digital Camera,
Computer Internet
Teacher created
examples, found
examples, handouts
Rubric, Pre and Post
test over the element
of texture

before me have done.

I can use the
internet to help me
learn about different
techniques used by
famous
photographers. I
can present my new
knowledge by taking
pictures in a
photographers style.

Social Studies
Tech: Computers,
Internet
Handouts
Internet
Rubric