WRMS ART

Art is a 9 week exploratory based class that is offered to all West Rowan Middle School students.The students will be introduced to the basic techniques of drawing, painting, sculpture, and crafts in all grade levels. Students will learn the elements of art and the principles of design and how they are applied in various works of art. General styles of art will be introduced as well, with students creating visual examples of each style.Along with art, the students will introduced to some basic technology related to art that should help students become more prepared for the  EOG's.

CLASS OBJECTIVES

- Using media

- Imagining and implementing images

- Elaborating on an idea or theme

- Applying the elements of art and the principles of  design

- A as a means of communication and persuasion

- Interpreting the environment

- Visual arts purpose and function in history and cultures

- Contributions of visual arts in various culturs

- Purposes for creating works of art

- Identifying connections, and similarities and differences

- The impact of technology on the arts

- Art as a vocation and avocation

PROJECT MEDIA AND EXAMPLES

-self portrait collage - construction paper, etc.

- graph art - pencil

- glitter art - glitter

-animal patterns - mixed

- nonobjective art - mixed

-abstract art - mixed

- landscapes and distance - oil pastels

- sculpture - craft sticks

- sculpture - modeling clay

- Cubism - tempera paint

- Silhouette art - water colors

- North Carolina state symbols - tempera paint

- Pirate flags - tempera paint

- Architecture -  chalk pastels

- Nature studies - pen and ink

- Pointillism - markers

- Abstract names - mixed

- Expressionism - colored pencil

- African animals - group project

- Formal balance design - mixed

- Fantasy texture - crayons and rubbing plates

- Crayon projects - resist, etching, transfer

- Mosaics - mixed (construction paper)

- Positive /negative design - construction paper

- Logo art and lettering - mixed

- Abstract art - sand

- Completion art - pencil

Other projects will be introduced if time permits.