Seventh GradeOutlined below is a sampling of projects that are part of my seventh grade curriculum. While I try to fit as much as possible into this 9 week course, student pace, weather, and testing schedules may prevent us from completing every project listed below. Projects are not necessarily in the order we will complete them.
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Project Descriptions
PICASSO PRINTS
Students learn about the life and art of Pablo Picasso. In this unit, students try their hand at creating Cubist art. First they make a collage combining geometric shapes of facial features at different angles into one cubist portrait. Next they take this image and simplify it by carving the portrait on a printmaking block. Finally, they make multiple copies of their masterpiece through the inking and printing process.
No. 2 PENCIL ANIMAL
Based on a project from the book, From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Ken Vieth, students build a two-dimensional animal image using pencil shapes and colors. Students learn to transform an ordinary subject into an intriguing piece of artwork through abstracting both the animal and pencils themselves.
NON OBJECTlVE SCULPTURE
Students learn that a piece of art does not always have to portray a recognizable subject but can evoke a mood or idea through color and shape.
Connecting with our language arts teachers, students write a cinquain poem on a mood or idea. The subject of the poem cannot be a concrete object but rather an idea or feeling. Next, students take this poem and create a sculpture using a styrofoam base, wire hanger, and knee high nylon to reflect the meaning of the poem. After students create a shape with the supplies listed, students paint their sculpture carefully considering the color, texture, and pattern to emphasize the idea/feeling they wrote about in their poem.
MONOCHROMATIC PAINTING
This unit expands upon the color unit introduced in sixth grade. This year students focus on creating tints and shades of one color to complete a monochromatic painting of a bird. Students need to demonstrate several painting techniques and apply fine detail with care and precision. Texture and Contrast are the elements and principles of design that are emphasized in this lesson. Craftsmanship and detail are important components needed for success.
TRIBAL VASE
Students learn how and why Pueblo woman create pottery and pass down this tradition to younger generations. We compare their techniques and materials to ours and work to recreate a similar vessel on a smaller scale. The coil technique is employed to create our vase. To decorate, we research mask designs from several different cultures and fashion our own expressive mask that we apply to the finished vase.
PIPE DRAWING
Mark Kistler, host of the Imagination Station, helps introduce shading and overlap techniques with a fun drawing from his award winning series. After his 20 minute tutorial, students expand on this landscape choosing a cartoon theme to weave in and out of the pipes. Robots, spongebob, spiderman and the like can peek, hang, slide, or sit on the pipes adding interest to their composition.
WARHOL POP ART
Students learn about the life and art of Andy Warhol. Students then choose an iconic symbol they think represents popular culture for them and repeat the image four times in their composition. Similar to Warhol's Marilyn or Soup Can pieces, students employ different color schemes to each repeated image.
NicoTEAM POSTER CONTEST
The NicoTEAM poster contest is an annual tobacco prevention education event for area schools in grades 6-8. Students are tasked to design posters that address the risks of tobacco and its effects on overall health. A special page provides additional information about this event at the top of the home page. Crestwood has dominated in this event scooping up over half the awards for multiple years. Definitely worth a look!
Students learn about the life and art of Pablo Picasso. In this unit, students try their hand at creating Cubist art. First they make a collage combining geometric shapes of facial features at different angles into one cubist portrait. Next they take this image and simplify it by carving the portrait on a printmaking block. Finally, they make multiple copies of their masterpiece through the inking and printing process.
No. 2 PENCIL ANIMAL
Based on a project from the book, From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Ken Vieth, students build a two-dimensional animal image using pencil shapes and colors. Students learn to transform an ordinary subject into an intriguing piece of artwork through abstracting both the animal and pencils themselves.
NON OBJECTlVE SCULPTURE
Students learn that a piece of art does not always have to portray a recognizable subject but can evoke a mood or idea through color and shape.
Connecting with our language arts teachers, students write a cinquain poem on a mood or idea. The subject of the poem cannot be a concrete object but rather an idea or feeling. Next, students take this poem and create a sculpture using a styrofoam base, wire hanger, and knee high nylon to reflect the meaning of the poem. After students create a shape with the supplies listed, students paint their sculpture carefully considering the color, texture, and pattern to emphasize the idea/feeling they wrote about in their poem.
MONOCHROMATIC PAINTING
This unit expands upon the color unit introduced in sixth grade. This year students focus on creating tints and shades of one color to complete a monochromatic painting of a bird. Students need to demonstrate several painting techniques and apply fine detail with care and precision. Texture and Contrast are the elements and principles of design that are emphasized in this lesson. Craftsmanship and detail are important components needed for success.
TRIBAL VASE
Students learn how and why Pueblo woman create pottery and pass down this tradition to younger generations. We compare their techniques and materials to ours and work to recreate a similar vessel on a smaller scale. The coil technique is employed to create our vase. To decorate, we research mask designs from several different cultures and fashion our own expressive mask that we apply to the finished vase.
PIPE DRAWING
Mark Kistler, host of the Imagination Station, helps introduce shading and overlap techniques with a fun drawing from his award winning series. After his 20 minute tutorial, students expand on this landscape choosing a cartoon theme to weave in and out of the pipes. Robots, spongebob, spiderman and the like can peek, hang, slide, or sit on the pipes adding interest to their composition.
WARHOL POP ART
Students learn about the life and art of Andy Warhol. Students then choose an iconic symbol they think represents popular culture for them and repeat the image four times in their composition. Similar to Warhol's Marilyn or Soup Can pieces, students employ different color schemes to each repeated image.
NicoTEAM POSTER CONTEST
The NicoTEAM poster contest is an annual tobacco prevention education event for area schools in grades 6-8. Students are tasked to design posters that address the risks of tobacco and its effects on overall health. A special page provides additional information about this event at the top of the home page. Crestwood has dominated in this event scooping up over half the awards for multiple years. Definitely worth a look!
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