This semester I am teaching an Art of Printmaking class to gifted students in
grade 6, 7, and 8. Students will attend class one 2.5 hour class per week for
17 weeks. I am hoping to help others by sharing some of the trials and errors
I encounter along the way. Let’s start with the goals and objectives:
grade 6, 7, and 8. Students will attend class one 2.5 hour class per week for
17 weeks. I am hoping to help others by sharing some of the trials and errors
I encounter along the way. Let’s start with the goals and objectives:
Goals and Objectives for Printmaking Class
Know:
- Know the 7 elements of art and identify their usage in art
- Know the 7 design principles and identify their usage in art.
- Know efficient and safe methods for tool and material usage.
- Know the basic methods of printmaking and processes for creating art prints.
- Know general history and culture of printmaking.
- Know basic drawing techniques for enhancing the message in art.
Do:
- Practice safe and responsible use of tools, equipment, and materials in printmaking
- Create 2-dimensional art using a variety of drawing and printmaking methods and materials.
- Plan, draft, revise, and edit our pieces to increase our skills and enhance meaning.
- Utilize the 7 elements and 7 principles of art in our pieces.
- Discuss the impact and meaning of various works of art.
- Critique our work and the works of others so we may grow as artist and audience.
- Write artists statements in order to clarify our message and artistic experience.
- Accept ourselves as learners on a continuum.
- Share our art in our community.
The Understandings:
- Art affects the audience and the artist.
- Artistic experience is unique to each person.
- Skills and strategies can be used to increase meaning in our art.
- The process of creating teaches us.
- Artists plan, revise, and edit to increase understanding of their art.
- We grow as artists with each piece.
- Artists deliver messages.
- Audiences and artists search for meaning in art and artistic experiences.
Essential Questions:
- What have I learned about myself from this experience?
- How do the materials change as they are processed and modified?
- What is my art saying?
- Why am I creating this piece?
- What is my message?
- Why do I create? What does it do for me/to me?
- How are the principles and elements incorporated into this piece?
- Is this piece for the artist or the audience? Is art for the artist or the audience? How do we know?
- What is the purpose of an artist statement?
- Why do I make art?
- What is art?
- Is this art?
- What feedback can I give fellow artists and myself so may grow as artists and increase meaning in our art pieces?
In the next post I will share the supplies ordered and created for a semester
long printmaking unit.
long printmaking unit.