Last updated: 7/14/2025

8th Grade Art Curriculum Map Q2 2025-26

1 Quarter

10 weeks

Students are seen every other day.

Elements and Principles of Art

-continue to build knowledge and skills of fine art using the elements and principles

-grow knowledge of art careers

(1)	VA:Cn11.1.8a	Through observation, infer information about the time, place, and culture in which a work of art or design was created.
(1)	VA:Cr1.1.8a	Document and reflect on early stages of the creative process, visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.
(1)	VA:Cr1.2.8a	Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life by using a contemporary practice of art and design.
(1)	VA:Cr2.1.8a	Experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of artmaking or designing.
(1)	VA:Cr2.2.8a	Explain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment; and demonstrate self-regulation in applying the understandings in the art classroom.
(1)	VA:Cr2.2.8b	Demonstrate ethical responsibility when appropriating, posting, and sharing images.
(1)	VA:Cr2.3.8a	Select, organize, and design images and text to make visually clear and compelling artistic work.
(1)	VA:Cr3.1.8a	Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.
(1)	VA:Pr4.1.8a	Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation.
(1)	VA:Pr6.1.8a	Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.
(1)	VA:Re7.1.8a	Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
(1)	VA:Re7.2.8a	Compare and contrast contexts and media in which viewers encounter images that influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
(1)	VA:Re8.1.8a	Analyze how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.
(1)	VA:Re9.1.8a	Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.

How do artists decide which medium to use?

How do artists come up with original ideas for their artwork?

How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?

What role does persistence play in revising, refining, and developing work?

Where can you find the elements and principles of art outside the art classroom?

What have you learned from creating a gallery in which artwork can be sold?

What art careers do you feel should be examined further?

Students will identify, evaluate, and create the elements and principles of art in their artwork. They will use different materials and techniques to give them a great understanding of the topic. Exploration of materials continues.

Students will connect the concept of creating artwork with selling artwork, reflecting on quality and presentation in the process.

Refer to quarter 1 curriculum map for detailed elements and principles of art vocabulary.

Gallery

Commission

Profit

I CAN identify the elements and principles of art in my personal and others artwork.

I CAN evaluate the elements and principles of art in my personal and others artwork.

I CAN create the elements and principles of art in my personal artwork and identify it in others artwork.

I CAN prepare artwork for a gallery setting, to be sold.

I CAN figure out commission for myself with the sale of an artwork.

Google Classroom

Google Slides

Contemporary Artists

Worksheets

Teacher Examples

Printed Photographs

Artist Websites

Classwork (Formative): Students will be evaluated on completion of different small classwork exercises to build their understanding and gauge their own learning progress.

Projects (Summative): Students will be evaluated on completion of larger project.

Critique (Reflection): Students will evaluate and critique their own, peers, and professional artwork.