Last updated: 7/14/2025

Art- Grade 7 - 10 weeks 2025-2026

10 weeks

Students are seen everyday

Elements of Art/ Principles of Design

(1)	VA:Cr1.1.7a	Apply strategies to overcome creative blocks.
(1)	VA:Cr1.2.7a	Develop a criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.
(1)	VA:Cr2.1.7a	Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and artmaking approaches in creating works of art or design.
(1)	VA:Cr2.2.7a	Demonstrate conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
(1)	VA:Cr2.3.7a	Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art or design that clearly communicates information or ideas.
(1)	VA:Pr4.1.7a	Compare and contrast how technologies have changed the way that artwork is preserved, presented, and experienced.
(1)	VA:Re7.1.7a	Explain how a person's artistic choices are influenced by culture and environment, and affect the visual image that one conveys to others.
(1)	VA:Re7.2.7a	Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.
(1)	VA:Re8.1.7a	Interpret ideas and mood in art by analyzing artmaking approaches, characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media.

Learning Targets:

I can create unique pieces of art building on my knowlede of the elements of art and principals of design.

I can use inspired ideas and themes from artists to create my own creative works of art

I can communicate my ideas effectively building on techniques learned and critiques to convey a message in my art.

I can use proper descriptive language to critique my own work as well as professional artist's work.

Students will identify, evaluate, and create "Elements of Art" and "Principles of Design" in their artwork. They will create 2-dimentional and 3-dimentional art work. They will use different materials and enhance their techniques to give them a great understanding of the topic.

Line

Shape

Color

Form

Value

Texture

Space

Balance

Emphasis

Movement

Unity

Variety

Repetition

Contrast

Critique

Color Theory

Value Shading

Form and Space through 3-D techniques

Proportions

Space

Texture/Pattern

Collage

Google Classroom

Google Slides

Google Docs

Contemporary Artists

Worksheets

Teacher and Student Examples

Printed Photographs

Artist Websites

Kleki Paint Tool

EdPuzzle

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

Projects: Students will be evaluated on completion of larger projects. Assessments of projects will be done with the use of a grading rubric.

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