Wando High School Fundamentals of Visual Design Curriculum
Unit IV Categories Topics Activities
Elements and Principles of Design Standard 2: The student will use composition and the elements and principles of design to communicate ideas.
• Color • Value • Unity • Variety • Contrast
1. Read Ch. 5 and 8.3‐8.4. 2. Complete Vocab List and Graphic Organizer for
Unit IV. 3. Review SmartBoard Lesson on Color/Value. 4. Complete:
a. Color Worksheet b. Color Scheme Worksheet
Art Media Standard 1: The student will demonstrate competence in the use of ideas, materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of visual art.
• Graphite • Pen • Colored Pencil • Watercolor or Acrylic • Introduction to
Tempera, Gouache, and Oil
1. Read 9.3 2. Complete the following topics in the Art Media
Matrix: a. Colored Pencil (go over with class, not
in book) b. Watercolor c. Tempera d. Gouache e. Oil f. Acrylic
Art Production Standard 1: The student will demonstrate competence in the use of ideas, materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of visual art.
• Value Scales • Contrast Chart • Color/Value Project
1. Complete Value Scales Exercise 2. Complete Contrast Chart Exercise. 3. Complete Project of Choice using either acrylic
or watercolor.
Art Criticism Standard 5: The student will analyze and assess the characteristics and qualities of his or her own works of visual art and those of others.
• 4 Step Critical Method o Describe o Analyze o Interpret
1. Review: a. Step 1: Describe b. Step 2: Analyze c. Step 3: Interpret
2. Describe, Analyze, and Interpret The Green Heart (p.104) using the prompts listed on p.105.
Art History Standard 4: The student will understand the visual arts in relation to history and world cultures and the technologies, tools, and materials used by artists.
• 1600s Baroque • Enlightenment • Romanticism • Impressionism • Post‐Impressionism
1. Read 2. Complete the Art History Matrix on:
a. 1600s Baroque b. Enlightenment c. Romanticism d. Post‐Impressionism
3. Review SmartBoard Lesson on Impressionism and complete note‐taking guide.
4. Reading Pictures “Impressionism” Art Careers Standard 6: The student will make connections between the visual arts and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.
• Communication Careers
o Graphic Design o Illustration o Photography
1. Read 12.3 2. Fill out the following careers in the Career
Matrix: a. Graphic Designers b. Corporate Graphic Designers c. Advertising Agency Designers d. Publications Designers e. Web Designers f. Sign Designers g. Editorial Illustrators h. Technical Illustrators i. Medical Illustrators j. Cartoonists k. Comic Strip and Comic Book Artists l. Editorial Cartoonists m. Panel Cartoonist n. Advertising Cartoonist o. Fashion Illustrators p. Photojournalists q. Fashion Photographers r. Portrait Photographers s. Product Photographers
Extension Activity 1. Reading Pictures: “Mary Cassatt and the Design of a Painting”
Modern Connections Standard 3: The student will examine the content of works of visual art and use elements from them in creating his or her own works.
Georgia O’Keefe, Frank Stella, Chuck Close, Piet Mondrian, Grant Wood
Major Unit Assessments 1. Unit IV Test 2. Unit IV Final Project 3. Unit IV Art Criticism Writing