Visual Arts Week 4 At A Glance 2019-2020  Specialists: Christina Jansson and Lisa Dail 

Grade   Lesson Objective 

Standard  Key Vocabulary   Art Lesson  

1  Students will continue to be able to describe 

the process of creating secondary colors by 

mixing/combining two primary colors 

2.2 Mix secondary colors from primary colors and 

describe the process 

Line-The path of a point through space; Lines can be straight or wavy, thick or thin, long or short.  Primary Colors are the first colors on the color wheel. They are Red, Yellow and Blue.   Secondary Colors are created by combining/mixing two primary colors.  They are Purple, Green and Orange.  

 Color Wheel Mice 

  Crayon 

Tempera paint  

  2 

Students will continue to draw a sea otter in its natural environment using line, color, form and texture by using mixed media.  

1.3 - Identify the elements of art in objects in nature, the environment, and works of art, emphasizing line, color, shape/form, texture, and space.  

Texture- Artists show texture by making marks and using lines. 

Brush or Pastel Strokes- A mark or line made on paper with a brush or oil pastel.   Overlap- to extend one object over part of another object.  

 

Playful Sea Otters   

Crayon Oil Pastel 

Watercolor wash 

  3 

Students will continue to identify and describe the elements of art as they create an original work of art that depicts an overlapping school of fish in their 

1.5 - Identify and describe elements of art in works of art, emphasizing line, color, shape/form, texture, space, and value.  

Overlap- to extend one object over part of another object. 

Organic Shape- A shape found in nature. For example, the shape of a living animal or plant. 

Repetition- recurring or repeating shape, color, 

School of Fish   

Sharpie  Tempera paint  

Oil pastel 

natural environment using mixed media. 

or object within a work of art. 

 

4  Students will continue to use accurate 

proportions  as they create  an expressive  self portrait  

influenced by Fauvism.  

1.4- Describe the concept of proportion (in face, figure)  as used in works of art.  2.5- Use accurate proportions to create an expressive portrait or a figure drawing or painting. 

 

Proportion- Refers to how one part of an object relates to whole object in size, such as the size of an arm in relation to the rest of the body.  Fauvism- A painting style created by a group of artists (known as the Fauves) in the early 20th century (1905 to 1910)  which used strong vivid colors and expressive brushwork.    Colors are different than real life. Artist made meaningful connections with color to express emotions in their artwork. 

Self Portraits Influenced by Fauvism 

  Crayon Sharpie 

Watercolor wash  

5  Students will continue to describe  how negative shapes/forms and positive shapes/forms are used in a work of art. Students will demonstrate their understanding of complementary colors as they create contrast and emphasis in their artwork. 

1.2- Describe how negative shapes/forms and positive shapes/forms are used in a work of art. 

 2.8- Use complementary 

colors in an original composition to show 

contrast and emphasis. 

Positive Space- The object or subject in a work of art.  Negative space- The area around, between, above and below the object or subject in a work of art.  Complementary Colors- Two colors on opposite sides of the color wheel, which when placed next to each other  make both appear brighter. 

Octopus   

Crayon  Oil pastel