6th Grade World View 2018-19

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Expanding art history knowledge, connect to class themes while building art vocabulary. Using art tools, strengthening fine motor skills, support individual development of expression and following a complex series of directions.

Day of the Dead Cultural exploration, artists that inspire, how does this tradition connect to North and South American history and World influences?

Day of the Dead alters- building on previous knowledge create a small clay “sugar skull” form, collage, sharpie and assemblage to create a 3-D frame to display and create a cohesive design.  Modeling clay used to add color and texture to alter. Form and function Engineering/ Art connection Connecting to classroom Social Studies themes

Take a Line for a Walk-Abstract art overview. Building contained organic 2-D line drawings that will become 3-D organic forms. The transformation of a surface through design, color, cutting and construction personal expression, paper collage with patterns, drawing, and 3-D cutting skills, spatial problem solving
Engineering/Math/Art connection

Pinch Pot Monsters- artists built clay 3-D models of monsters, starting with basic pinch pot shape or taco shape. Colorful Model Magic clay was used. Part 2, students could decorate the small paper plate/environment, monster coated with mod-podge glitter optional   Engineering/Art connection 

Pompeii Volcano relief composition – 1 session project connects to Ancient History Class Themes. Review of Pompeii Mt. Vesuvius and the structure of volcanoes. Build a volcano shape relief image with tissue paper/glue add color with watercolors and oil pastels, showing activity and time of day. 

Science/History/Art observation and imagination

Promotion 6^th grade Portraits-personal statement, photography and colorful collage (end of year project)