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Art

INTRODUCTION TO ART 6
Grade 6
The art program involves students in learning about two- and three-dimensional art forms in lessons taught by classroom teachers and by art teachers. Art lessons are taught so that students experience a sequence of activities which help them use skills and processes, and create with art media, as well as study art history and appreciation/aesthetics. Each lesson provides activities that are appropriate for students' intellectual and physical maturity, and is structured so that students utilize and build on life-experience, as well as on knowledge from other subjects.

INTRODUCTORY ART
Grade: 7
Students will develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills as they observe the world around them. They will explore and produce artwork including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and crafts. A study of artists and their work will assist students in understanding the techniques, skills, and diverse intentions of artists from many cultures and times.

INTERMEDIATE ART
Grade: 8
Students will refine their ability to communicate visually; to manage a wide range of tools and materials; and to achieve quality, style, and craftsmanship in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and crafts. Students will have opportunities for evaluating and critiquing their own and other students' artwork as well as for studying artists and their works from many cultures and many times.