• 6th Grade Visual Arts

    Course Description

    Artists in the sixth grade art program will explore the art elements in relationship to art history and studio activities. Studio activities will include a variety of media in both two and three-dimensional formats. Students will begin to establish artistic practices aligned with the Eight Studio Habits, such as keeping a sketchbook and/or building a digital portfolio of their artwork.

    Grade Level(s): Sixth Grade

    Related Priority Standards (State &/or National):  Missouri Fine Arts Standards

    Essential Questions

    • Where do artists get ideas for their artworks?
    • How do artists use tools to generate and organize possible ideas for artworks?
    • How do students organize artistic ideas for artworks?
    • How do artists use them to describe their artworks?
    • What media are used to create different types of art?
    • What techniques and knowledge are required to use specialized tools and materials?
    • How are the Art Elements used to create artworks? 
    • Why do artists revise their artwork? 
    • How do artists give and receive feedback about their artwork?
    • What are artist portfolios and how are they created and organized?
    • How do artists use the Art Elements to describe their artworks?
    • What language do artists use to respond to artworks?

    Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas

    • Students will use the Art Elements to generate and organize possible ideas for artworks.
    • Students will use tools to generate and organize possible ideas for artworks.
    • Students will make artistic decisions and plan for artworks.
    • Students will create artworks using a range of media.
    • Students will persevere to create works of art.
    • Students will use techniques and knowledge to work with specialized tools and materials.
    • Students will use the Art Elements to inform and create artworks.
    • Students will produce artwork and reflect and revise their work.
    • Students will give and get feedback about their artwork from peers.
    • Students will organize artworks in an artist portfolio.
    • Students will describe what their artworks are about using the Art Elements.
    • Students will respond to works of art.

    Course-Level Scope & Sequence (Units &/or Skills)

    Artistic Thinking Process: Inspiration

    • Students will use tools and resources to generate and organize ideas for artworks.

    Artistic Thinking Process: Design

    • Students will plan for artwork using planning sketch methods.

    Artistic Thinking Process: Creation

    • Students will create artwork using a range of media. 
    • Students will persevere when creating artwork. 
    • Students will acquire new techniques and knowledge to work with specialized tools and materials. 
    • Students will revise artwork.
    • Students will provide feedback about artwork and other peers’ work.

    Artistic Thinking Process: Presentation/Reflection

    • Students will learn what artist portfolios are.
    • Students will create and organize their artworks into an artist portfolio. 
    • Students will learn about the Art Elements.
    • Students will identify where they use the Art Elements in their artworks.
    • Students will learn artistic language artists use to respond to artworks.
    • Students will use artistic language to respond to artworks.

    Date Last Revised/Approved: April 2023