K-8 Art Benchmarks - Scope and Sequence.pdf

BHUSD VISUAL ARTS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE GRADES 1 - 8
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LINE
Perceive and use line to show 3-dimensional form I R R R R
Perceive and use contour line I R R R
Use line in observational drawings I R R R R R R R
Use line to capture gesture I R R R
Use line for visual texture I R R R R R R R
Use line variety for design I R R R R R M
Use linear perspective to create space I R R
Use line as a tool in design process and communication I R R R R R R R
Use lines to create shapes I M
Identify and use a variety of types of lines (thick and I M
thin, curving and straight, varying directions)
Use lines to show movement I R R R R R M
Use line to create visual rhythm I R R R R R R
COLOR
Use color for emphasis I R R R R R R
Use color to influence mood, temperature and show I R R R R R R R
expression
Use color families: warm and cool I R R R R R R R
Use color families: tints and shades I R R R R R
Identify and use primary colors I M
Identify and use secondary colors I R M
Identify and use tertiary colors I R R R R R R
Identify and use complementary colors I R R R R R
Identify and use analogous color I R R
Use color families: neutral I R R R R
SPACE
Identify and use perspective I R R R
Identify horizon line I R R R R R R R
Identify foreground, middle ground, and background I R R R R R
Create a work of art using overlapping, size difference, I R R R R R R
to show depth
Paint or draw a landscape, seascape or cityscape
showing the illusion of space
Use figure-ground relationships I R R R R R R R

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Use atmospheric prerspective I R
Use positive and negative space I R R R R
Create the illusion of visual mass I R R R R
SHAPE AND FORM
Identify and use geometric shapes I R R R R R R
Identify and use organic shpes I R R R
Differentiate between two-dimensional shape and I R R R R R R R
three-dimentional form
Describe the concept of proportion, applied to the I R R R R
face and figure, as used in art.
TEXTURE
Identify tactile or visual texture in life I R R R R R R R
Create texture with line and color two-dimensionally I R R R R R R R
Create texture with line and color three-dimensionally I R R R R R R R
Use texture to create emphasis I R R R R R
Use texture for design I R R R R R R R
Use texture in two-dimensional art for emphasis and I R R R R R R
design
Use texture in three-dimensional art for emphasis and I R R R R R R
design
Identify texture in man-made and natural forms I R R R R R R
BALANCE
Identify and use symmetrical balance I R R R R R R
Identify and use asymmetrical balance I R R R R
Identify and use radial balance I R R
Achieve balance in a work of art I R R
VALUE
Use value to suggest three-dimensional form I R R R R R R
Use a range of values I R R
Use value to describe light source I R
PATTERN/RHYTHM
Create pattern using repetition of lines, shapes, colors I R R R R R R R

BHUSD VISUAL ARTS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE GRADES 1 - 8
Identify and use pattern I R R R R R R R
Identify and use rhythm I R R R R R
Identify and use emphnasis I R R R R
Use rhythm to create visual movement I R R R R R
UNITY/CONTRAST/EMPHASIS/HARMONY
Create unity using proximity, repetition, or I R R R
continuation of elements
Identify unity and harmony in works of art I R R R
Identify and use visual emphasis in a work of art I R R R R R
Perceive and describe emphasis and contrast in art I R R R R
SKILLS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH MATERIALS, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES
Mix and modify colors I R R R R R R R
Use brush technuiques to create texture I R R R R R
Use pinch technique in clay modeling I R R R R R R R
Use coil technique in clay modeling I R R R R R R R
Use slab forming technique in clay modeling I R R R R
Use wet in dry painting technique I R R R R R R R
Use wet in wet painting technique I R R R R R
Use printing, rubbing, collage techniques I R R R R R R
Use oil pastels, watercolor and tempera I R R R R R R
Use tempera paints to create tints, shades and neutral I R R R R R
colors
Use sgraffito technique I R R R R
Use scumbling and drybrushing techniques
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Use additive and reductive techniques in sculptures I R R R R
Use incising techniques I R R R R R R R
Use papier mache techniques I R R R R R R R
Use clay glazing techniques I R R R R R R R
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
Understand ways that history and culture influence art I R R R R R R R
Analyze specific influences of history and culture on art I R R R R R R R
Understand ways that art influences history and culture I R R R R R R R
Analyze cultural impacts of artists and art I R R
movements
Compare various works of art with a similar, created at I R R R R R

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different time periods
Identify and describe representational, abstract and I R R R R R
non-representational works of art
ART CRITICISM
Describe artworks using the language of art I R R R R R R R
Analyze artworks using the language of art I R R R R R R R
Interpret artworks using the language of art I R R R R R R R
Apply relevant criteria to evaluate artworks I R R R R R R R
Apply relelant criteria to evaluate their own artwork I R R R R R R R
Demonstrate understanding of relevant art concepts I R R R R R R R
in evaluation of artworks
CONNECTIONS
Make connections between art and other school I R R R R R R R
subject areas
Make connections between visual arts and performing I R R R R R R R
arts
Make personal connections with visual arts I R R R R R R R
Identify places and products that involve the work of I R R R R R R R
artists
Link knowledge of art concepts to art careers I R R R R R R R
Discuss artists and museums in the community I R R R R R R R
Describe the way in which individual experiences of an I R R R R
artist may influence the development of specifric
works of art