| Week 1 |
Digital Art/Animation |
| Obj "We will ..." |
Review syllabus and course introduction |
| Task "I will ..." |
Contribute to setting class values, WYR posters, nameplates |
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Discuss class procedures and expectations |
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Participate in breakout challenge |
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| Week 2 |
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| Obj |
Evaluate the role of creativity |
| Task |
Define creativity and rate ability and create a class manifesto |
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Investigate the science of creativity |
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Participate in creativity-building exercises and discuss other 21st Century skills |
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Present Creativity Takes Courage and Design Thinking |
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Compare Digital Art to Graphic Design |
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Identify where creativity comes from. What is inspiration? |
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Hold On/Let Go creativity exercise |
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Connect creativity to brain activity |
| Task |
Conduct right/left brain survey |
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| Week 3 |
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| Obj |
Identify interests and characteristics of personality that are right/left brain |
| Task |
Create a right/left brain drawing |
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Introduce the Elements of Art |
| Task |
Demonstrate how to use the Choice Board for selecting Elements of Arts assignments |
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Review Elements of Art |
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Select solo project from Choice Board and view Classroom requirements and resources |
| Obj |
Review Elements of Art |
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Select partner project from Choice Board |
| Obj |
Review Elements of Art |
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Discuss and select team projects |
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| Week 4 |
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| Obj |
No School |
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| Obj |
Review Elements of Art |
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Make a plan for the team project |
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Test on Elements of Art |
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Begin team project |
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Work on team project |
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Assess progress on team project |
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Work on team project |
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Complete Elements of Art team project |
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| Week 5 |
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| Obj |
Explore characteristics of digital art |
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Study the history of digital art |
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Investigate trends in digital art and commercial uses |
| Task |
Introduce Photoshop |
| Obj |
Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
| Task |
Explore brushes |
| Obj |
Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
| Task |
Explore drawing and shape tools |
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Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
| Task |
Make a one-line art illustration |
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| Week 6 |
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| Obj |
Introduce color theory |
| Task |
Prepare a color wheel and identify key terms |
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Identify color themes in art |
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Collect examples of analogous, complementary and triadic color combinations, warm/cool colors |
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Identify color moods in digital art |
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Create a mood board swatches using Photoshop brushes |
| Obj |
Learn to use Adobe color site to select colors for pop art project |
| Task |
Make a photo iinto pop art with complementary colors |
| Obj |
Color theory test |
| Task |
Finish pop art project |
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| Week 7 |
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| Obj |
Use Photoshop to create digital art |
| Task |
Preview choice assignments and resources |
| Obj |
Use Photoshop to create digital art |
| Task |
Plan/sketch and collect brushes/graphics for digital art project |
| Obj |
Use Photoshop to create digital art |
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Work on digital art project |
| Obj |
Use Photoshop to create digital art |
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Work on digital art project |
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Reflect and critique digital art project |
| Task |
Submit digital art project |
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| Week 8 |
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| Obj |
Discuss meaning of visual literacy and point of view when creating artistic pieces |
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Formulate ideas for personal style and voice |
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Introduce digital notebook and artistic reflection strategies |
| Task |
Design cover for notebook |
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Determine how critical thinking intersects with creativity |
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Set up notebook table of contents and reflect on technology's influence in art |
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Present meaning and development of mandalas |
| Task |
Color a mandala |
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Demonstrate art tangling techniques |
| Task |
Create a square of a tangling design |
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| Week 9 |
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| Obj |
Relate shapes and symbols to cultural/spiritual/literary meanings |
| Task |
Select shapes and record notes in design notebook |
| Obj |
Examine technical aspects of making a mandala |
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Determine best tools for use in Photoshop to create a mandala |
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Create a draft of a mandala section using shapes and brushes |
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Describe the meaning of features in the mandala project and select color theme |
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Demonstrate techniques in Photoshop to create a mandala |
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Use Photoshop tools to design a mandala |
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Demonstrate techniques in Photoshop to create a mandala |
| Task |
Use Photoshop tools to design a mandala |
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