Visual Arts · MYP 1 (Grade 6)

Curriculum overview

From the school's grade-level overview sheets. Click any unit for the full Statement of Inquiry, concepts, ATL skills, and assessment detail.

• Expressive Composition

  Statement of Inquiry

  Composition communicates personal and cultural expression.

  Global Context

  Personal and cultural expression

  GC Exploration

  Artistry, craft, creation, beauty

  Key Concept

  Communication

  Related Concept

  Composition

  ATL Skills

  Thinking - Creative thinking skills - Generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives by: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes Create original works and ideas Organization skills - Keep an organized and logistical system of information files/notebooks

  Content

  Conceptual Understanding: This unit enables students to understand how they can represent their personal and cultural expressions through thoughtful artistic choices for their compositions. Topics: Elements of Art: Understanding the fundamental elements of art, such as line, shape, colour, texture, and form, is essential. Students should be able to identify and describe these elements in artworks. Principles of Art: Knowledge of the principles of art, including emphasis, through Line Dominance - Types of Lines, Shape Dominance - Geometric & Organic Shapes, Size Dominance - Proportions, Tone Dominance - 9-scale-value tone, Texture Dominance - tactile and implied, is crucial for comprehending how compositions are constructed. Cultural Awareness: Developing an awareness of various cultures, their artifacts, symbols, practices, and historical context is necessary for students to create culturally meaningful art. Artistic Techniques: Familiarity with various artistic techniques, such as drawing, painting, and Paper collage as well as the use of different tools and materials, is important for the practical aspect of creating 2D design compositions. Knowledge: Communication through Art: Understanding the concept of art as a form of communication allowing individuals to convey personal and cultural experiences and messages. Emphasis and Visual Hierarchy: Grasping the conceptual significance of emphasizing specific elements within a composition to guide the viewer's attention and convey intended meaning. Cultural Expression: Recognizing that personal and cultural expression through art involves more than just aesthetics; it encompasses cultural identity, values, and narratives. Skills: Artistic Planning: Students should learn to plan and sketch compositions, considering the arrangement of visual elements and the use of principles and elements of art to create a hierarchy of interest. Emphasis Techniques: Practical skills related to emphasizing specific portions of a composition using tones or textures, including the use of various tools and materials. Research Skills: Teaching students how to research and gather information about their chosen culture, its visible features, and historical context to inform their artistic choices. Critique and Reflection: Providing guidance on how to critically evaluate their own work and that of their peers through constructive critique and reflection, promoting continuous improvement in their art.

  Inquiry Questions

  Factual - What is composition? Whats are various forms of expression? Conceptual - How can art be a means of communication? What choices does artist make to communicate moods and feeling? Debatable - Is it important for an artwork to connect with the aucidences? Does the meaning of an expressive artwork changed over time?

  Assessment Objective / Criteria

  Ai. Investigate a movement(s) or genre(s) in their chosen arts discipline, related to the statement of inquiry. Research and investigate any two artworks align to the SOI. Aii. Describe an artwork or performance from the chosen movement(s) or genre. Collect and communicate the information of the artworks and artist of the related to the SOI in physical format. Bi. Practically explore ideas to inform development of a final artwork or performance Media Exploration: Exploring various techniques using different art medium like: collage, painting (postercolour), colour pencils - while understanding tonal values (studying grayscale), colour scheme to show development of skills. Bii. Present a clear artistic intention for the final artwork or performance in line with the statement of inquiry. Present clear artistic intention in line with SOI looking into media exploration while describing artistic choises for the chosen media. strong reasoning by describing the selection of media, choice of colours, application of tones to bring emphasis in their finalised sketch. C. Create or perform an artwork. Creating artwork - Demonstrates effective use of skills and techniques through the creation - Present evidence of techniques applied with examples and practical application of the skills developed. Di. appraise their own artwork or performance Appraise their own artwork using annotations only. Dii. reflect on their development as an artist Overall reflection to present their development as an artist using annotations only.

  Interdisciplinary / Service as Action

  Related Concept - Expression IDU possibility with L&L Unit 1- SOI - "Creative expression helps us to develop a better understanding of ourselves and others."

Other grades for this subject: MYP 2 · MYP 3 · MYP 4 · MYP 5