Places and Spaces in Art Grade 6-8 Set

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Places and Spaces focuses on environmental design in art and in the community. Each lesson in the set begins with a discussion of an art reproduction illustrating the environmental design, art concepts, and the theme. New terms and concepts reflecting the students’ advanced level of understanding include: atmospheric , linear, and 2 pt. perspective, open and closed interior spaces, unity and emphasis, simulated texture, patterns of lines, and complementary color.

 

By Joanne K. Guilfoil

Places and Spaces focuses on environmental design in art and in the community. Students will learn about environmental design in art as subject matter for artists and environmental design as an art form related to careers and professions. Each lesson in the set begins with a discussion of an art reproduction illustrating the environmental design, art concepts, and the theme. The students learn to view such things as architecture, urban and regional planning, interior design and landscape architecture as artistic endeavors.

The 6-8 Set extends students’ vocabulary in the world of art and environmental design. New terms and concepts reflecting the students’ advanced level of understanding include: atmospheric, linear, and 2 pt. perspective, open and closed interior spaces, unity and emphasis, simulated texture, patterns of lines, complementary color, preservationist, all of which set the stage to better understanding of the artistic process and to creative work by students.

The set includes:

  • 15 Art prints (5 per grade), selected from the Art Image collection, introduce and extend the major aspects of the design themes at each grade level;
  • A Teacher’s Guide offering 15 student-tested model lessons (5 per grade), keyed to the themes and prints accompanying the guide;
  • 15 laminated color photos (5 per grade) 8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) of actual architectural and landscape details complement the model lessons and provide students with additional insight into the built environment.

 

Teacher’s Guide offers you:

  • 5 themes for each grade and a model lesson for each. Lessons are designed for 45 minutes or more of class time;
  • Clear objectives for every lesson;
  • One black-and-white photo of the featured place or object to illustrate the theme of each lesson;
  • Examples of students’ artwork to show possible results;
  • Extension activities for further exploration of concepts;
  • Artists’ biographies, Glossary, Visual Dictionary;
  • Children’s Literature, Teacher’s Resources;
  • National Visual Art Standards and Assessment guidelines.

 

List of reproductions you will find in your Places and Spaces grades 6-8 set:

Grade 6:
Monet, Claude, Terrace at Sainte-Adresse
Gontcharova, Natalia, City Square
Indian Art, Siva and Parvati
Pissarro, Camille, The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning
Tooker, George, Government Bureau

Grade 7:
Hassam, Childe, Winter in Union Square
Bierstadt, Albert, Merced River, Yosemite Valley
Derain, André, London Bridge
Prendergast, Maurice, Festival, Venice
Stewart, Julius S., The Hunt Ball

Grade 8:
Chinese Art, Ming Dynasty, Five-Clawed Dragon
Hopper, Edward, Tables for Ladies
Bruegel, Pieter, the Younger, Expulsion from Inn
Magritte, René, The Empire of Light, II
Mondrian, Piet, Broadway Boogie Woogie

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