Top 10 ART grade 7-9 skills and popular lessons

Politics and Art Watch the video below and create your own Political cartoon based on an idea that you believe is important to you! sharpies, pens, or pencils create a political cartoon that represents your cause and belief.

Art, Art, Art. Your art can represent who you are. This is the most cliched, but most true term for all artists. Your job is to create a zine based on your life and the words and images that surround it.

Follow the video below to learn how to create a zine, then use the image posted below to help you with your creative process. Your zine can use, magazine images, drawings, or paintings to create this zine.



Link to images

Media is a strong representation of how we as individuals or society view current events and other concepts. For many, this can be seen in history, particularly in the United States during the great depression. The government funded a project that involved photographers. These would come to be known as FSA Photographs. The  Farm Security Administration (FSA) had hired a few photographers, including Dorthea Lange, a photographer who we will be covering in this lesson. 

 Here is a website and video on Dorthea Lange, read through it and write a paragraph on what you have learned. 

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dorothea-lange-about-the-film/3096/

Video Below 

You can also rent the video from youtube if you would like to watch the full documentary. 

Architecture and Art. 2 things that go hand in hand. That leads us as artists to an interesting conclusion, so below I want you to answer this question, but, make sure you brainstorm an answer before you write it out. - Why is Architecture Art and how does it relate to modern art? Watch these 3 videos and look at the description. job then is to draw a building or build one from card board that both acts as art and architecture. You can use examples of modern sculptors and architects to help you brainstorm ideas.

Art! This form of self-expression deals often times deals with the identity of the artist in all forms, and have worked tirelessly to use this in their artwork. One modern artist Kara Walker deals with this very specific topic. Watch the video below and write 3 paragraphs talking about her work. Look at these 3 specific items to help you analyze her work. https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s2/kara-walker-in-stories-segment/ 1. Why Does she create art 2. What is your opinion of her work 3. Why does she focus on the imagery that he uses in her work. 4. What was your first reaction when seeing her work.

Here is a list of art terms
Cecilia Art terms

Let me set the scene. You've taken an image and you notice that you snapped a bad image, but it's the only one you have. Normally, if you used a phone you could auto edit it, but what if you have a large camera or are more adventurous with your phone camera. This is where editing takes place. I have two videos posted below to help you on your way.

Colors, Shapes, and Lines!!!

What are these? 

Color - The property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.

Shape - A 2d space enclosed by lines. 

Line - A moving dot.

Use Hilma af Klint's artwork to help inspire your artwork. 

Link to her work. Take time to learn more about her!

https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/hilma-af-klint

As artists, it's our job to explore the world around us, and often we have the ability to use images, objects, and words that surround us in our everyday life. As artists, we often use the work of other artists, objects, and ideas around us to create unique works of art. In many ways, there are ways to show this. Use the three videos below to inspire you.

Your three options for your artwork are: 

1.) Collage 

2.) Assemblage 

3.) Photomontage 

- Collage - 

- Assemblage -

- Photomontage -