First Grade

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First Grade

• Visual Art

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Elements of Art used in 1st Grade

• Line
• Organic line
• Geometric line
• Line Design
• Repetition

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Line A stroke between two points.
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Dots can be another way to create line, these are
examples of art made with only dots.
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Organic line irregular, bumpy lines found in
nature
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A line can spiral, dance, branch, flow and dot
across your paper.
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A line can be thick and thin.
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Geometric line Straight lines or lines that
sharply change direction

• Find the geometric straight lines in this
  drawing.

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Line Design repetitive lines make patterns.
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Repetition The rhythmic repeating of objects
and patterns (stiletto AAA or alternating AbAb)
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• Repeating lines in areas can create different
  patterns.

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Repeating Pattern
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A continues line design can make a great border.
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Identify Experience

• Label, list, name, define, relate, recall and use
  art making tools

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Recognize the difference between organic lines
(found in nature)
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Or man-made geometric straight lines that sharply
change direction.
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Are these organic or geometric lines?

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Which lines are geometric and which are organic?
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Experiment drawing some lines that do these
things,

• Spiral, curve, branch and zigzag forming
  patterns.

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Explore Contextualize

• Discover, look at, investigate, experience and
  form ideas

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Experience the joy of creating combinations of
line designs. Make simple repetitive patterns.
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There are patterns that repeat all around us,
look at your clothing can you find repetitive
pattern.
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Draw some patterns, color or paint them. Then
put them together to make a piece of art.

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Read Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
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Build Skills Practice

• Apply, construct, demonstrate, illustrate,
  evaluate and practice

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Practice making lines that are horizontal,
vertical and diagonal.

• Horizontal Lines
• Vertical Lines
• Diagonal Lines

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Recognize objects that form a line and arrange
objects into a line.
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Begin to show awareness of size relationship
between lines. Do a drawing of big and small
shapes.
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Use rhythm in showing syncopated lines, this is
a way to include a variety of rhythms flowing or
a progressive line.
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Analyze Integrate

• Compare, contrast, distinguish, examine and
  incorporate

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Find line design patterns in photos and artworks

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Photos with Line Design
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Pick favorite combinations of line designs to
draw and then color.
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Draw while listening to music, then let the music
guide you to draw with feeling using your
imagination.
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Still Music by the artist Ben Shahn
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Research Create

• Study, explore, seek, be creative, imagine and
  produce

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Observe in picture books or artworks different
emotions using lines.

• In the book Mr. Gumpys Outing the artist
  John Burningham shows good use of line in telling
  a story.

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Read the book, Drawing Book of Facesby Ed
Emberley
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Try drawing faces from books other than coloring
books.
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• Sketch facial features inside some drawn
  heads.

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Draw short and tall stick figures showing correct
size relationships.
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Images by the artist Paul Klee

• Pastoral (Rhythms)

• Zitronen

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Images by Paul Klee

• Captive

• Embrace

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Refine Contribute

• Show skill mastery for
• grade level, give
• opinions, support
• others, and show art.

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Produce line drawings showing an awareness of
self in the (local) world, using symbols in
communicating meaning.
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Art with symbols
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• Think of something that you want to express
  with a drawing.

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Do your own drawing of something that has meaning
to you.
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Talk about your artwork and its meaning with
another person.
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Display your art work in your class room or in
an art show.