6th+General+Art


 * WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS**
 * STANDARDS-BASED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR GRADE 6**

By the end of Grade 6, the Grade 6 student will be able to:
 *  Demonstrate the use and care of the instructed drawing, painting and sculpture materials and the technique in using them. Materials such as pen, colored pencil, marker, poster paint, air brush, weaving, chalk, cray-pas, collage, paper mache and water color are the materials used in the Grade 6 program.
 *  Recognize the basic art elements and principles of design. They will have a knowledge of what line, shape, form, pattern and color relationships are and will be able to apply them to their art work.
 *  Know what the primary colors are on the color wheel. They will know how to mix them to create secondary and tertiary colors.
 * Understand the techniques of a variety of media to express an idea, feeling or mood in their art.
 * Identify famous pieces of art history that are covered in the art lessons.
 *  Produce a piece of writing that uses an art vocabulary to describe art work.
 * Demonstrate a knowledge of connecting art to other disciplines in their curriculum.
 * Develop their abilities of art perception. They should be able to discriminate why they like a piece of art and relate to the elements and principles for their rationale. Learn to critique.
 * Master increased fine and gross motor skills when working with more complex tools and materials.
 * Begin to understand the possibilities of future career paths in art.