MYP Visual Art

Past curriculum archive:
2016-2019 | 2019-2021

Grade 6

by Chaehyeon (Wendy) An, *Class of 2026*

Dot.Line.Shape

By learning elements of art and drawing, we will explore how
“Artists experience the arts through playful explorations.”

Key Concept: Aesthetics
Global Context: Cultural and Personal Expression
Tasks:
Formative: Elements of Art and Artist/Drawing Exploration
Summative: Elements of Art Drawing (Planning, Creating, and Reflecting)

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Grade 7

by Yelin (Hestina) Choi, *Class of 2024*

Identity Sculpture

By learning principles of design and sculpting, we will explore how
“individual identity can be expanded or disguised to explore personal history.”

Key Concept: Identity
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Tasks:
Formative: Principles of Design and Artist/Sculpture Exploration
Summative: Identity Sculpture (Planning, Creating, and Reflecting)

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Grade 8

Developing Skills

We will develop skills in drawing, painting, sculpting, and photography

Key Concept: Aesthetics
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expressions
Summative Tasks:
Developing Skills Portfolio
Contrasting Theme Drawing

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Masterpiece Remix

By learning art history, we will explore how
“Artists appropriate culturally meaningful images and re-contextualize them to make statements about our society.”

Key Concept: Communication
Global Context: Orientation in Space and Time
Summative Tasks:
Painting and Social Issue Research, Appropriation Art

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Exploring Stories

By learning animation and other narrative methods, we will explore how
“Artists serve as communicators to the society they live in.”

Key Concept: Identity and Narrative
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Summative Tasks:
Story and Idea Sketches
Final Narrative Product

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