Scope and sequence · Arts
Grade 5 Art
A year of drawing from life, mixing real color, understanding light, learning where paint comes from, and looking closely at the great sacred art of the Renaissance.
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What to cover
32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Observational Drawing
- MUST COVER 1.1 Sighting and Measuring · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Negative Space · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Drawing a Still Life · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Nature Journaling · unit test
Unit 2: Form and Proportion
- MUST COVER 2.1 The Clothed Figure in Proportion · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 The Face · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Hands · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Animals · unit test
Unit 3: Color Theory
- MUST COVER 3.1 A Painted Color Wheel · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 The Value of Colors · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Intensity and Complements · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Color Temperature in Landscape · unit test
Unit 4: Light and Shadow
- MUST COVER 4.1 Core Shadow and the Terminator · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Reflected Light · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Cast Shadow Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Light in Vermeer · unit test
Unit 5: Material Science: Where Color Comes From
- MUST COVER 5.1 Earth Pigments · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Ultramarine from Lapis Lazuli · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Egg Tempera · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Why Paint Fades: Lightfastness · unit test
Unit 6: Perspective
- MUST COVER 6.1 One-Point Perspective Review · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Boxes in Two-Point Perspective · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Drawing Buildings · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Atmospheric Perspective · unit test
Unit 7: Composition and Design
- MUST COVER 7.1 Balance · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Emphasis · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Movement · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Unity, Variety and Thumbnails · unit test
Unit 8: Sacred Art and the Renaissance
- MUST COVER 8.1 Giotto and the Fresco · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Fra Angelico · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Raphael · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Gothic Cathedrals and Stained Glass · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Sighting and Measuring: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Negative Space: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Drawing a Still Life: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Nature Journaling: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 1 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 The Clothed Figure in Proportion: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 The Face: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Hands: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Animals: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 2 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 A Painted Color Wheel: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 The Value of Colors: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Intensity and Complements: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Color Temperature in Landscape: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 3 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Core Shadow and the Terminator: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Reflected Light: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Cast Shadow Shapes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Light in Vermeer: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 4 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 17 | Catch-up and review week (no new lessons) | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Earth Pigments: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Ultramarine from Lapis Lazuli: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Egg Tempera: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Why Paint Fades: Lightfastness: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 5 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 One-Point Perspective Review: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Boxes in Two-Point Perspective: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Drawing Buildings: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Atmospheric Perspective: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 6 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Balance: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Emphasis: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Movement: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Unity, Variety and Thumbnails: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 7 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Giotto and the Fresco: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Fra Angelico: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Raphael: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Gothic Cathedrals and Stained Glass: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 8 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 34 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 35 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 36 | Year-end review, portfolio and records |
Grading: Studio projects 40%, Sketchbook practice 20%, Unit reviews 15%, Portfolio pieces 25%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, below 60 needs more practice before moving on.