Scope and sequence · Arts
Grade 6 Art
A year of drawing, color, light and design for ages 11–12, learned from the old masters and practiced by hand every week.
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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: The Elements and Principles of Art
- MUST COVER 1.1 The Seven Elements of Art · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 The Principles of Design · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 The Sketchbook Habit · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Art Criticism: Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge · unit test
Unit 2: Drawing Proportion and Portraits
- MUST COVER 2.1 Sighting and Measuring · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Proportions of the Face · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Drawing the Features · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 A Self-Portrait from a Mirror · unit test
Unit 3: Color: Hue, Value and Chroma
- MUST COVER 3.1 Munsell’s Three Dimensions of Color · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 The Limited Palette · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Color Harmony · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Color and Atmosphere · unit test
Unit 4: Light: Chiaroscuro
- MUST COVER 4.1 Rendering Form in Graphite · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Drawing in Charcoal: Massing Light and Dark · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Drawing by Candlelight-Like Light · unit test
Unit 5: Material Science: Drawing Media
- MUST COVER 5.1 Graphite: How Pencils Are Made · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Charcoal: Vine and Compressed · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Paper: Fiber, Sizing and Tooth · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Erasers, Blending Tools and Fixative · unit test
Unit 6: Perspective
- MUST COVER 6.1 Two-Point Perspective · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Three-Point Perspective · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Atmospheric Perspective · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Drawing a Street · unit test
Unit 7: Composition
- MUST COVER 7.1 The Rule of Thirds · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 The Golden Ratio · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Leading Lines · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Notan: Designing in Light and Dark · unit test
Unit 8: Art from Ancient to Medieval
- MUST COVER 8.1 Egyptian Art · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Byzantine Mosaics and Icons · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Romanesque and Gothic: Churches of Stone and Light · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 The Book of Kells and Illumination · 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 The Seven Elements of Art: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 The Principles of Design: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 The Sketchbook Habit: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Art Criticism: Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge: 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 Sighting and Measuring: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Proportions of 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 Drawing the Features: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 A Self-Portrait from a Mirror: 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 Munsell’s Three Dimensions of Color: 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 Limited Palette: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Color Harmony: 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 and Atmosphere: 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 Rendering Form in Graphite: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Drawing in Charcoal: Massing Light and Dark: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Drawing by Candlelight-Like Light: 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 Graphite: How Pencils Are Made: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Charcoal: Vine and Compressed: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Paper: Fiber, Sizing and Tooth: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Erasers, Blending Tools and Fixative: 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 Two-Point Perspective: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Three-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 Atmospheric Perspective: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Drawing a Street: 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 The Rule of Thirds: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 The Golden Ratio: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Leading Lines: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Notan: Designing in Light and Dark: 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 Egyptian Art: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Byzantine Mosaics and Icons: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Romanesque and Gothic: Churches of Stone and Light: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 The Book of Kells and Illumination: 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 20%, Unit reviews 15%, Portfolio pieces 25%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, below 60 needs another try.