Art I --- Color

Stage 1 – Desired Results

Content Standard(s): FA1,2,3 Fine Arts PP1AHS1, PP1AHS2, EP1EHS1, EP1EHS2

Understanding(s): Essential Question(s):

Students will understand that….
Color schemes are created from using the color wheel
Primary colors are the bases of all other colors
Color affects our life-style and choices
How do colors relate to our everyday lives?
Why is the color wheel important to artwork?
Why should a person experiment with different color schemes?

Students will know… Students will be able to…

Primary Colors Examine the color wheel in detail in terms of vocabulary, color
Secondary Colors schemes, value, and history
Color Wheel Understand how Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and other artist used
Monochromatic Colors color to enhance his artwork
Analogous Colors Design and create art based on color theory
Triad Colors Relate color to our everyday lives
Neutral Colors
Split-complementary Colors
Complementary Colors
Warm/Advancing vs. Cool/Receding Colors

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence

Performance Task(s): Other Evidence:
Goal: create 3 individual pieces of artwork View Examples
using color schemes from the color wheel Daily Sketchbook Assignment
Hand-outs
Roles: artist/designer Written Notes
Discussion and participation
Audience: supervisor Pop quizzes
Unit test
Situation: use color design to create individual Artwork Rubric
pieces of 2-d artwork

Product: completed artworks

 Art I --- Color

Stage 3 – Learning Plan

Learning Sequence:
Pretest of prior knowledge
Color Mixing Experiment Worksheet
CH.5 Worksheet on Color
Notes over the color wheel
Study of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec/ Scholastic Art
Color Scheme Crossword puzzle
Unit Test - Written
Unit Test – Completed Artwork (3 Pieces)