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Visual Arts Education — Grade 8

Goal 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.

Objective 4.02. Develop the use of life surroundings and personal experiences to express ideas and feelings visually.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

What makes you scream?
Students will study Edvard Munch's painting The Scream. They will then produce their own scream using directional lines as Munch did. Line was used by Munch in a variety of directions—horizontal, vertical and diagonal. This will help the eye travel to the central theme of the composition: the person's fright or what they fear.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Visual Arts Education)
By Cathy Crumpler.
Facial studies through creation of a face jug
In this interdisciplanary lesson, students study the anatomy of the face and use what they have learned to create thumbnail sketches of expressive faces on jugs. The lesson incorporates elements of social studies, earth science, psychology, and artistic meaning.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Lori Shepley, Melissa Thibault, and Nelle Hayes.
Expressive papier-mâché masks
Students will be creating an original papier-mâché mask that expresses an emotion. In doing this, they will be expanding upon their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in papier-mâché sculpture and acrylic painting.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
By Kerri Fuller.

Resources on the web

The many colors of individuals
Students focus on the effects of placing labels on other people. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts