Art 8 - Unit 1 Newsletter - MW Spring 2025

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Mrs. Milam - Art 8 - Spring 2025 - Monday & Wednesday

Art 8 Unit 1 Newsletter

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Still Life Project Information

What is a still-life?

U1 Overview

Questions?

Coming Soon

Important U1 Dates

U1 Padlet

Index

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Unit 1 Overview

Welcome to Unit 1 of the Art 8 course! Now that we’ve officially begun the course together, I wanted to provide a brief overview of what we will be doing together within Unit 1 of the course. In Unit 1 of the Art 8 course we will have six lessons total: • U1.1 – Elements & Emphasis lesson • U1.2 – The Rule of Thirds (pt. 1) lesson • U1.3 – The Rule of Thirds (pt. 2) lesson • U1.4 – This is Art Critique PROJECT submission • U1.5 – This is Art Review (Quiz Review) • U1.6 – This is Art QUIZ We will complete all lessons, the Unit 1 project (artwork and worksheet), and quiz review together in guided instruction. I would highly encourage you to attend guided instruction on Mondays and Wednesdays, as we will work through all of these Unit 1 lessons together. Check your edio calendar on Mondays and Wednesdays for the link to guided instruction! As you look through the newsletter, check out the important dates for our lessons and assessments!

Click here to acces the U1 Padlet of resources!

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Help Needed? Use Our U1 Padlet!

Any helpful resources that you may need for Unit 1 of the Art 8 course can be accessed within the Unit 1 – Resource Padlet. Check it out!You can access:* Study guides* Guided notes* Vocab packets* Step-by-step project directions and visual examples* And more!

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In Unit 1 we will focus on the elements of art and the principle of emphasis. Emphasis helps artists draw attention to the focal point (or most important part) of an artwork. We will use color emphasis in our very own Unit 1 project creations that we will make for the course. 😊 In our first unit of the Art 8 course, we will be focusing on the art of still lives. A still life drawing is a drawing of commonplace objects. These objects are often items you would find in and around your house. Still life artworks often include items such as food, flowers, seashells, rocks, jewelry, vases, books, plates, and cups. You will create your very own still life for the unit 1 project!

What is a still-life?

Please remember that when it comes to the projects for the Art 8 course, Mrs. Milam does NOT grade you based on your artistic abilities. As long as you follow all project directions, you will be good to go!

Project Due: 2/12/25

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Our very first project in the Art 8 course will ask you to create a still life drawing that illustrates three household objects that are sitting on a table. Examples of household objects that you can draw in your own still life include: a coffee mug, candle, vase, fruit, art supplies, etc. In your still life drawing, you will use a pencil to sketch out your still life design and then you will use colored pencil to color in ONLY the three still life objects in order to emphasize those objects as your focal point. Once your “Still Life” has been completed, you will also answer some questions with your creation. Check out some more info and examples, to the right.

Still Life Project Information

Monday 2/24/25

Wednesday 2/19/25

Wednesday 2/12/25

Monday 2/10/25

U1.4 - This is Art Critique - U1 Project DUE

U1.5 - This is Art Review Lesson

U1.6 - This is Art QUIZ

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U1.1 - Elements & Emphasis Lesson

Monday 2/3/25

U1.2 - The Rule of Thirds (pt. 1) Lesson

Wednesday 2/5/25

U1.3 - The Rule of Thirds (pt. 2) Lesson

Important Dates for Unit 1

Be on the lookout for the Unit 2 newsletter. In the next newsletter, you can check out some of the awesome Unit 1 – “Still Life” creations that were made during Unit 1 of the course.

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COMING SOON! 8TH GRADE ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS

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Questions? Please Ask!