Notes On Pointillism Art

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Title of Unit Pointillism Art Grade Level Primary 5
Curriculum Area Art Form Time Frame 1 term (10 weeks)
Developed By Jennifer Tan
Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)
Established Goals/Content Standards

Students understand key concepts in pointillism art.
Students understand how to create a quality line drawing for the pointillism drawing.
Students are able to express their ideas through pointillism art.

Understandings Essential Questions
Overarching Understanding Overarching

Students will understand:
- Pointillism is a way of creating art using small dots or points of paint.
- Besides writing materials like pencil and pens, crayons, oil, acrylic, watercolor and gouache can also be an art medium to create.
- Art has purposes and functions.
- Artist will manipulate light to express emotions and ideas.
- How can human emotions be expressed through art?

- How do materials used in artworks influence how we understand art?

- How can the use of light affect the artwork?

Knowledge
Students will know… Skills
Students will be able to…
• how to select an image for quality line art drawing
• about line, proportion, light, texture and composition
• and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works
• there are used of various dots / colors to form an image when looking at it from far away, the eye blends the dots, in a process called optical blending
• there are used of blending the different color dots together, giving the picture more reality.
• When viewed from a distance, even though no orange paint was used, red and yellow create the effect.= COLOR THEORY/MIXING
• Painting medium can be utilised in pointillism including oil, acrylic, watercolour and gouache.
• artists who use pointillism
• Georges Seurat---...

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...all assigned guidelines; clearly explained concept, idea, or application of elements of composition and principles of design in a meaningful way.
Student demonstrated critically thought and insightful personal responses, which were clearly presented and well articulated. Student addressed most assigned guidelines; briefly explained concept, idea, or application of elements of composition and principles of design.
Student presented some general thought and personal responses.
Student addressed a few assigned guidelines; hardly explained concept, idea, or application of elements of composition and principles of design.
Student presented 1 or 2 general thought and personal responses.

Student did not address any guidelines; was not able to explain concept, idea, or application of elements of composition and principles of design.
No personal responses were given.

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