Teaching Art to High School Students (14+yrs)
High School students should be given the opportunity to work with a variety of art materials. Often, they will be interested in creating art with a message, or for a cause (political or otherwise). This should be encouraged.
Grade 9, 10 and 11 Emphasis:
- Art theory as it relates to artists and art movements of the past and present.
- Analyze how technical and aesthetic elements contribute to the ideas communicated in works of art.
- State preferences for works of art based on detailed analysis.
- Describe how a society or culture influences the arts.
- Create art by selecting and using elements of art and technical skills to achieve a desired effect.
- Analyze works of art.
- Explore areas of artistic interest in greater depth as they develop their own critical and problem solving skills.
- Use a variety of materials to create art.
- Explore, challenge, express and develop ideas using the skills and techniques they have learned.
- Establish self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Sharpen intuitive abilities.
- Expand aesthetic awareness and develop aesthetic judgement.
- Continue exposure to art history. Analyze a work of art by comparing it to another from a different time or culture.
- Discuss elements of art and principles of design while identifying aspects that contribute to the effectiveness of art.
- Use personal and cultural experiences as subject matter.
- Analyze how technical and aesthetic elements contribute to the ideas communicated in works of art.
- State preferences for works of art based on detailed analysis.
- Describe the benefits of gaining skills in the arts.
Favourite Art Lessons for High School
- Classic Still Life Drawing
- Creative Principles and Elements of Art
- Face Study (Draw the Other Half)
- Gesture Drawing
- Happy Accident Painting
- Iterating Fractals
- Line Painting Flowers
- Mixed Media Still Life Painting
- Monoprinting with Gelli Arts
- Norval Morrisseau X-Ray Painting
- Pen and Ink Drawing
- Positive/Negative Bugs
- Still Life Mat Board Masterpieces
- Tissue Paper Collage Flowers
- Tissue Paper Landscapes
- Viewfinder Painting
- Wandering Ink Drawing Exercise
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