5th Grade Landscapes: Outcomes
5th Grade Landscapes: Outcomes
5th Grade
By the end of this unit, students were able Landscapes
to create a detailed landscape. They
worked with perspective and created three
layers: the foreground, middleground, and
background. They also used a variety of
colors and designs to further enhance their
work.
ABOUT THIS UNIT
This unit is about expanding students'
EVALUATION / ASSESSMENT
knowledge of traditional art genres and
The beginning of this unit was assessed
techniques. By looking at landscapes from
with group discussion. The final work was
around the world students are able to
then assessed with a rubric that is based off
understand how art can be influenced by
of the skills they learned throughout this
daily life. Students will also learn about
unit.
certain perspectives and how to make
objects appear closer than others. From this FOR MORE INFORMATION
they are able to plan their own landscapes Please go to my website for further
and use their knowledge to create meaning resources and information about this unit.
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By: Paulina Wilkerson
TIMELINE UNIT GOALS / STANDARDS
Lesson 1: Intro to Landscapes Students will demonstrate an
Students will learn about landscapes and
understanding of how works of visual art
begin by drawing the foreground of their
landscape. and design are influenced by the culture of
Lesson 2: Drawing a Landscape daily life.
Students will have a quick refresher of the
information from last week. They will then (Standard 1.2. a)
draw the middleground and background of
their landscape. Students will visualize intended meaning
Lesson 3: Painting a Landscape
and determine a method of planning that
Students will learn about contrast and
warm/cool colors. They will then apply
SKILLS / CONTENT COVERED best supports personal artmaking.
this knowledge into the painting of their ● Layers of a Landscape
(Standard 2.2. b)
landscape. ● Perspective
Lesson 4: Finishing Touches ● Contrast
Students will plan works of visual art and
Students will make final touches to their ● Warm / Cool Colors
landscape and outline with various ● Compositional Balance design where intended meaning is
thicknesses of sharpie. ● How to Write an Artist Statement communicated to viewers.
Lesson 5: Adding Details
Students will learn about compositional (Standard 3.1. a, b)
balance. They will apply this knowledge
while adding spaces of zentangling to their Students will apply an understanding of art
landscape.
processes and studio skills to create works
Lesson 6: Adding Details Continued
Students will continue adding zentangling of art and design.
to their landscape.
(Standard 3.2. a, b, c)
Lesson 7: Writing an Artist Statement
Students will learn about how to write
artist statements and why they are
important. They will then write their own
statement about their work.
(See students once a week)