1. The elements of art are line, shape, color, space, form, texture and value.
2. These are the basic building blocks of any work of art and can be used as a lens in which to view and analyze works of art.
The student will be able to:
1. Identify the elements of art and how an artist uses them in a particular artwork.
2. Create a folded paper book that illustrates visually the elements of art.
3. Participate in a group critique at the end of the assignment.

Various images of artworks, student activity guides. Textbooks, markers, colored pencils, pencils, erasers, paper.

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The elements of art are the basic building blocks of an artwork. (Line, shape, color, form, texture, value, and space) Students must be able to understand what these terms refer to and how artists use them in different ways to convey different meanings. The students will begin by completing a pre-assessment of the Element of Art (in their Student Activity Guides) and will work individually and then in pairs to complete the worksheet. The students will eventually create (performance assessment) an accordion book of drawings that demonstrates their understanding through a visual representation of the elements and their properties.

Students will have two choices for their books:
Assignment: Create a folded paper book exploring and illustrating the Elements of Art.


Choice 1:
Student will create an accordion style book that illustrates at least 3 of the Elements of Art.
-There must be a cover page with your name included.
- There must be a table of contents
- Each panel or page of your book must be covered.
- At least three of the panels must be dedicated to one Element of Art each.


Choice 2:
Student will create an accordion style book that illustrates the different facets of one of the Elements of Art.
-There must be a cover page with your name included.
- There must be a table of contents
- Each panel or page of your book must be covered.
- At least three of the panels must be dedicated to one of the sub categories or characteristics of the chosen element of art.
Example- Line- with pages dedicated to
Curvy Lines
Line Weight
Organic/geometric lines

see attached rubric in Student Activity Guide

The student activity guide has all the necessary worksheets and papers the students will need throughout the project.

ElementsStudentActivityGUide.docx
elementsbook.docx