Students are able to better comprehend the background of the artist
of the month at a cultural and aesthetic level. They are aware of various connections
pertaining to the artists and are eager to know more about their lives.
Students have a more mature and personal voice when relating to the
artist concepts. They can relate to the artist's work on a deeper level and
can interpret it to various degrees.
Technical Skills / Making Art
Student skills are getting refined. Their work is detailed and sophisticated.
They can integrate their visual and verbal skills together (poetry
book).
Students are becoming independent learners (they can go to the library
to find their own references during work time; when drawing they can decide
on the medium they want to use).
Understanding of Concepts / Art Vocabulary
Students are able to talk about art concepts using specific art vocabulary.
They are avid listeners when sharing. The questions they ask their peers are
becoming more pertinent.
Students' work is becoming more personal and they have developed vocabulary
to express their own voices and their aesthetic sense. Specific art vocabulary
is stressed and expected.
Critique / Critical Thinking
Students are expected to understand how material and form effect the
content of the work.
Projects are more openly structured and artists are independently challenged
to respond to their ideas.
Students are walked through the process of learning how to ask themselves
the right questions.
Work Space
Fourth graders are very familiar with the art room as a work space.
They know where things belong in the room and are allowed to use their own warm-up
tools.
