My feelings about the Elements of Art have changed over the years. As a new teacher I thought they were THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, and had to be addresses in every lesson. However, as I began to grow as a professional and develop my own teaching style I started to become disillusioned with them. Were they as important as I thought? I wondered if the Elements were worthy of so much of my student's time.
My Guideline for Teaching the Elements of Art- The Elements are hard to understand when they are isolated. To encourage deep thinking, students should be encouraged to develop their own opinions about what Elements stand out to them when they examine artwork. - The Elements are one of many ways to approach art. They should go hand in hand with explaining personal connections and emotional response to artwork. - The Elements are a great introduction to modern art and how art has evolved through time. - To really understand and learn vocabulary, kids have to talk, analyze and make personal connections to the Elements. Teaching the ElementsTo teach the Elements to my high school Art 1 students, I set up an experience where they will have to analyze, form opinions, use vocabulary in conversations and apply new learning. I start with assigning group presentations, where students have to define their assigned Element, find examples and make a game the reviews the information covered. As groups present, the class takes notes and develops ideas for their own artwork, which can be inspired by any Element. Next each student makes artwork inspired by an Element of their choice. This unit is deep and comprehensive, but it doesn't take more than a week of two. It's a way to teach the Elements that feels real and valuable.
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11/27/2016 02:31:27 am
I teach art to young children and I believe they learn the elements by practising. The elements are the ingridients of art. We always analyse art 2D and 3D to develop language.
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Mrs. PurteeI'm interested in creating a student student centered space for my high school students through choice and abundant opportunity for self expression. I'm also a writer for SchoolArts co-author of The Open Art Room. Archives
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