Lesson 1. Art as Inquiry - Art Criticism.
What is Hidden in a Work of Art?

• Introduction
  
• Description
  
• Analysis
  
• Technique
  
• Interpretation
  
• Judgment
  
• Student Art Criticism Model
  
• Assignment 1
  
• Rubric

Lesson 2. Art in Context - Oral Art History.

• Introduction
  
• What Is Art History? Who is an Artist?
  
• Student Model, Oral History of Beverly McIver
  
• Conducting an Interview
  
• Assignment 2
  
• Rubric
  
• Turkish Student Model

Lesson 3. Creating Art - Making

• Introduction
  
• Color and Painting
  
• Assignment 3
  
• Student Self Evaluation
  
• Student Model Self Evaluation
  
• Rubric

Lesson 4. Art as Inquiry - Aesthetics

• Introduction
  
• List of Art Theories and Explanations
  
• Assignment 4
• 
  Rubric

OVERVIEW OF ASSIGNMENTS:

Lesson 1. Art as Inquiry - Art Criticism. Write an Art Criticism Report of one artwork from the suggested Internet websites.

Lesson 2. Art in Context. Interview an artist in your community.

Lesson 3. Creating Art. Make an Expressive Painting of yourself using a computer paint/draw program or a scanned photo of yourself. You will repeat the same drawing/photo three times using first monochromatic, then analogous, and finally complementary colors. You will complete a self evaluation of your work.

Lesson 4. Art as Inquiry - Aesthetics. Find one painting example on the net for each art theory provided and discuss why it is art.