Course Syllabus for C. Coleman Reading & Art:

1. Reading 6^th grade:

a. Second Six Weeks—

i. (South America)

1. For the Fun of It

2. The Circuit

3. Cricket In the Road

ii. (Africa)

1. Abd Al-Rahman

2. Tutankhamen

3. How to Bring Up a Lion

b. Third Six Weeks—

i. (Africa-Sub Sahara)

1. Nadia the Willful

2. Why Monkeys Live in Trees

3. Heroes: (L12) Steve Bilko S. African Freedom Fighter

ii. (Europe)

1. Number the Stars

2. Number the Stars

3. Number the Stars

c. Fourth Six Weeks—

i. (Europe con’t)

1. Aaron’s Gift

2. Dog of Pompeii

3. Lob’s Girl

4. Zlateh the Goat

5. Damon & Pythias

6. Disasters: (L16) London Falls

d. Fifth Six Weeks—

i. (Middle East)

1. Disasters: (L18) Beruit Bombing

2. Disasters: (L16) Black Death

ii. (Asia)

1. Chinatown

2. The Living Kuan-Yi

3. Oh Broom, Get to Work

4. The Land of Small Dragons

e. Sixth Six Weeks—

i. (Asia)

1. The First Emperor

ii. (Pacific Realm)

1. Ghost of the Lagoon

2. Phenomena: (L11) Tsunami

3. Disasters: (L19) Hawaiian Hurricane

4. Phenomena: (L5) Triangle of Fear

5. All Summer in a Day

2. Art 7^th/8^th:

a. Second Six Weeks

i. Space/Space & Perspective

ii. Value/Color

iii. Color Schemes/Texture

iv. Balance/Emphasis

v. Proportion/Rhythm

vi. Pattern/Unity

b. Third Six Weeks

i. Variety/Units 1 & 2 Review

ii. Paint 2 Views

iii. Drawing/Painting

iv. Printmaking/Collage

v. Textile Arts/Sculpture

vi. Architecture

c. Fourth Six Weeks

i. Ceramics/Pottery

ii. Photography

iii. Computer Art

iv. Unit 3 Review/Murals

v. People (groups)/Self Portraits

vi. Still life

d. Fifth Six Weeks

i. Paper Mache Animals/Landscapes

ii. Seascapes

iii. Cityscapes

iv. Textured Still Life

v. Unit 4 Review

vi. Prehistoric Styles

e. Sixth Six Weeks

i. Egyptian/Greek/Roman Styles

ii. Medieval/Renaissance

iii. Eastern Art/Expressionist

iv. Cubism/Sports Posters

v. Landscape/Art Teacher

vi. Building Designs/Finals

3. 6^th Grade Art:

a. Second Six Weeks

i. Form/Space

ii. Space/Distance/Value

iii. Color/Colorists

iv. Texture

v. Landscapes

vi. Unit 1 Review/Balance

b. Third Six Weeks

i. Emphasis/Proportions

ii. Pattern/Rhythm

iii. Unity/Variety

iv. Still Life Painting

v. Unit 2 Review

vi. Drawing/Painting

c. Fourth Six Weeks

i. Printmaking

ii. Collage

iii. Fiber Artworks

iv. Sculpture

v. Architecture

vi. Pottery/Ceramics

d. Fifth Six Weeks

i. Photography

ii. Computer Art

iii. Tessellations

iv. Cave Paintings/Egyptian Art

v. Greece/Roman Art

vi. Americas Architecture

e. Sixth Six Weeks

i. Renaissance Art

ii. Eastern/Western Art

iii. Self-Portraits

iv. Animals

v. Cubism/Impressionism

vi. Expressionism/Surrealism