Elementary Visual School Arts

Rigorous Curriculum Design

Unit Plan
Subject (s) Visual Arts

Grade/Course 2

Unit of Study Landscape Painting

Unit Type Topical Skills-based Thematic

Pacing 4 Sessions

Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes

Supporting Standards/Outcomes

2. V.2 – Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.

Clarifying Standards or Learning Outcomes

Supporting Standards/Outcomes

2. V.2.1 Understand that artistic problems have multiple solutions


3. V.2.2 Use personal point of view of the environment as a source of
   imagery


4. V.2.3 Create art from real and imaginary source of inspiration.

Name of Unit: Landscape Painting : Point of View

Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
Introduction to Landscape and
artist Albert Bierstadt

Painting a Landscape

Embellishment of Landscape

Read Explorations in Art,

pp. 2-5, and pp. 16-19.

Discuss Nature as a subject

matter for art.

Create a painting with dark

and light values showing

nature from a distance.

Using paint to add details

and textures

1 Session

2 Sessions

1 Session