Samoa Visual Arts Curriculum - Year 3

Creative Practice

Students demonstrate an understanding of art elements and principles of art as they plan and develop artworks that focus on special events. They learn that lines can show a variety of size, length and direction, producing drawings showing different varieties of line (short, thick, thin, spiral, long). They also learn that some shapes are called organic shapes, developing and planning ideas for making an artwork based on organic shapes. Finally, they learn how space is made up of foreground, middle ground, and background, producing a picture based on a village event to show foreground, middle ground, and background.

Response and Analysis

Students explain how elements and principles of art are used to communicate meaning and understanding in their work and the work of others. They learn the importance of special events in the village, describing and explaining why special events are important in the village or community. They learn that variety makes for an interesting artwork, describing and explaining why special events are important in the village. Finally, they learn ways to present, display, and discuss artworks in the classroom, examining their own works and the works of their peers and explaining the challenges experienced when making the works.

Visual Arts in Context

Students explain, describe and record a variety of artistic forms that are displayed and used during special occasions in their local community. They learn ways of recording local events in the local community, using sketchbooks to take down information while observing sports and other events in the village. They also learn ways of recording features in the natural environment, using sketchbooks to record aspects of the natural environment and plan artworks that focus on the natural environment, flora and fauna.