Amador Valley High – Art 1 (P)

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

One-year course. Open to grades 9, 10, 11, 12. Meets the UC/CSU "F" Requirement for Visual and Performing Arts. This course introduces students to major periods in the history of art, the elements of art, the principles of design, and basic art vocabulary through projects and assignments using a variety of media and a sequenced approach to instruction. Observation of forms in the natural and human environments and artwork using these forms will be the basis for understanding design and composition. Using both verbal and written forms of expression, students will view, describe, interpret and analyze work of the cultures, artists and art movements whose ideas have most shaped the visual arts today. Students will also learn to describe, analyze and evaluate their own artwork and the artwork