A-L3 5-8 | Manitoba Education

Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
demonstrate facility with a variety of observational drawing strategies (e.g., use contour drawing to notice and depict the edges of forms; use a viewfinder to frame a composition; use a magnifying glass to observe and draw close-ups; use gesture drawing to show movement ) 5-6 A-L3.2		make appropriate choices of observational drawing strategies for own artmaking 7-8 A-L3.2
observe and depict variations within the art elements in a wide range of subjects (e.g., depict the effects of light and shadow with tonal charcoal drawing; mix a range of observed natural colours with tempera paint; use a horizon line, converging lines, and linear perspective to create the illusion of depth in a landscape; apply a range of textures to a clay sculpture) 5-8 A-L3.1
demonstrate understanding of how to achieve accuracy in representing a wide range of observations (e.g., proportion in drawing or modelling the human figure and face; overlapping forms in a still life; depth in a landscape; scale and perspective in representing structures) 5-8 A-L3.3
demonstrate understanding of how to modify representation in two- and three-dimensional artworks (e.g., caricatured or exaggerated figures or faces; abstracted images or forms; X-ray views; impressionistic, expressionistic, or cubist interpretations of subject matter) 5-8 A-L3.4
Appendix E: Depiction

K to Grade 3	Grades 4-8
Sees/describes the world and their depictions of it primarily in terms of subject matter (what the thing is)	Begins to see and think about their subjects and depictions in terms of component art elements (e.g., the characteristics of colour and shape, the kinds of lines, and so on)
Begins to understand that the drawing surface can represent the area within their field of view (as a sort of “window”)	Extends elements of their painting/drawings to the edges of their work to imply space beyond (e.g., things “enter” and “exit” the edges of their compositions)
When drawing, begins to look back and forth from the subject to the drawing surface and add details	Begins to look back and forth from subject to hand while continuously drawing from observation (i.e., continues to draw even when their eyes leave the drawing and focus on the subject)
Begins to recognize and represent overlapping objects	Begins to use relative size, placement and/or overlapping to create the appearance of depth in their own images (e.g., foreground, middle ground and background)
Begins to consider and make choices of point of view when “framing” their subject (e.g., in photography, thinking about camera angle and distance from the subject)	Begins to use point of view in a purposeful way (e.g., chooses a close-up to better emphasize a facial expression or a certain texture; paints a “birds eye view” to represent a vast area)

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