Grade 8 Fine Art

Visual Art

Landscape pieces are one of five major genres found in art. There can be many styles of landscape art from realistic to abstract. These varied pieces were self-selected by students and studied through a series of ‘tryouts’. Part of the IB curriculum is to utilize this process of investigation to experiment with different techniques, then choose the best result for their resolved art piece.

Profile Portraits: Symbolic Self-Portraits

Portraiture, whether realistic or abstract, is one of five major genres found in art. These varied pieces hold one common thread, some form of profile or human form is the focus or emphasis of the piece. Students then self-selected visual symbols to convey their personal identity. They finished their work with some form of value (shading) whether in color or in graphite. 

Music

Drama

This semester, students focused heavily on presenting scripted scene work. In these scenes, students needed to consider staging, prop/costume design and how to convey dialogue with full character and emotion. After exploring these concepts on the stage, students shifted to a video platform where they were tasked with creating news hoax stories. In this project, in groups, students explored the basics of screenplay writing and formatting. After writing their own original screenplays, students brought their writing to life by filming and editing their projects. Throughout the semester, students also developed their critical thinking skills through group discussions, peer feedback, and written self-evaluations.