JCE Creative Arts flashcards
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- Elements of art
- The basic visual vocabulary - line, shape, form, space, colour, value, and texture - used to describe and analyse any artwork's construction.
- Principles of design
- Guidelines describing how elements are arranged: balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity with variety.
- Asymmetrical balance
- A composition balanced by unequal visual weight on each side, achieved through size, colour intensity, or placement rather than mirroring.
- Complementary colours
- Colour pairs opposite each other on the colour wheel, such as red and green, which produce maximum contrast when placed together.
- Formalism
- An aesthetic theory judging art primarily by its formal qualities - line, colour, composition - rather than subject matter or emotional content.
- Pencil grade HB
- A mid-range graphite grade between hard (H) and soft (B), giving moderate darkness and durability for general drawing and writing.
- Two-point perspective
- A drawing system using two vanishing points on a horizon line, suitable for depicting a corner view of a rectangular object.
- Wet-on-wet watercolour
- Applying wet paint onto a wet surface so pigments bleed and blend, producing soft, diffused edges with little control.
- Subtractive sculpture
- A carving method that removes material from wood, stone, or plaster to reveal form, in contrast to additive modelling.
- Bas-relief
- A shallow relief sculpture in which figures project only slightly from the flat background plane, remaining attached to it.
- Coil pottery method
- Building a ceramic form by stacking and joining rolled clay ropes, then smoothing the walls inside and out.
- Batik technique
- A textile craft in which melted wax is applied as a resist before dyeing, leaving patterned areas uncoloured where wax penetrated.
- Timbre
- The tone colour or quality distinguishing one sound source from another, such as a violin versus a flute at the same pitch.
- Time signature
- A notation showing beats per bar and the note value receiving one beat, such as 4/4 or 3/4.
- Canon in choreography
- A compositional device where dancers perform the same movement sequence starting at staggered times, creating overlapping layers.
- Tableau in drama
- A frozen still picture created by performers' bodies, used to capture a moment, idea, or relationship without speech.
- Hot-seating
- A drama convention where one participant stays in role while others question them to deepen character understanding and motivation.
- Laban effort qualities
- Descriptions of movement energy - sustained, percussive, swinging, vibratory, collapsing - used to vary and analyse dance dynamics.
- Studio habits of mind
- Eight dispositions for arts learning including develop craft, engage and persist, envision, express, observe, reflect, stretch, and understand art worlds.
- Success criteria
- Explicit, student-facing statements describing what a successful response looks like, shared before the task begins.
- Choice board
- A differentiation tool presenting multiple task options addressing the same objective, allowing learners to select according to interest or readiness.
- Process folio
- A documented collection of sketches, drafts, and rehearsal notes showing a learner's thinking and revision over time.
- Arts integration
- Teaching that links arts content with another subject through shared concepts while preserving genuine arts learning objectives.
- Spiral sequencing
- A curriculum design that revisits key skills and concepts at increasing complexity across grade levels rather than teaching them once.
- Wet cleaning clay dust
- Removing clay residue with damp cloths or mops instead of dry sweeping, preventing hazardous airborne silica particles.
- AP non-toxic seal
- A certification mark on art materials indicating the product has been reviewed and is safe for general use, including with children.
- Bench hook
- A simple wooden device that holds work steady during cutting, keeping the blade directed away from the body.
- Kiln ventilation
- The requirement that kilns be operated in a ventilated, supervised area away from flammable materials to remove fumes and heat.
- Formative assessment
- Ongoing assessment during learning - observation, questioning, and drafts - used to adjust teaching rather than to assign a final grade.
- Summative assessment
- End-of-learning evaluation of achievement against criteria, typically through portfolio review, final performance, or exhibition.
- Assessment validity
- The degree to which an assessment actually measures the intended learning objective rather than unrelated knowledge or skills.
- Moderation
- A process where teachers compare and discuss scored work to align judgements with a shared rubric and improve reliability.