Seventh-grade artists learn pattern (a repeated motif) and rhythm (the visual movement repetition creates). Patterns can be regular or random, and they lead the eye through a work. They match the terms, then design a pattern.
Students will be able to…
How does repeating something create movement and interest?
Project this and match each term to its meaning — tap the term, then tap the meaning.
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What makes your eye travel across a patterned design?
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Analyze pattern and rhythm.
Apply pattern in artwork.
Plan a repeated motif.
Interpret rhythmic design.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students design a repeating pattern from a motif. A printable grid sheet is in the Arts library.
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