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Tuesday,September29,2015 7:20PM

tapesculpturescommunicatingrespect/friendship/leadership

VISUAL ART UNIT PLAN

TEACHER NAME Ms. Leslie

UNIT TITLE

2015

FiguresofChange

GRADE ACE ART club

DATES 8 weeks

National Visual Arts

Standard(s)

VA: Cr 1b. Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of contemporary life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Materials

VA:Cr37a.Reflectonandexplainimportantinformationaboutpersonalartworkinanartiststatementoranotherformat.
VA:Pr6Ia.Analyzeanddescribetheimpactthatanexhibitionorcollectionhasononespersonalawarenessofsocial,cultural,orpoliticalbeliefsandunderstandings.

Common Core State

Standard(s)

CC.4.SL.1.dComprehensionandCollaboration:Reviewthekeyideasexpressedandexplaintheirownideasandunderstandinginlightofthediscussion.
CC.5.W.7ResearchtoBuildandPresentKnowledge:Conductshortresearchprojectsthatuseseveralsourcestobuildknowledgethroughinvestigationofdifferentaspectsofa
topic
CC.5.SL.5PresentationofKnowledgeandIdeas:Includemultimediacomponents(e.g.,graphics,sound)andvisualdisplaysinpresentationswhenappropriatetoenhancethe
developmentofmainideasortheme

Packing
Tape
Scissors
Found
Objects
Surface
Cart

Essential Questions

Describeaworkofartthatwascreatedtoprotestsomethingandnametheartistandcontext.

Whydoartistssharetheirmessageinavisualmannerwhentheirmessagecouldbemisinterpretedbythevaryingperspectivesoftheaudience?
Howdoeschangingthelocationofasculpturechangethemeaningofthework?
Focus/Assignment/Theme
Learning Objective(s)

CollaborativeArt,FigurativeSculpture,PublicArt,ConceptualArt

Throughstudyofpublicartworkandthecreationoftheirownwork,Studentswillunderstandthatartworkcanchangetheaudienceslifestylechoices(andthiscaseanaudiencesbehavioralchoices)
1. StudentswillbeabletocreateafinalcollaborativefigurativesculpturewiththeintentofpositivelyimpactingbehaviorofWilsonstudentsusingpackingtapeandfoundobjects.CC.5.SL.5

VACr1b.
2. Throughgesturedrawingandgroupconversation,studentswillinvestigate,drawandthenpresenttheirproposalsforthefinalfigurativesculpturetobebuiltbygroups.CC.5.W.7
3. Studentswillbeabletoresearchartworkthathasbeencreatedtobeinfluencepublicviewpoints,housedinpublicspaces.CC.5.W.7VAPr61.
Assessment

Formativeassessment,checklist,gallerywalk,musicalchairscritique,ARTISTSTATEMENT

Modifications/Accommodations Teamwork,guidedresearch,sentencestarters,ideabanks,graphicorganizers

Approach to Learning

Communication:I.CommunicationskillsNegotiateideasandknowledgewithpeersandteachers.Collaboratewithpeersusingavarietyofvisualartmediatoexpressofmessagetoviewers.
(Group work (Groups of 3 4th, 5th, 6th grader) to create proposals and build sculpture in teams requires these skills.)
Research: VI: InformationliteracyskillsCollectandanalysedatatoidentifysolutionsandmakeinformeddecisions.Research political artwork to inform planning process
Social:II.CollaborationSkillsWorkingeffectivelywithothers:Listenactivelytoothersperspectiveandideas,encourageotherstocontribute,buildconsensus.All of this will be necessary to work
in the groups to design, build, and install the Figure of Change Sculpture.
SelfManagement:V.ReflectionskillsUseclasstimeallottedforprojectproductively.Keepjournaltorecordreflectionsregardingprogressandroleinthedesigningandbuildingoffigures.
Thinking:IX.CreativeThinkingSkillsGeneratingnovelideasandconsideringnewperspectives.(workinginagroup,studentwilldesignafigurativesculpturethatrepresentstheIssuetheywould
liketoraiseawarenessabout.)