Art 1 Unit 1
Art 1 Unit 1
Art 1 Unit 1
Unit title
MYP Year
Grade 9, Grade 10
Related concept(s)
Aesthetics
Communication
Global context
Expression
Statement of inquiry
Style enables us to express ideas and thoughts, but an understanding of composition and aesthetics aids us in successfully communicating those ideas.
Inquiry questions
What are attributes of a successful
composition?
Objectives
Summative assessment
B: Developing skills
i. demonstrate the acquisition and development
of the skills and techniques of the art form studied
ii. demonstrate the application of skills and
techniques to create, perform and/or present art.
D: Responding
i. construct meaning and transfer learning to
new settings
iii. critique the artwork of self and others.
Factual
Conceptual
Task
September
23
Tuesday
9:00 AM
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Task
October
10
Friday
9:00 AM
Communication
Self-management
Thinking
I. Communication skills
Exchanging thoughts, messages and information
effectively through interaction
Give and receive meaningful feedback
Learning Experiences
Students will have a written component to their peer
critiques and self reflections as we prepare to improve
our pieces with the use of the feedback and prepare
to write artist statements and conduct an in-class
verbal critique.
Learning Experiences
As many of the students will not have had much art
background, they will be drawing for longer periods of
time, and we will read an article on perseverance in
the art world. They will be expected to push through
challenges as they draw. Students will also be
sketching out ways to problems solve and think
through compositions in their DW.
Learning Experiences
Students will find many obstacles while drawing a still
life. They will find that drawing is the art of observing
and they will think through ways to problem solve as
a group, and also by looking at the drawings of
others.
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Learning process
Learning Experiences
Writing
Production and Distribution of Writing
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience. (Grade-specific expectations for
writing types are defined in standards 13
above.)
Range of Writing
10. Write routinely over extended time
frames (time for research, reflection, and
revision) and shorter time frames (a single
sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks,
purposes, and audiences.
Rubrics will be provided for anything students are graded on and they will be given feedback both from me and
from their classmates. When writing their artist statements, I will prompt each part of the statement so that they
know what is expected, and also remind them of vocabulary from the unit and that they are expected to use the
language of the arts in their artist statements.
I have been assessing during their first week of school on their drawing skills and their understanding of the
elements and principles coming in. I have found that overall, not all students have experience with these terms,
so we will be focusing on just a few. Some have a strong understanding of
Below are the activities that we will be working on throughout the unit:
- Grid drawing with the entire class
-Black and white individual grid drawing
- Preassessment with concepts of scratchboard and drawing and the vocabulary related to them
-Value Scales in pencil and charcoal
- Popcorn drawings in charcoal
- Vocabulary scavenger hunt lesson
- Finishing a drawing in only four values
- Building a viewfinder grid
-Drawing a still life using a viewfinder focusing on contour lines, shapes, and space
-Filling in the still life drawing with a conversation on value
-Self Reflection/ Peer Critique
-Exposure to scratchboard (visiting artist)
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Task
September
19
Friday
9:00 AM
Describe how you will differentiate teaching & learning for this unit?
Students with hearing impairments in this class will have preferential seating. I will also check in with them
frequently.
The amount of objects in the still life drawings will decrease for students who need to have less. They will also
be able to think though values with less variations of those values. They are also provided guides for
measuring. There is an aide for this class to work with them one on one, and they are given more examples. I
have worked with the SPED department and come into resource classes to provide extra explanation of
assignments. They are creating templates for students to fill in for their writing assignments.
Learner Profile
Thinkers: Again, students will need to be observant and think through how what they are observing can be portrayed and how they will need to problem solve through
challenges.
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Risk takers: I will challenge students to take risks and try new ways of drawing. It may be different than they are used to, but they will be encouraged to try and learn from
new techniques, new media, and new art.
Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry
Prior to teaching the unit
During teaching
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