Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Artful Thinking: Step Inside

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

3, 4, 5

Overview

Students will "Step Inside" the main character of a piece of artwork.  They will identify the mood of the character by observing facial expression, body language, actions, and interactions. Students will complete a worksheet that is included in the lesson.  They will compare their interpretations with their classmates.  

    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 3 - Visual Arts

    AE17.VA.3.11

    Discuss the meanings and messages communicated by visual imagery.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.VA.3.11

    Vocabulary

    • Creativity
    • Criteria
    • Critique
    • Design
    • Media
    • Mixed media
    • Monochromatic
    • Principles of design
      • Rhythm
    • Technology
    • Visual image

    Essential Questions

    EU: Visual imagery influences understanding of and responses to the world.
    EQ: What is an image? Where and how do we encounter images in our world? How do images influence our views of the world?

    Skills Examples

    • Identify the basic elements of art in a work of art through discussion and writing.
    • Observe and compare similar themes in artwork from historical and contemporary eras.
    • Theorize how individuals can have different opinions about works of art.
    • Demonstrate and apply critiques of personal work and the work of others in a positive way.
    • Select an art object and explain reasons why it is a work of art.
    • Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the quality of personal artwork.
    • Discuss the difference between Meret Oppenheim's Object and an everyday cup.
    • Discuss how art can be related to other subject areas.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Visual Arts

    AE17.VA.4.11

    Analyze components in visual imagery that convey meanings and messages.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.VA.4.11

    Vocabulary

    • Constructed environment
    • Cultural traditions
    • Digital format
    • Engagement
    • Tertiary color
    • Preservation
    • Proportion
    • Principles of design
      • Unity
    • Shade
    • Style
    • Tints & shades

    Essential Questions

    EU: Visual imagery influences understanding of and responses to the world.
    EQ: What is an image? Where and how do we encounter images in our world? How do images influence our views of the world?

    Skills Examples

    • Compare Gyotaku Japanese fish printing and printing with a rubber stamp.
    • Make conclusions about the artist's feelings and perspective.
    • Analyze the meaning of Edvard Munch's The Scream.
    • Interpret Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware River and its relevance to the Revolutionary War.
    • Discuss and form an opinion about the social and personal value of a piece of art.
    • Apply one element or principle of design to discuss how students' outcomes are different even though they used the same criteria for a work of art/ design.
    • Formulate criteria for discussing and assessing works of art.
    • Use art vocabulary when discussing and judging artworks.
    • Engage in group critiques of one's work and the work of others for the purpose of personal reflection and on-going improvement.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Visual Arts

    AE17.VA.5.10

    Compare one’s interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.VA.5.10

    Vocabulary

    • Cultural context
    • Formal & conceptual vocabulary
    • Genre
    • Linear perspective
    • Preserve
    • Principles of design
      • Movement
      • Emphasis
    • Relief
    • Vanishing point

    Essential Questions

    EU: Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments.
    EQ: How do life experiences the way you relate to art? How does learning about art impact how we perceive the world? What can we learn from our responses to art?

    Skills Examples

    • Compare and contrast artworks in terms of content, stylistic characteristics, and techniques.
    • Collaboratively observe, analyze, and interpret a body of artworks about places, focusing on content, style, and technique.
    • Identify and analyze the terracotta Army and its relationship to Chinese Culture.
    • Describe the relationship between works of art from different cultures being respectful and mindful of cultural sensitive themes.
    • Discuss differences in art of familiar and unfamiliar cultures.
    • Discuss the reasons and value of documenting and preserving works of art and objects for a culture.
    • Recognize what was learned and the challenges that remain when assessing a work of art.
    • Use criteria to assess works of art individually and collaboratively.
    • Use contextual cues to discuss notions of beauty and aesthetic value.
    • Compare and contrast different media and techniques.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Visual Arts

    AE17.VA.5.12

    Interpret art by analyzing visual qualities and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.VA.5.12

    Vocabulary

    • Cultural context
    • Formal & conceptual vocabulary
    • Genre
    • Linear perspective
    • Preserve
    • Principles of design
      • Movement
      • Emphasis
    • Relief
    • Vanishing point

    Essential Questions

    EU: People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
    EQ: What is the value of engaging in the process of art criticism? How can the viewer "read" a work of art as text? How does knowing and using visual arts vocabularies help us understand and interpret works of art?

    Skills Examples

    • Compare and contrast artworks in terms of content, stylistic characteristics, and techniques.
    • Collaboratively observe, analyze, and interpret a body of artworks about places, focusing on content, style, and technique.
    • Identify and analyze the terracotta Army and its relationship to Chinese Culture.
    • Describe the relationship between works of art from different cultures being respectful and mindful of cultural sensitive themes.
    • Discuss differences in art of familiar and unfamiliar cultures.
    • Discuss the reasons and value of documenting and preserving works of art and objects for a culture.
    • Recognize what was learned and the challenges that remain when assessing a work of art.
    • Use criteria to assess works of art individually and collaboratively.
    • Use contextual cues to discuss notions of beauty and aesthetic value.
    • Compare and contrast different media and techniques.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
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    Resource Provider

    Philadelphia Museum of Art
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