Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Picturing America Lesson

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

5

Overview

Students will analyze different pieces of art featuring George Washington. They will identify the use of symbols to portray beliefs, values, and ideas. 

    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Visual Arts

    AE17.VA.5.15

    Identify how works of art/design are used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.VA.5.15

    Vocabulary

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

    Essential Questions

    EU: People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
    EQ: How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures? How is art used to impact the views of a society? How does art preserve aspects of life?

    Skills Examples

    • Analyze the role of cultural objects in our everyday environment.
    • Select and access contemporary digital media arts tools to investigate ideas in art-making.
    • Interpret an artwork that communicates something about a place that has meaning for them.
    • Discuss how political cartoons can influence a person's view.
    • Compare how artists work in different cultures and at different times in history.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
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    CR Resource Type

    Lesson/Unit Plan

    Resource Provider

    Philadelphia Museum of Art
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