Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Picturing America Lesson: For the Birds

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

5

Overview

Students will compare and contrast two paintings of birds. They will describe the lines they see in each painting.  

    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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