Unpacked Content
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?
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
- Create a quilt square in the style of the Gee's Bend Quilters.
- State what materials or processes you prefer and why.
- Discuss how art and design serves multiple functions such as to inform, entertain, invest, persuade, ritualize or assist in everyday tasks.
- Observe and discuss the statue of Vulcan in Birmingham and talk about its relationship to history of the city.
- Investigate differences in cultural style, genres, and context through historical time periods.
- Discuss how art reflects the interests, accomplishments and conflicts of culture and society over time.
- Use details and descriptive language to identify universal themes, subject matter and ideas expressed across arts disciplines.
- Identify and describe how artists have depicted Alabama history.
Vocabulary
- Constructed environment
- Cultural traditions
- Digital format
- Engagement
- Tertiary color
- Preservation
- Proportion
- Principles of design
- Unity
- Shade
- Style
- Tints & shades
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
