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
- Students compare, contrast and discuss how art can reflect artists' personal experiences or interests.
- Compare materials and techniques in works of art using descriptive language.
- Identify and share the uses of visual arts outside the classroom.
- Teacher provides a diverse selection of artworks that represents different times and places for student viewing and discusses subject matter with students.
- Recognize and respect cultural differences in works of art.
- Compare and contrast Australian Aboriginal dot painting and Plains Indians pictographs.
Vocabulary
- Principles of design
- Balance
- Brainstorming
- Composition
- Concepts
- Characteristic
- Elements of art
- Space
- Value
- Expressive properties
- Foreground
- Middle ground
- Neutral colors
- Resist
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
