Curriculum Design Board by Carley Garces

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8.V.2.2: Apply observation skills and
personal experiences to create original art.
8.V.2.3: Create original art that conveys one
or more ideas or feelings.
8.CX.1.2 Analyze art from various historical periods in terms of
style, subject matter, and movements.
8.CR.1.2 Critique personal art based on identified criteria.

Theme: Identity Exploration

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Lesson 1:

"Self Portraits"

Mixed media self portraits that showcase "outer" physical self and "inner" self. Outer self will focus on physical appearance and artistic style choice (realism, abstract etc.) Inner self showcases hobbies, interests, values etc. Mixed media requires 3 different mediums to be utilized in the final piece.

Lesson 2:

"Identity Collage"

Collage utilizing any mediums on a 9x12 art board. Various layering and painting techniques will be incorporated. Collage is to depict important aspects of their identity which could include personal things they like and family/cultural references.

Lesson 3:

"Map of Me"

Students will create a map of their "universe" that showcases their personal identity. We will study various maps in film and video games as well as art styles. Students will work with ink and watercolor. Map must have at least for "locations".

Lesson 4

"Food Still Life"

Food is an important cultural aspect to one's identity. Students will utilize visual storytelling to paint or draw a food item or dish that is important to them. They will also research the cultural and historical connections this food item has to their identity. Optional end of project potluck will allow students to critique and discuss art work as well as engage in a tasting of different cultures food.

Macro Concepts

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Diversity
Perspective
Expression
Identity
Culture
Community

Micro Concepts

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Family
Friends
Hobbies
Lifestyles
Hometown

Conceptual Understandings

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Students understand that their culture and identity give a unique perspective as artists in order to create original work.

Students understand that expression and creativity in their artwork can convey meaning and emotion.

Students are familiar with and recognize different artists, historical art styles, periods, subjects and movements and can apply the terms accurately.

Students can evaluate, analyze and critique artwork with appropriate vocabulary and concepts.

Guiding Questions

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Factual:
1. Who is Frida Kahlo and what is she known for?
2. What is cultural art?
3. How did Van Gogh portray himself in his art?

Conceptual:
1. How does identity effect an artists work?
2. Does geographical place contribute to an artists style?
3. How does culture create unique perspective in art?

Debatable (Provocative):
1. Does culture and lifestyle create bias in art?
2. Should artists create personal works of art and why?
3. Is the artists intention fact or is the audience's interpretation more important?

Smithsonian Learning Lab

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This is a great resource to help student's begin their identity exploration. They will learn about diverse artists, study portraiture and engage in discussions about the pieces they analyze.

National Gallery of Art

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The National Gallery of Art has a lot of valuable and engaging information that helps students collaborate and participate in meaningful discourse. A lot of contemporary artists are utilized to explore identity.

MoMA

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MoMa explores identity by breaking up the contructs of identity into bite size information. They utilize diverse artists and their work to explore these subjects.

Frida Kahlo

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Exploring the work of Frida Kahlo who is famous for her complex self-portraits that include symbolism is important to dissect and learn how popular artists conveyed their identity.

Vincent van Gogh

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https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/van-gogh-self-portrait.html

The National Gallery of Art will allow the students to learn everything about Vincent van Gogh and his work with self-portraits, art style and identity exploration.

Edutopia Art Video

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Video overviews self-portraits with a mixed media approach and gets student's excited about exploring identity

Art + Identity

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Video focuses on artists who explore identity. Includes art history aspects for easy visual consumption.

Tate

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Contemporary artists and ways art has been utilized as a catalyst to showcase identity and artist style.

Pablo Picasso Evolution

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https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1783.html

Pablo Picasso Evolution of self-portraiture and style

TedxAmericaFerrera

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Ted talk discusses how identity is a superpower. Would help to establish students with some inspiration and ideas about themselves and what aspects of their identity they would like to explore further.

Lesson 1

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Lesson 1 is mixed media self-portraits. As an introductory portion of this lesson students will be given a questionaire that allows them to get to know themselves on paper. They will go over the results in groups and write down in their visual journals the details that they feel are important to them and will help them create their "outer" and "inner" selves.

https://rockwoodleadership.org/132-of-the-best-questions-to-help-you-reflect-on-your-purpose/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhfipBhCqARIsAH9msbmoHRBaQo2xN0DLAdWYwvlqqpHJaHKjfrkQU4IXv3a5w1te0GCWuq4aArPgEALw_wcB

Lesson 2

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Lesson 2 is identity collages. Students will source paper materials like magazines and newspapers to collect for the class. They will then write down macro and micro concepts they want to develop an overall collage theme. They will then in groups discuss their theme and ideas before finding and cutting out materials. After they have sourced their images and have discussed their themes they will draw a preliminary sketch of their layout and provide peer feedback before the final layering begins

Lesson 3

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Lesson 3 is Map of Me. Students will create numerous thumbnail sketches of their map design and a list in their visual journals of destination ideas. They will research maps and create a vision board of these ideas to share with the class. They will then write a summary that goes over their preliminary plan of how the map will showcase aspects of their identity. They can create a mind map to organize their ideas.

Lesson 4

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Lesson 4 is food still life. Students will pick a food item or dish and begin researching the historical and cultural background. Students will share their findings with their classmates and make sure to highlight the connections to their identity.