UNIT PLANNING GUIDE TEMPLATE for INDEPENDENT PROJECT

Subject: Art
Grade Level: 5th

Estimated Time: 3 weeks

UNIT TITLE: Community Art

Enduring Idea or Theme: Community-Based Art

Unit Description:
The main idea for my unit is going to be art and the community. I feel this is important
for students to learn about because it helps connect them both to others and the
environment. It teaches them to be active members in their community and how to
contribute to society, bridging the gap between art and everyday life.

State or National Core Art Standards:

NCASS: VA:Cr1.1.5: Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-
making.
NCASS: VA:Cr2.2.5: Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and
use of materials, tools, and equipment.
NCASS: VA:Cr3.1.5: Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe
personal choices in art-making.
NCASS: VA:Cr2.3.5: Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or
objects of personal significance.
NCASS: VA:Re7.1.5: Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the
interpretation of others.
NCASS: VA:Cn10.1.5: Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and
design to view surroundings in new ways through art-making.
NCASS: VA:Cn11.1.5: Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs,
values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

1. What broad, overarching understandings are desired of students?

People are influenced by their community.
Artists are influenced by their community.
Artists can make a positive impact on their community.
It is important to be an active member in the community.
Art is important in the community.
Art connects with everyday life.

2. What are the overarching essential questions that support this unit?
How do artists connect with their community?
How do artists contribute to their community?
How can art connect with everyday life?
How does making art for the community expand the creative process?
 How can an artists environment affect his/her art within the community?
Can making art for a community change an artists perspective?

3. As a result of this unit, students will be expected to demonstrate an

understanding of:
How artists make connections to their community by creating artwork.
How art can make a difference in the community.
The importance of creating art for their community.
How their community affects them and vice versa.
Their personal connections to the community.

4. What essential and unit questions will focus the discussions and activities of
this unit?
Why would an artist want to create art for the community?
How does the community influence artists?
What impact can an artist have on his/her community?

5. Key Vocabulary or Concepts:

Community
Collaboration
Collage
Sculptural Collage

6. Major Learning Activities:

Viewing various artists and their works.
Viewing numerous YouTube videos of artists working with community members.
Creating art projects that positively impact the community.