Lesson Plan Template 1

Visual Art Unit Plan: Overview of Lessons

Big Idea: Emotional Self Portrait Medium(s): Collage and Assemblage Grade Level: 9th Grade

Essential Questions Visual Art & NCAS & VAPA Standards Procedures Summary Modifications for IEPs &
Multicultural English Language
Objectives Learners

Lesson 1 1. What is 1. Visual Art: The 1. Creating: HS Students will be put into
Title: emotion? students will (TSW) Proficient VA:Cr1.1.la groups to promote peer
Emotional 2. How do you be able to identify and o Describe how Discuss Art History and principles of learning and to help ELD
Self- Portraits express apply the principles of knowledge of culture, balance Students understand
emotion? design. work.
traditions, and history Discuss variety of emotions
3. When in
may influence personal IEP students will be
your life 2. Visual Art: The Apply colors to create self-portrait
have you felt students will (TSW) responses to art. provided with extra tools
and materials that may
a great be able to identify and Discuss what was learned and how be easier to use or wok
amount of apply the principles of 2. Presenting: HS to apply it to future projects with.
emotion? elements. Proficient VA: Pr4.1.Ia
4. What is o Curate a collection
Teacher will follow up
rational 3. Multicultural: The of objects, artifacts, or with IEPs and ELD
thought? students will (TSW) artwork to impact the students to make sure
be able to relate viewers understanding they understand content
emotional experiences of social, cultural, and and are reasonably
and reflect upon their caught up.
cultural background. political topics.

3. Responding: HS
Proficient VA: Re8.1.Ia
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o Interpret an artwork
or collection of works,
supported by relevant
and sufficient evidence
found in the work and
its various contexts.

4. Connecting: HS
Proficient VA:
Cn10.1.Ia
Synthesize knowledge
of social, cultural,
historical, and personal
life with art-making
approaches to create
meaningful works of
art or design.

1.0 Artistic
Perception:

2.0 Creative
Expression:

3.0 Historical &

Cultural Context:

4.0 Aesthetic Valuing:

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5.0 Connections,
Relationships,
Applications:
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Lesson 2 1. Visual Art: The 1. Creating: HS Display Art and have students VTS Students will be put into
Title: VTS 1. What is students will (TSW) the work groups to promote peer
emotion and how be able to evaluate and Proficient VA:Cr1.1.la learning and to help ELD
do you address observe an image(s). Discussion about the artist artwork Students understand
emotion? o Describe how work.
with open ended questions
knowledge of culture,
2. Visual Art: The traditions, and history may
2. What is influence personal Discuss readings and how they tie IEP students will be
rational thought? students will (TSW)
responses to art. together to the artist provided with extra tools
be able to make and materials that may
2. Presenting: HS
3. How do you connections to be easier to use or wok
Proficient VA: Pr4.1.Ia Have students write a memo to
express emotion? emotions through reflect on what they learned with.
o Curate a collection of
imagery.
objects, artifacts, or
4. When in your artwork to impact the Teacher will follow up
life have you felt a 3. Multicultural: The viewers understanding of with IEPs and ELD
great amount of students will (TSW) social, cultural, and students to make sure
political topics. they understand content
emotion? be able to admire
3. Responding: HS and are reasonably
various cultures and caught up.
make relevance to Proficient VA: Re8.1.Ia
cultures and their o Interpret an artwork or
collection of works,
emotions. supported by relevant and
sufficient evidence found
in the work and its various
contexts.
4. Connecting: HS
Proficient VA: Cn10.1.Ia
o S ynthesize knowledge of
social, cultural, historical,
and personal life with
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art-making approaches to
create meaningful works of
art or design.

1.0 Artistic
Perception:

2.0 Creative

Expression:

3.0 Historical &

Cultural Context:

4.0 Aesthetic Valuing:

5.0 Connections,

Relationships,
Applications:
1. Visual Art: The 1. Creating: HS Proficient
Lesson 3 1. 1.How can Teacher will demo how to use Students will be put into
students will (TSW) be
Title: Demo, collage help VA:Cr3.1.Ia materials groups to promote peer
able to refer to the artist
Gallery Walk students gain shown during VTS and
Apply relevant criteria learning and to help ELD
a sense of from traditional and Demonstrate how materials can Students understand
by knowing the contemporary cultural adhere to surfaces work.
self? materials available to
2. In what ways contexts to examine,
them they will be able reflect on, and plan Discuss how there are different IEP students will be
can collage to create a self-portrait revisions for works of art types of textures provided with extra tools
and that shows an emotions. and design in progress and materials that may
assemblage
Students will create their be easier to use or wok
2. Visual Art: The
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students will (TSW) be

help student 2. Presenting: HS collage/Assemblage piece with.
able to use materials
think Accomplished
provided to them or
critically? materials they want to
VA:Pr6.1.IIa Duration will be two weeks Teacher will follow up
3. What are the Make, explain, and with IEPs and ELD
bring from home to justify connections Followed by a gallery walk at the students to make sure
limitations of allow for a multicultural
collage and between artists or end of the studio investigation they understand content
experience. artwork and social, and are reasonably
assemblage?
cultural, and political caught up.
3. Multicultural: The history.
students will (TSW) be
able to reflect on 3. Responding: HS
cultures they know or Accomplished
are currently learning VA:Re9.1.IIa
about.
Determine the
relevance of
criteria used by
others to evaluate
a work of art or
collection of works.

1. Connecting: HS
Advanced
VA:Cn10.1.IIIa

Synthesize knowledge of
social, cultural, historical,
and personal life with
art-making approaches
to create meaningful
works of art or design.
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___1.0 Artistic
Perception:
Processing, Analyzing,
and Responding to
Sensory Information
Through the Language
and Skills Unique to
the Visual Arts.

Analyze Art Elements

and Principles of Design
1.3 Identify the elements
of art (line, color,
shape/form, texture,
value, space) in the
environment and in
works of art,
emphasizing line, color,
and shape/form.

___2.0 Creative
Expression:
Creating, Performing,
and Participating in the
Visual Arts.
Skills, Processes,
Materials, and Tools
2.3 Make a collage with
cut or torn paper
shapes/forms.

___3.0 Historical &

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Cultural Context:
Understanding the
Historical Contributions
and Cultural Dimensions
of the Visual Arts.
Role and Development of
the Visual Arts
3.1Describe functional
and nonut1. Creating:
HS Proficient VA:Cr3.1.Ia
Apply relevant criteria
from traditional and
contemporary cultural
contexts to examine,
reflect on, and plan
revisions for works of art
and design in progress

2. Presenting: HS
Accomplished
VA:Pr6.1.IIa
Make, explain, and
justify connections
between artists or
artwork and social,
cultural, and political
history.

3. Responding: HS
Accomplished
VA:Re9.1.IIa
Determine the relevance
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of criteria used by others

to evaluate a work of art
or collection of works.
Connecting: HS
Advanced VA:Cn10.1.IIIa

Synthesize knowledge of
social, cultural, historical,
and personal life with
art-making approaches
to create meaningful
works of art or design.
utilitarian art seen in
daily life; that is, works
of art that are used
versus those that are
only viewed.

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