Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy MYP Unit Planner

Melissa Miller
Arts: Visual arts

MYP Duration Start Date

Ceramics - Building A Community
Year

3 6
weeks
6
hours
W3
Feb
IB MYP Visual arts (Grade 8)
Second Term
(Feb 2017 - Jun 2017)

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept Related concept(s) Global context

Global interaction Arts: Visual arts Globalization and sustainability

Representation Visual culture Commonality, diversity and interconnection

Statement of inquiry

Representing our community visually helps us understand our interactions on a more global scale.

Inquiry questions

Factual Conceptual Debatable

What are important events and How does my community impact who I am? fjaksd;
aspects of my community? Students will reflect on parts of the community that are Does my community define me?
important to them and why, as well as how their lives are
affected by them.

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Students will learn about important Students will reflect on the question of whether or not they are
musicians from the Bronzeville defined by their community and the physical space where they are
community. from.

Summative assessment

Assessment Criteria Tasks in all classes QR

A B C D
Relationship between summative assessment task(s) and statement of inquiry:
Knowing and Developing skills Thinking creatively Responding
understanding Tue Task 9:00 AM
28
Mar
Artist Statement Reflection
2017 Students will answer the following questions:
N/A N/A N/A N/A 1. How can you use everyday objects or ideas from your life to
create art?
2 . What did you learn about your community in this unit?
Class mean of Assessed Criteria 3. How does y...

Approaches to learning (ATL)

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Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry

Standards

Knowledge & Skills

Learning process Formative Assessment QR

Tue Project 9:00 AM

28
Mar
Create something with clay
2017 Students will explore the material and the tools that they haven't
worked with before. Today is just a day for exploration and meeting
the artists who will be in our classroom. We will introduce...

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Differentiation

Resources

Summary index Journal 0 Website 0 Video 0 File 0 Photos 0 Books 0

Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry

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Appendices: Assessment Index

Assessment Tasks

Calendar Summary Summative Formative

First Term

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

Second Term

Feb Mar Apr May Jun

IB MYP Visual arts (Grade 8)

Assessment Criteria Tasks QR

A B C D Tue Task 9:00 AM

Knowing and Developing skills Thinking creatively Responding 28
Mar
Artist Statement Reflection
understanding
2017 Students will answer the following questions:
1. How can you use everyday objects or ideas from your life to
create art?
N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 . What did you learn about your community in this unit?
3. How does y...

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Assessment Criteria Tasks QR

Tue Project 9:00 AM

28
Mar
Create something with clay
2017 Students will explore the material and the tools that they haven't
worked with before. Today is just a day for exploration and meeting
the artists who will be in our classroom. We will introduce...

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