Charles Boswell

EDI 337
Professor Busman
Winter 2017

Subject: Art 9th Grade

Unit: Connecting Art History and Culture
Purpose: This formative and summative performance task assessment is designed to assess students’
comprehension of art from the renaissance to modernism in connection with the cultures that produced
them. It will also assess how their knowledge of art and design history informs their personal artwork.
It will assess the students' ability to apply organizational principles when composing and creating a
painting based on what they have read and learned in the previous unit related to art history and culture.
This assessment will have four formative components and one summative component. Students will
work on this assessment for a period of five days. The student will present their painting with an oral
presentation which will serve as part of the summative assessment for the unit. The finished painting
and the oral presentation will be included in calculating the final report card grade.

Standards:

ART.VA.II.HS.3 Apply organizational principles and methods to create innovative works of art and
design products. (21st Century Skills: I.1, I.2, III.3) (create)

ART.VA.II.HS.5 Reflect, articulate, and edit the development of artwork throughout the creative
process. (21st Century Skills: I.4, II.7, III.3, III.4) (create)

ART.VA.IV.HS.4 Use knowledge of art and design history to inform personal artwork. (21st Century
Skills: I.1, I.3, II.5, II.7, III.3, III.7) (analyze)

ART.VA.I.HS.4 Exhibit, present, and publish quality works of art. (21st Century Skills: I.4, I.6, III.3,
III.6) ([erform)

Learning Targets (Knowledge and Reasoning)

Target Section Target
I can apply organizational principles when designing 2, 3, 4 Skill, Product
a work of art.
I can compose a work of art based on my knowledge 2, 3, 4 Skill, Product
of art history and culture.
I can describe principles of art and design 1, 5 Knowledge
I can reflect and articulate the development of 5 Reasoning
artworks based on my knowledge of art history and
culture
I can present orally as an artist explaining how my 5 Product
artwork relates to history and culture.
NAME:_______________________

Performance Task Assessment: Proposing, Producing and Presenting: History of Art and Culture

Objective: In the past few weeks we have explored art from the renaissance through modernism from
the perspective of cultures from around the globe . Your final task will be to apply what you have
learned in the process of informing your own work. You will create a proposal for a work of art by
describing principles of art and design that you have learned. You will compose a work of art based on
your proposal, and you will create a finished product based on your proposal and composition. Your
final performance will be an oral presentation of your work reflecting and articulating the development
of your work based on your knowledge of art history and culture.

Directions: Write your name at the top of this packet. Each section contains a checklist to help you
meet the goals of each assignment.

Section 1: Create a Proposal (2 day)

Section 2: Compose preparatory sketches of your design. (3 days)

Section 3: Begin to create your painting (2 days)

Section 4: Edit, refine and finish your painting (8 days)

Section 5: Oral presentation of your finished work (Last week of class)

It is important to complete all of the five sections in order to produce a successful finished product and
informed presentation. Your finished painting and final presentation will be graded as a summative
assessment. The finished painting and presentation are each worth 25 points toward your final grade, so
make sure to do your best possible work!
Section 1: Proposal

Directions: Imagine you are an artist that has been commissioned by an art gallery to create a painting
based on a famous work around the time it was produced. What materials might you use? What subject
matter might be important to a patron at the time? What methods of creation might you employ? How
does this relate to the culture and the time period in which the work of art is produced?

Choose a famous work of art from history as a source and propose an idea for how you will create a
painting that shares similarities with that work without simply creating a reproduction. You will have
the option of working in acrylic or watercolor. Make sure you describe principles of art and design in
your proposal! You may use a laptop computer or the computer lab as well as anything from your notes
and textbook to choose a work of art and any information that may assist you in writing your proposal.
You will type your proposal out on the computer and print it with your name and class period before
turning it in. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Your proposal is due at the end of the next class period. I will read your proposal and return it the next
day with feedback and any concerns that you may need to address. Use the checklist below to check
over your work before submitting your proposal.

Checklist:

• One famous work of art was chosen as a source.

• The artist's name, year it was produced, art movement and medium are included.

• The subject matter addressed in the work of art is described e.g. Goya's “The Disasters of War”
describes the Dos de Mayo uprising.

• Principles of art and design and how you intend to employ them are described including:
balance, movement, proportion, variety and emphasis

• A medium is chosen (acrylic or watercolor).

Section 2: Preparatory sketches

Directions: Based on your proposal, compose at least three sketches that will aid you in the production
of your finished painting. The sketches must include details of where objects will be oriented in the
final composition, they must be at least six inches on one side and the dimensions should be
appropriately scaled to the final painting. Be sure to include notes in your notebook or sketchbook
regarding your process and the principles of art and design that you are taking into consideration as
well as the historical and cultural factors associated with your work. This will help you in your final
presentation. Below is a list of materials you will need as well as a checklist of requirements for the
project.

Materials:

• Sketchbook

• Graphite or Charcoal Pencil

• Eraser

• Ruler

Checklist:

• Compose at least 3 sketches

• Apply organizational principles including: balance, movement, proportion, variety and

emphasis

• Sketches are based on a work of art and include ideas of culture, art movement and the period in
history in which it is related.

• Sketches include detailed description of the final painting.

• Dimensions are scaled appropriately to the final painting

• The sketches are of an appropriate size

• Take notes on the organizational principles you employ and how your knowledge of art history
and culture inform your decisions.
Section 3: Beginning your painting

Directions: Based on your proposal and preparatory sketches, begin the process of creating your
finished work of art in the medium of your choice. Remember to take into consideration your
knowledge of art history and culture in your composition. Try to fill in the entire page before focusing
on details and finishing touches. Take notes in your notebook or sketchbook on the organizational
principles you employ and how your knowledge of art history and culture inform your decisions.
Below is a list of materials you will need as well as a checklist of requirements for the project listed on
the next page.

Materials:

You Choose: Watercolor paint or acrylic paint

You Choose: Watercolor paper or BFK Rieves paper for painting

Pencil and Eraser

Ruler

Painter's tape

Brushes

Containers for water

Palette

Rags or paper Towels

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Checklist:

• Block in all shapes before focusing on details

• Consider organizational principles of line, shape, value and color

• Consider brush techniques and methods relating to the art movement of your source

• Consider how organizational principles convey the intention of the subject matter related to the
source

• Take notes on the organizational principles you employ and how your knowledge of art history
and culture inform your decisions.
Section 4: Refining your painting and applying finishing touches

Directions: Continue the process of creating your finished work of art in the medium of your choice.
Remember to take into consideration your knowledge of art history and culture in your composition.
Correct and edit any problems you may see and fill in details and any finishing touches. Use your
notebook or sketchbook to take notes on the organizational principles you employ and how your
knowledge of art history and culture inform your decisions.

Materials:

Paint

Brushes

Containers for water

Palette

Rags or paper Towels

Checklist:

• Refine details and edit any organizational issues such as proportion, balance and contrast

• Consider organizational principles of line, shape, value and color

• Consider brush techniques and methods relating to the art movement of your source

• Consider how organizational principles convey the intention of the subject matter related to the
source

• Take notes on the organizational principles you employ and how your knowledge of art history
and culture inform your decisions.
Section 5: Oral presentation

Directions: You will perform an oral presentation as an artist displaying their finished work in an art
gallery. You will use your notes and research materials to describe principles of art and design history,
explain how you applied organizational principles when designing a work of art and demonstrate your
ability to reflect and articulate the development of artworks based on my knowledge of art history and
culture. You will have 15 minutes in class before the presentation to organize your notes and any
relevant information pertaining to your presentation before presenting your work.

Rubric for Presentation: Final Assessment

Learning Target Score: 5 Score: 3 Score: 1

I can apply I show a great deal of I show some I show very few
organizational application of application of applications of
principles when organizational organizational organizational
designing a work of principles in my work principles in my work principles in my work
art. of art, e.g. balanced of art. of art.
composition and
movement, proportion,
variety and emphasis.

I can compose a work Many aspects of the Some aspects of the Few aspects of the
of art based on my history and culture history and culture history and culture
knowledge of art related to my work of related to my work of related to my work of
history and culture. art are present, e.g. art are present art are present
subject matter such as
political, social or art
style used at the time
relating to the country
of origin. The art
movement in which the
work of art is included.

I can describe Thoroughly described Somewhat described Very little description

principles of art and the principles of art the principles of art of the principles of art
design history and design present in and design present in and design present in
my work, e.g. balance, my work. my work.
movement, proportion,
variety and emphasis.
I can reflect and Many key words and Some key words, art Few key words, art
articulate the art vocabulary terms vocabulary, and vocabulary, and
development of are present relating to historical and cultural historical and cultural
artworks based on my art history and culture, facts are present facts are present
knowledge of art e.g. paint application relating to art history relating to art history
history and culture. techniques, art and culture. and culture.
movement methods,
compositional choices,
subject matter that
relates to history and
culture being
represented.

I can perform an oral Student performed a Student performed a Student performed a

presentation as an presentation as an presentation explaining presentation with little
artist explaining how artist explaining how some of how their to no explanation of
my artwork relates to their artwork relates to artwork relates to how their artwork
history and culture. history and culture. history and culture. relates to history and
e.g. cultural elements culture.
of status, gender,
availability of
materials. Art
movements at the time,
political or social
elements in relation to
subject matter.