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Unit Title: The Essence of a City Unit Question: How can the essence of a city be portrayed visually? Teacher: Mirjam Blaser Class: MYP4 AOI focus questions:
Which particular area of the AoI sets the context of learning

Stage 1

Time frame: 8 weeks Significant concepts:

What we want students to remember for the years to come

Specific Objectives:
Objectives which are addressed in, and pertinent to, this unit

Environment How can you approach your environment with new eyes? What makes your environment special? Assessment Task(s) and Criteria:
What constitutes acceptable evidence of understanding? How will students show what they have understood?

Every environment has its special characteristics. Everyone sees something different in the same environment.

Learner Profile Qualities:

Aspect(s) of the learner profile the unit will help develop

Incorporate various techniques in one harmonious artwork. Analyze and discuss the elements and properties of art in artworks (own and other artists). Explore how other artists depicted cities. Critique own works, the works of peers and other artists on the basis of the formal, technical and expressive aspects in the works. Use subject specific vocabulary. Content:
Stage 2
Knowledge and/or skills used to develop the significant concepts of stage 1 and to enable the student to answer the unit question

Use subject specific vocabulary in

class discussions as well as in DWB. A Complete final pieces, showing the ability to make an interesting composition. B Document each stage of the process in the Developmental Workbook, writing a full explanation and evaluation B C Engage fully in the project. D Teaching strategies and learning experiences:
Prior knowledge, how to monitor and support learning throughout the unit, formative assessment, learning styles, differentiation, mother tongue issues

Open-minded: Approach their environment with an open-mind. Try out an experimental approach to an artwork. Inquirers: Ask themselves what makes the essence of a city. Research cities. Research artists who portrayed cities.

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Improving research skills. Experimenting with different techniques. An enhanced understanding of art theory. Competence in applying perspective principles to an artwork. Layering images to create a final composition Group introduction and instruction in English, reinforced with French. Demonstration Individual support and instruction. Group discussion. Peer feedback. Written and verbal evaluation. (Written in English, verbal may be in French) Formative and summative assessment.

DWBs A2 paper Gouache Coloured pencils (Oil) pastels Internet

ATL:
Development of subject-specific and general ATL skills

Organisation: Be able to independently organise drawing and painting materials for each class session of the Unit. Collaboration: Through experimentation, be able to identify and resolve problems of perspective to produce a final piece. Communication: Demonstrate a sequential progression through judicious use of the DWB Information literacy: Use both books and the internet to research the theory learned in class. Find evidence of art theory principles in their environment (evtl. take pictures) Reflection: Evaluate their work process and document feedback clearly in DWBs. Thinking: Thinking through which elements will be included into the final piece and in which perspective. Transfer: Show clearly that the understanding of the learned theory has lead to a successful final piece.