Secondary Unit Plans
At A Glance
Sixth Grade Collaged Triptychs
Big Idea: Time
Essential Question: How do we face obstacles over time?
Focus Artists/Concepts: Eric Carle, Ellie Honl, Valerie S. Goodwin, Focal Point, Layers, and Collage.
Final Artwork: Collaged Triptych
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National Standards:
VA:Cr1.2.6 a. Use brainstorming to formulate an artistic investigation to personally relevant content for creating art.
VA:Cr2.1.6 a. Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods and artmaking approaches in making works of art and design.
VA:Cr2.2.6 a. Practice conservation, care, safety, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
VA:Cr3.1.6 a. Reflect on whether personal artwork effectively communicates meaning and revise accordingly.
VA:Re8.1.6 a. Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, and characteristics of form, and use of media.
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High School Double Exposures
Big Idea: Home
Essential Question: How can you illustrate your experience of home? What makes a home?
Focus Artists/Concepts: Andreas Lie, Wanda Wulz, Mind Mapping, Christoffer Relander, Symmetry, Framing, Leading Lines, and Rule of Thirds.
Final Artwork: Double Exposure Photograph on Adobe Photoshop and Mind Map
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National Standards:
VA:Cr2.1.HSII a. Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
VA:Cr2.2.HSII b. Consistently apply ethical standards when making and distributing creative work.
VA:Cr3.1.HSII a. Engage in constructive critique with peers; then reflect on, re-engage, revise and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
High School Vector Portraits
Big Idea: Identity
Essential Question: How can you visually communicate your identity?
Focus Artists/Concepts: Stanley Chow, Nelly Camacho, Anghel Sann, Beto Garza, the Cubists (Picasso, Gris, Braque), Dave Murray, Disney Color Theory, Toby Allen, Movie Geometry, and Layers.
Final Artwork: Vector Portrait on Adobe Illustrator
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National Standards:​
VA:Cr2.2.HSII b. Consistently apply ethical standards when making and distributing creative work.
VA:Cr3.1.HSII a. Engage in constructive critique with peers; then reflect on, re-engage, revise and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
VA:Re7.2.HSII a. Identify commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, time frame, or culture.