HS Visual Art Instructional Guide

CONCEPTS:

PRIORITY VOCABULARY:

SKILLS:

●​ Intent & Meaning in Artistic Work ●​ Personal & Pre-established Criteria ●​ Evaluation of Art

●​ Intent ●​ Meaning ●​ Personal Criteria ●​ Pre-established Criteria ●​ Evaluation

●​ Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work using varied criteria. ●​ Evaluate artistic work and process through both personal and pre-established criteria. ●​ Communicate a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art. ●​ Describe how culture, traditions, and history influence responses to art.

●​ Interpret ●​ Traditions ●​ Influence ●​ Context

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, ASSESSMENTS, PROJECTS, and RESOURCES

* CSD Educators must login to their Art of Education account to view all Art of Education resources. Art of Education: Developing Evaluation Criteria Lesson Metropolitan Museum of Art: Voices of The Past Lesson The Andy Warhol Museum: Writing a Critical Response Lesson The J. Paul Getty Museum: Looking and Learning in the Art Museum Lesson University of Laverne Departments of Art and Art History: Analysis of a Work of Art Rubric Viewing / Reading: ●​ Invite students to explore the curation and presentation of art both in person and virtually through visual examples. ●​ Use a variety of examples from different time periods, cultures, purposes, and media. ●​ Have students find and read multiple examples of artists statements and analyze how the artists descriptions enhance interactions with the art. Writing: ●​ Students will draft and revise artist statements. ●​ Students keep journals to note their responses to artwork in different presentation contexts. Speaking / Listening : ●​ Lead students in verbal responses and discussions about art presentations. ●​ Have students engage in question and answer sessions with artists as they verbally present artist statements for their work. Inquiry: ●​ Have students take sides and debate whether an artist’s intention is relevant or should be considered by a viewer. VISUAL ART 1 STANDARDS: ●​ L1.V.R.3: Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts. ●​ L1.V.R.4: Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works. ●​ L1.V.CO.2: Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS: