Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Fundamentals Expressed in You Name: Felix Macedonio

Content Area: Art Grade Level: 9-12
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
1.2 Describe the Principles of Design as used in works of art, focusing on dominance and subordination.
2.1 Solve a visual arts problem that involves the effective use of the elements of art and the principles of design.
2.4 Review and refine observational drawing skills
4.4 Articulate the process and rationale fro refining and reworking one of their own works of art.
4.4 Employ the conventions of art criticism in writing and speaking about works of art.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

Principals and Elements of Design: the Principals and Elements are essential to every piece of art made. a truly exceptional work of art will include most, if not all,
Principals and Elements.
Three Types of Art: Representational, Abstract, and Non Representational are the three types of art that every piece can categorized as.
Drawing as the Base of Art: Drawing from observation is a fundamental that can be built upon and is a skill that leads to success in all other aspects of art.

Unit Summary:
In this unit students will be drawing a self-portrait that displays the principals and elements of design; the drawing will also be both abstract and representational. Drawing
is necessary to take a leap into any form of art. Whether you are a painter, sculpture or even an installation artist, drawing is essential in succeeding at your craft. By Drawing
a self-portrait one can use the image of themselves to increase their use of elements and principals of design. Drawing yourself allows you to notice things you would not
normally see. By creating a distorted self-portrait students will be able to see first hand how to apply both representational and abstract types of art in their work.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
Students will engage in class (Assessments): Lecture guided notes
discussion to evaluate the the students will turn in the Students will watch the prezi lecture and fill out guided notes as they go along. After they will fill in anything that
understanding of the units guided noted and also be they did not finish while watching the presentations
required vocabulary. graded in the socrative quiz Post lesson quiz.
Students will create a graphic that they will be taking after There is a link in the presentation that will direct the students to a socrative quiz that will let me gather results
organizer that shows and the lecture. for the entire class, thus letting me assess the students understanding.
understanding of the 3 types
of art
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will be able to Students collage must include Elements and Principals Portraits
properly include the 5 elements of art and or The students are going to make 2 drawing that will help students understand the elements and principles of
elements of art and principles principles of design. The design. Each drawing will be a portrait based on a selected photo of the student of a friend. The key will be to
of design in a work of art assignment itself will be draw only using shapes. This will make the students focus on the basic drawing skills and not get too ahead of
graded for completion, but themselves with trying to use advanced techniques
the elements and principles
are what will let me know if
they understand the
assignment.

Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will create a graphic Selected portraits were Graphic Organizer Brainstorm
organizer that shows and representational and abstract. The students will have to select two portraits that are respectively representational and abstract. They will then
understanding of the 3 types Minimum of 4 elements of art dissect the portraits in order to show a further understanding of the elements of art and the principles of design
of art and principles of design per This will be done be using a brainstorm format. The portraits will be centered and surrounded by key terms with
Students will be able to portrait. The credit on this explanations on how the portraits include this key terms.
properly include the assignment will only be given
elements of art and principles if the meet the minimum of 2
of design in a work of art portraits and 4 elements and
priniciples.
Unit Resources:
http://www.vggallery.com/painting/main_se.htm
http://thevirtualinstructor.com/types-of-art.html
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/genres/self-portraits.htm
http://www.abstractart.ws/articles/evolution-of-abstract-art.html
http://www.thebookoflife.org/why-you-should-stop-taking-pictures-on-your-phone-and-learn-to-draw/
http://www.radford.edu/rbarris/art216upd2012/artlanguageintro.html
https://www.canva.com/learn/design-elements-principles/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=ZK86XQ1iFVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1WVvczqfDo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz5HDRMEF1E
Useful Websites:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autodesk-sketchbook/id883738213?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inkflow-visual-notebook/id519524685?mt=8
https://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/all-works#!#filterName:Genre_portrait,resultType:masonry