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A Perfect World

Big Idea: Utopia


Grade Level: 6th grade
Art Approach: Meaning Making and Big Ideas

Katie Alicaya
Mikaela Bugarin
Jemie Quero
Activity 1: Memos
- Take out your memos

- On a piece of paper, each group will write down an important


takeaway they gain from the article

- Each group will share what they wrote down when we join as a class
Lesson Overview
Students will use their own personal experiences and values to create
their interpretation of utopia through artmaking. They will be able to
visually express their perspectives on what their perfect worlds would
revolve around. Students will demonstrate their ideas by creating
wearable art using old clothes, recyclable materials, and classroom art
materials.
Lesson Objectives

1.Content area 1 Science : The students will (TSW) be able to


experiment with different materials following a multistep procedure
of their choosing. Students will take measurements of their
materials to the scale of their body size.

2.Content area 2 History : The students will (TSW) analyze and


interpret historical events through visuals and texts. Teachers will
instruct students to refer to their past as a way to come up with
their idea of their utopia.

3.Content area 3 Language arts: The students will (TSW) be able to


choose words and expressions that are meaningful to them and
appropriate them through the expression of visual art. Students will
come up with an idea and build their items to create wearable art.
- Formative Assessment strategy (Language arts):
- Students will revisit their memos to come up with one takeaway quote or idea that
makes the article significant. Teachers will assign groups to talk about and come
up with one takeaway idea.

- Summative Assessment strategy (History and Science):


- Revisiting the Essential Questions, students will answer the questions in reference
to their work. Teachers will ask students to come as a class and portray their
essential questions answers to the class to better understand their work.
Vocabulary
1. Utopia: an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

2. Mythology: the collection of traditional stories that explain history or natural events
involving supernatural beings and events.

3. Symbolism: the use of symbols/ to represent ideas or qualities.

4. Philosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

5. Ideology: a system of ideas and ideals; the study of their origin and nature.

Retrieved from www.wikipedia.com


Key Concepts Essential Questions
1. Utopias can be represented through 1. How can utopia be represented in
different artworks. artwork?
2. Artists can be conservative in 2. How can artists utilize reusable items
artmaking by reusing clothing and in their artwork?
art materials. 3. What are philosophies/big ideas that
3. Utopias are shaped by different can represent a utopia?
philosophies. 4. How might the philosophy of utopias
4. Different utopian philosophies can be implemented to help improve
help improve modern day society. modern day society?
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peSpUDMcGR8
- New York based artist

Artist: Saya - Has a B.A. Visual Art and Economics from


Brown University and M.F.A. in Sculpture from

Woolfalk
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

- Woolfalks interests are in hybridity, science,


race and fantasy where she reimagines the
world in multiple dimensions

- Her works portrays scenes with a fictional


race of women known as the Empathics who
are able to alter their genetic makeup and
fuse with plants.

- Through her works, Woolfalk builds narrative


of these women's lives, and questions the
utopian possibilities of cultural hybridity

- She experiments with different mediums to


portray her artwork
Studio Time
Instructions:
Materials:
- Students will be asked to come up with a theme to resemble their utopia
using inspiration from their own experience, philosophies, etc.. - Clothing

- Students will choose to either make or enhance one item (list below) or make - Jewelry
a look (doesnt have to be complex)
- Beads
- piece of jewelry
- Jewels
- Piece of clothing
- Scissors
- Headdress
- Hot glue
- Once a utopia is determined, they will take out the materials they brought. gun
Students will also have access to the materials that are located at the back
table and on the countertops to create their piece or pieces - Glue

- Students may use items like recyclable materials, old clothes, materials - Markers
that can embellish your base materials, resources from nature
- Paint
Concluding Activity
Frame your answers according to the thought behind your work

Essential Questions:
1. How can utopia be represented in artwork?
2. How can artists utilize reusable items in their artwork?
3. What are philosophies/big ideas that can represent a utopia?
4. How might the philosophy of utopias be implemented to help improve modern day
society?

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