Digital Unit Plan

Unit Title: Meet the Art Masters Name: Giovanna Cruz

Content Area: Visual Arts Grade Level: 9th to 12th
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

1.0ARTISTICPERCEPTION
1.6Describetheuseoftheelementsofarttoexpressmoodinoneormoreoftheirworksofart.
1.8Analyzetheworksofawellknownartistastotheartmediaselectedandtheeffectofthatselectionontheartist'sstyle.

2.0CREATIVEEXPRESSION
2.1Createoriginalworksofartofincreasingcomplexityandskillinavarietyofmediathatreflecttheirfeelingsandpointsofview.
2.4Demonstrateintheirownworksofartapersonalstyleandanadvancedproficiencyincommunicatinganidea,theme,oremotion.

3.0HISTORICALANDCULTURALCONTEXT
3.1Identifycontemporarystylesanddiscussthediversesocial,economic,andpoliticaldevelopmentsreflectedintheworksofartexamined.
3.2Identifycontemporaryartistsworldwidewhohaveachievedregional,national,orinternationalrecognitionanddiscusswaysinwhichtheirwork
reflects,playsarolein,andinfluencespresentdayculture.

4.0AESTHETICVALUING
4.1Describetherelationshipinvolvingtheartmaker(artist),themaking(process),theartwork(product),andtheviewer.
4.2Identifytheintentionsofartistscreatingcontemporaryworksofartandexploretheimplicationsofthoseintentions.
4.6Developwrittencriteriafortheselectionofabodyofworkfromtheirportfoliosthatrepresentssignificantachievements.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

Whydoyouthinkitisimportanttolookbackattheoldmastersofart?
Ifartmakingisshapedbytraditionandchange,whatkindofroledidtheoldmastersplayintheinfluenceofartmaking?
Describetheuseofmaterialandartisticideasthatmakeseachartmasterdistinctanduniquefromotherartists.
Ifartissubjectiveandinterpretationsofartarevariable,whydoyoubelievetheoldmastersareconsideredmastersinart?
Unit Summary:
MeettheArtMastersisaunitenrichedinarthistoryandstudioart.Studentswillbeintroducedtotheoldmasters,referringtothepaintersofskill
whoworkedinEuropebeforeabout1800,throughhistoricalartlessons.Tomaximizethislecturebasedportionoftheunit,studentswillparticipate
invariousclassbasedactivitiestobeabletounderstand,identifyandanalyzeartworksusingappropriateartvocabularyandvisualandcontextual
evidence.Asforthehandsonportionoftheunit,studentswillbeabletochooseanoldmasterpaintingandmaketheirownpersonalcopyofthe
chosenmasterpainting.Althoughcopyingartworkiscontroversialandmaybeseenas"stealingart",itisnonethelessthemosteffectivewaystolearn
techniquesandbuildskill.Thisportionservesasanexerciseopportunityforstudentswillchallengeandrefinetheirstudioartskillsandmaximize
theirunderstandingoftheirchosenartists,mediaandstyleofwork.Mygoalattheendofthisunitisforeachstudenttohaveanexcellent
understandingofoldmasters,theirartisticcontributions,importanceofartisticanalysis,andultimatelybeonestepcloserindevelopingtheirown
personalartisticstyle,tastes,andpersonalityasartistsinthemaking.Thislessonissuggestedforstudentsthatareinthehighschoollevel.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:

Discussion:Whoaretheoldmasters? ShortEssay:Summaryofdiscussionand GraphicOrganizer:Detailedgraphand

generalunderstandingoftopic presentationabouttheoldmasters

Flashcards:Randomizedimportantfactsof ShortEssay/Painting:Essayonchosenartists
artistsandmovements andmastercopyofapaintingbychosenartist

GroupQuiz:Dates,movements,artistsandtitle
ofpaintings

ClassCritique:Analyzetheworksofeachart
masterthroughclassdiscussion

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)

Student Learning Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
Objective: (Assessments): Discussionwillgiveteachaninsightintothepreexistingknowledgeofthestudents
Studentswillanalyzethe Studentsshouldbeable regardingartmovementsandfamousartists.Thisdiscussionwillbefreeformed
influenceofagroupof toidentifyaworkofart basedandstudentled.Fromdiscussionkeypoints,classparticipationandgeneral
artistsandtheirworks clearlyandaccurately. understandingoftopic,instructorwillmakeandinformeddecisionofwheretostart
basedonformalqualities Studentsidentification theunitplantomaximizestudentsunderstandingandsuccess.
andcontentofaworkof likelyprovidesrelevant
art detailsabouttheartist
and/orworkthatmay
supporttheirdiscussion
oftheidentifiedfeatures
aswellasproviding
informationaboutform,
function,content,and/or
contextofaworkofart.
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective: TeacherwillleadaniPad Groupquizwillhelpstudentsengagewithotherandpracticecommunicationand
Studentsanalyze applicationbasedactivity collaborativeskills.Studentswillneedtodemonstrateasolidunderstandingofunit
relationshipsbetween toengagestudentsin planthroughquizscoresandclassdiscussion.Instructorwillassessstudentswhom
worksofartbasedon workingingroupsand mayneedextraguidanceandsupportinunderstandingcertaintopics/dates/facts.
theirsimilaritiesand collaboratebasedon
differencesandhow factualandopinionated
formalqualitiesand/or basedquestions.The
contentofaworkofart activityquestionswillbe
provokeacertaintypeof basedontheteacher
response. lecture.Teacherwill
evaluateeachgroupand
individualstudentsbased
ontheirarticulated
responsewithsupporting
artisticanalysis,academic
artvocabularyand
successfulnessin
 collaborating.

Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)

Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective: Studentswill Inacollaborativesettingstudentswillworktowardscreatingagraphicorganizerand
Studentswilldescribe classpresentation.Instructorwillmeetwitheachgrouptoassessunderstandingand
collaboratewithother
anddifferentiatethe
studentstocreatea providefeedback.Throughthisassessment,instructorwillmakeinformeddecision
componentsofform,
factbasedgraphic toreviewcertaintopicsfurtherorcontinuewithunitplan.
function,content,and
contextinaworkofart organizerchartand5
withinagroupofrelated minutepresentationto
works. demonstrateastrong
understandingofthe
oldmastersartworksby
identifyingand
describingvarious
relationshipsbetween
form,function,content,
andcontextofawork
ofartandprovide
visualorcontextual
evidencetosupportthe
relationship.
UnitResources:
OldMasters
Don'tknowwhicholdmastertochoose?Reviewthiswebsitetogetadetailedoverviewofeachartmastersuchastheirstyle,techniques
andfamousartworkstoyourcreativethoughtprocessgoing.

KhanAcademy:ArtHistory
Exploredifferentartists,artperiodsandmovementstobetterunderstandyourchosenartistandintroduceyoutorichhistoryoftheart
historyworld.

MasterCopiesPinterestBoard
Aresourcefulboardwithmanyfamouspaintingsfromdifferentartistsandartmovementtogiveyouadiverseselectionofartforyour
personalchoosingforyourfinalmastercopy.

8EssentialDrawingExercises
Practicemakesperfect!Practicethesedrawingexercisestoimproveyourdrawingskillandmasternewtechniquestohelpyouwithyour
mastercopy.Thesedrawingexercisesmayalsoreceivesketchnotebookpoints.

CatchingaCopy
Takethisonlineinteractiveanddetermineifyoucantellthedifferentbetweenamasterpieceandamastercopy.

TheProcessofaMasterCopy
ViewthiswebsitetoreadthepersonalartisticprocessofDanJohnsonandhisownstyleandapproachinmakinghisownmastercopy.

AcrylicPaintingTips:
Recommendedforbeginnerpainterstolearnaboutdifferentapplicationmethodsforacrylicpainting.

FamousPaintingTechniques
Utilizedifferenttechniquestomaximizeyourpaintingandmakeanexactdupeofanoldmasterpaintingwiththesepaintingtipsand
techniques.

CopyingOldMastersTipsandTricks
Discoverfamiliarandnewdrawingandpaintingtechniquestomaximizeyourfinishedmastercopy.
Useful Websites:
AskArt.com
AskArtoffersextensiveinformationonover52,000Americanartists.Artistssearchablebyname.

Artcyclopedia:TheGuidetoMuseumQualityArtontheInternet
TheArtcyclopediaeditorshavecompiledacomprehensiveindexofeveryartistrepresentedathundredsofmuseumsites,imagearchives,
andotheronlineresources.

SiteOfficielduMuseduLouvre
AttheofficialwebsiteoftheLouvretherearevirtualtoursofmanyofthegalleriesandexhibitions.Thesitepresentsaselectionofthe
worksofartfromeachofthesevendepartmentsofthemuseum.

WritinginArtHistory
AwebformallaboutwritinganarthistorypaperfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.