MYP ARTS: Visual Arts Year 10 Unit: ‘Totem Society’

TASK 1: Drawing from 3D observation with rotations.Explore the elements of art within sculpture through drawing FORM that you have created by hand. Label
these drawings as you identify the elements that exist in these drawings.
CRITERIA bi 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments
Demonstrate the Uses media to Uses media to observe Uses media well to Uses media very well to
acquisition and observe form but form. Implication observe form. Implication observe form.
development of the
skills and techniques
incomplete or light/shadow/ texture is light and/ shadow and/ Implication light,
of the art form unrealistic. executed. texture is well executed. shadow and texture is
studied. well executed.

TASK 2: From your Mind Map pick one Cultural reference for Totems that interests you.
Sketch using 6B pencil, one cultural influence. Be sure to focus on FORM and detail. Add annotations that help to describe FORM and FUNCTION. Create a
page for each that provides thumb nail samples of their work, a drawing study and an outline of who they are, what they have done and what inspires you and
what you could apply to your own work.

CRITERIA ai 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments

Demonstrate Demonstrates limited Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates Demonstrates
knowledge and knowledge of the knowledge of the substantial knowledge of excellent knowledge of
understanding of the
art form studied
significance and significance the significance the significance
function of the totem and function of the and function of the totem and function of the
and/or limited totem and/or adequate and/or substantial totem and/or excellent
appreciation of the appreciation of the appreciation of the appreciation of the
aesthetics of the aesthetics of the Totems aesthetics of the aesthetics of the
Totems studied. studied Totems studied. Totems studied
Task 2B: How has historical art informed the contemporary examples? Or contemporary work? (Aii)
Sketch using 6B pencil, one artistic influence. Be sure to focus on FORM and detail. Add annotations that help to describe FORM and FUNCTION.
Create a page for each that provides thumb nail samples of their work, an outline of who they are, what they have done how it relates to Totems, what inspires
you and what you could apply to your own work.
CRITERIA aii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments
Demonstrate Demonstrates limited Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates Demonstrates excellent
understanding of the knowledge of the knowledge of the substantial knowledge of knowledge of the
role of the art form in
original or displaced
significance and significance the significance significance
contexts function of the totem and function of the and function of the totem and function of the
and/or limited totem and/or adequate and/or substantial totem and/or excellent
appreciation of the appreciation of the appreciation of the appreciation of the
aesthetics of the aesthetics of the aesthetics of the aesthetics of the
inspired inspired contemporary inspired contemporary art inspired contemporary
contemporary art art studied studied. art studied
studied.

TASK 3: Design your own piece that is informed by their own idea? informed by the concepts of the unit (with other angles.)
Using the cultural and artistic influence, as well as the inspiration from different artist, design your own Totem. Use a range of media suitable to the
idea or narrative that you would like to create. You may want to create a series of marquette's to help prepare and to problem solve. For your final
concept drawing you may like consider where you will install it- use photographs
CRITERIA c 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments

i.Outline a clear and develops a limited develops an adequate i. develops a substantial develops an excellent
feasible artistic artistic intention artistic intention that is artistic intention that is artistic intention that
intention that is rarely occasionally feasible, often feasible, clear, is consistently feasible,
feasible, clear, clear, imaginative imaginative and clear, imaginative and
imaginative or and/or coherent coherent coherent
coherent
Ii. Outline Demonstrates a Demonstrates an Demonstrates a Demonstrates an
alternatives, limited range of adequate range of substantial range of excellent range of
perspectives and different ideas for different ideas for the different ideas for the different ideas for the
imaginative the final piece. final piece final piece. final piece.
solutions

Task 4: Day By Day Progress

CRITERIA ciii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments
Demonstrate the demonstrates limited demonstrates adequate demonstrates substantial demonstrates
exploration of ideas
exploration of ideas exploration of ideas to exploration of ideas to excellent exploration of
through the
developmental process
to shape artistic shape artistic intention purposefully shape ideas to effectively
to a point of realization intention that may through to a point of artistic intention through shape artistic intention
reach a point of realization. to a point of realization through to a point of
realization. realization.

CRITERIA diii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments

Critique the artwork Presents a limited Presents an adequate Presents a substantial Presents an excellent
of self and others drawing and written drawing and written drawing and drawing and
critique/evaluation of critique/evaluation of critique/evaluation of critique/evaluation of
own final piece as it is own final piece as it is own final piece as it is own final piece as it is
produced. produced. produced. produced.

TASK 5: Outcome (AIII, BII, DII) (Where will it go?)

- How does
CRITERIA aiii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments
use acquired Demonstrates limited Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates substantial Demonstrates excellent
knowledge to use of acquired use of acquired knowledge use of acquired knowledge use of acquired
purposefully knowledge to inform to inform his or her to inform his or her artwork. knowledge to inform his
inform artistic his or her artwork. artwork. or her artwork.
decisions in the
process of creating
artwork.

CRITERIA bii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments

demonstrate the Demonstrates limited Demonstrates application Demonstrates substantial Demonstrates excellent
application of skills application of sculptural of sculptural techniques in application of sculptural use of acquired knowledge
and techniques to techniques in the final the final piece techniques in the final to inform his or her
create, perform piece. piece. artwork.
and/or present art.

CRITERIA dii 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Comments

create an artistic The work does not The work is limited and the The work is good and has The work is intelligent and
response that explore ideas. It is connection to the intention some interesting ideas thought provoking. It
intends to reflect difficult to find a is confused and not very explored. It allows the allows the viewer a clear
or impact on the connection to the clear. viewer an insight into the insight into the intention.
world around them intention. intention