Unit 6: Environmental Art 8th Grade Art 12 Class Meetings Created June 2021 Essential Questions • How can earth artists call attention to our environment and the stewardship of our planet? • Why are earth works so captivating and created across cultures? Enduring Understandings with Unit Goals EU 1: Environmental art has in origins in conservation and activism • Examine the origins of environmental /earth art as a genre of contemporary sculpture • Examine various environmental artists and their work EU 2: Earth art installations are documented with photographs • Examine the works of sculptor Andy Goldsworthy • Experiment with natural materials to create forms EU 3: The concept of repetition and variation can be used to alter a space • Design and build an environmental sculpture using creativity and craftsmanship** • Document your sculpture in photographs and contribute to a media gallery • Evaluate and reflect on your own • Critique other students work based on criteria • Test vocabulary acquisition and unit content by taking quizzes Standards Common Core State Standards: ● VA:Cr2.1.7a: Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design. ● VA:Cr3.1.8a: Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress. ● VA:Re.7.1.7a: Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued. ● VA:Cn11.1.7a: Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural use ● VA:Cn11.1.7a: Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses. ● VA:Pr5.1.8a: Collaboratively prepare and present selected theme based artwork for display, and formulate exhibition narratives for the viewer. Unit 6: Installation Art 8th Grade Art 12 Class Meetings Create June 2021 ● VA:Pr6.1.8a: Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences. ● VA:Pr5.1.7a: Based on criteria analyze and evaluate methods for preparing and presenting art. ● ELA-Literacy: cite text-based evidence to support an analysis of informational text. (RI 6.1) ISAAC Vision of the Graduate Competencies Competency 1: Write effectively for a variety of purposes. Competency 2: Speak to diverse audiences in an accountable manner. Competency 3: Develop the behaviors needed to interact and contribute with others on a team. Competency 4: Analyze and solve problems independently and collaboratively. Competency 5: Be responsible, creative, and empathetic members of the community. • Unit Content Overview Environmental art has its origins in conservation and activism • Examine the origins of environmental art as a genre of contemporary sculpture • Explore various environmental artists and their work • Key vocabulary and terms: genre, environmental art, activism, stewardship, unison, Earth art is documented in photographs • Examine the earth works of Andy Goldsworthy • Experiment with natural materials to create forms* • Key vocabulary and terms: natural materials, space, form, ephemeral, The concept of repetition and variation can be used to alter a space • Build a nature sculpture using natural materials, creativity, and craftsmanship** • Document your work using photographs and contribute to a media gallery • Evaluate and reflect on your work based on criteria • Critique another peer’s work • Test vocabulary acquisition and unit content by taking quizzes • Key vocabulary and terms: craftsmanship, creativity, media gallery, critique, peer, rubric, 2 Unit 6: Installation Art 8th Grade Art 12 Class Meetings Create June 2021 Interdisciplinary Connection: 1. Language Arts 2. Math 3. Science 4. Social Studies Daily Learning Objectives with Do Now Activities SWBAT: • Examine the origins of environmental art as a genre of contemporary sculpture o Watch this video and describe what you see and feel? Be specific. • Explore environmental artists and their work o Watch the video and describe what you see and how it makes you feel? Explain why? • Examine the environmental works of Andy Goldsworthy o Examine this image and describe what elements of art you see working? Explain and use visual evidence. • Experiment with natural materials to create form* o Name 3 ways you can get access to natural materials. (without buying them) • Review rubric expectations and exemplar student work o Why do we use rubrics in school? Explain. • Build an environmental work of art and document it in photographs** o Why do earth artists document their work via photographs? Explain. • Evaluate and reflect on your own work. o Give 3 reasons why artists reflect on their own work? Be specific. • Critique another peer’s work o Name are 3 benefits for students when conducting a peer critique? Explain. • Demonstrate vocabulary acquisition by taking quizzes. Instructional Strategies/Differentiated Instruction ● Lectures with notes ● Guided notes ● Student-led instruction ● Independent problem-solving ● Feedback and Critique ● Revising and editing ● Collaborative problem-solving ● Cross-curricular problem solving (independent and collaborative) ● Accountable Talk ● Homework ● EL Differentiated Strategies ● Word walls ● TWPS (Think, write, pair, share) 3 Unit 6: Installation Art 8th Grade Art 12 Class Meetings Create June 2021 ● Pre-reading strategies ● Culturally responsive teaching ● Explicit modeling ● Key Vocabulary ● Graphic organizers ● Strategic grouping ● Non-verbal Assessments Assessments FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: ● Warm-ups (SBAC) ● ABCD Cards ● Whiteboards ● Mid-class check-ins ● Exit Slips ● Accountable Talk Discussions ● Do Now ● Student-led instruction ● Homework ● In process critique ● Future Rubric Assessment in 2021-2022 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: ● Vocab. Quizzes - EU 1, 2, 3 ● Earth Art and Critique Unit Task Unit Task: Nature Speaks and Critique Description: Students use only natural materials to create either a site-specific earth work installation or a nature sculpture. Students will document their project using photographs. Each artist will photograph their work and contribute to a slide media gallery to show to viewers. Artists will accurately use art vocabulary from this unit in their reflection and critiques. Evaluation: Summative Assessment and Future Rubric in 2021-2022 school year 4 Unit 6: Installation Art 8th Grade Art 12 Class Meetings Create June 2021 Unit Resources ● Visual Images ● Flipped Google Classroom Videos ● Videos ● Google Slides Presentations ● Worksheets ● Pencils, Paper ● Laptops ● Computer ● Adhesive materials ● Recycled materials 5 .