🎨 Mini-Unit: Art Around the World

📄 Student Handout

Your art museum is about to open!
Travel the world through art styles + create your own.

Your Mission:

1. Pick 3 Cultures

   • Examples: Japanese woodblock prints, Aboriginal dot art, Mexican murals.

2. Study the Art

   • What materials, colors, and ideas do they use?

   • What does the art tell us about their culture?

3. Make Your Own

   • Recreate each style — with your twist.

   • Example: Dogman surfing in a Japanese woodblock wave.

4. Curate an Exhibit

   • Arrange your works into a “museum” (wall, table, digital slideshow).

   • Write short captions explaining what inspired each.

End Product: Art portfolio + mini museum.

Bonus: Invite family/friends for a “gallery walk.”

 📘 Teacher Guide

• Objectives: Analyze global art forms; create new works inspired by them; explain cultural values through art.

• DOK/Bloom’s: DOK 3 (analyze cultural meaning), DOK 4 (create portfolio + museum), Bloom’s analyze/create/evaluate.

• Materials: Art samples, paper, paints/markers, optional digital art tools.

• Differentiation: Offer tracing templates/scaffolds for hesitant artists; extend for advanced by writing exhibit catalogs.

• Assessment: Portfolio demonstrates cultural influence + originality; student explains connections.