5th grade

Culture and the art world

Unit Name: Pop culture

Description of the unit:

In this unit students will explore symbols, cultural meaning, juxtaposition, and cultural value through the lens of Pop Art. Students will begin by researching and studying the historical context and influence of Pop Art and move into a focus on the transformation of cultural meaning using symbols and everyday objects in new an inventive ways. Across the unit, students will explore the roles of color, language, irony, etc. in works of Pop Art and experiment with creating their own Pop Art commentaries.

STAGE 1-DESIRED RESULTS

competencies/Standards: 5th grade

What are the CCSS standards/content standards/learning progressions?

Creating

Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

VA:Cr1.1.5a—Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.

VA:Cr1.2.5a—Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

VA:Cr2.1.5a—Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.

VA:Cr2.2.5a—Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.

VA:Cr2.3.5a—Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

VA:Cr3.1.5a—Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.

Presenting

Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret work for presentation.

VA:Pr4.1.5a—Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

VA:Pr5.1.5a—Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

VA:Pr6.1.5a—Cite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.

Responding

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze work.

VA:Re.7.1.5a—Compare one’s own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.

VA:Re.7.2.5a—Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

VA:Re8.1.5a—Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

VA:Re9.1.5a—Recognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.

Connecting

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

VA:Cn10.1.5a—Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art-making.

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding

VA:Cn11.1.5a—Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

MEANING

Understandings: (U)

What kinds of long term independent accomplishmnets are expected?

Artist create artwork influenced by Pop Culture
Pop Art is an important and meaningful art form.
Pop Art has a wide variety of examples and rich history.
Symbols can be used to create meaning in an art work.
Common themes can be created and found in similar art works.
Meaningful critique help artist grow technically and creatively.
Color and texture can create meaning in pop art.

Essential Questions: (Q)

How will these questions provoke and engage student's thinking?

How do aspects of our culture inform our life? The way we dress? What we watch on TV? What music we list to? Art we like?
How can art help us learn about our culture?
How can art help us learn about other cultures?
What motivates artists to create works of art?
Is an artist copying by using commercial products in their work Does it matter?
How do artists generate ideas for their artwork?

STUDENTS WILL KNOW...

(KNOWLEDGE) NOUN PHRASES

Background of Pop Art, Pop Art artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Liechtenstein, and their influences on Pop Culture
Complimentary colors can be used to create contrast in artwork
Pop art can be derived from advertisement.
Symbols can be used to convey meaning.
Themes can be distinguished between different art works.
How critique is used as a tool to enhance their own work as well as others.

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO...

(SKILLS) VERB PHRASES

Analyze artworks that are informed or inspired by Pop Culture
Create works of art that reflect their views of culture
Students will illustrate or tell a story.
Students will express a feeling or a message.
Students will create an original composition, object or space based on Pop Culture
Find themes in works of art.
Creating meaning though symbols.
Enhancing art critique with basic art vocabulary.

STAGE 2-ASSESSMENT/OTHER EVIDENCE

PERFORMANCE TASK: (T)

HOW WILL MEANING MAKING AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS BE DEMONSTRATED? DOK 3-4

Student brainstorms a topic of community concern, explores symbols and objects from personal culture and develops ways to use characteristic and expressive features in the overall artwork.
Design and Refine: Applies elements and expressive features of Pop Art and popular culture. Designs ways to use and transform cultural meaning of symbols/objects. Create an initial draft of a large scale work of art
Create and Evaluate: Evaluates the use of symbols and everyday objects from historical context and personal culture and refines design as appropriate; creates a large scale work of art that will highlight a community concern or issue; Uses various media, materials, and techniques with appropriate craftsmanship
Group/peer reflection: Interprets meaning of individual artworks orally and or in writing; presents work of art in public display; defines how symbols/objects were used to interpret cultural meaning

OTHER EVIDENCE: (OE)

WHAT TASKS/ACTIVITIES DETERMINE WHETHER DESIRED RESULTS ARE BEING ACCOMPLISHED? DOK 1-2

Students are able to demonstrate the understanding that symbols can be repurposed to represent or express new or different cultural meanings and create a work of public art that uses expressive features and characteristic of art that defines and reflects cultural values.