project planner: who am i?

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ProjectPlanner:WhoAmI?ExploringIdentityThroughArt‐

AProjectInspiredByMOCA’sContemporaryArtStartProgram

Whatwillthestudentslearn?(content/skills) Whatwillthestudentscreate?(products)ArtisticExpressionDevelopPerceptualSkillsandVisualArtsVocabulary1.1Identifyanddescribetheprinciplesofdesigninvisualcompositions,emphasizingunityandharmony.CreativeExpressionSkills,Processes,Materials,andTools2.3Demonstratebeginningskillinthemanipulationofdigitalimagery(e.g.,computer‐generatedart,digitalphotography,orvideography).AestheticValuingDeriveMeaning4.1Identifyhowselectedprinciplesofdesignareusedinaworkofartandhowtheyaffectpersonalresponsestoandevaluationoftheworkofart.4.2Comparethedifferentpurposesofaspecificcultureforcreatingart.MakeInformedJudgments4.4Assesstheirownworksofart,usingspecificcriteria,anddescribewhatchangestheywouldmakeforimprovement.ReadingVocabularyandConceptDevelopment1.5Understandandexplainthefigurativeandmetaphoricaluseofwordsincontext.LiteraryResponse&AnalysisStructuralFeaturesofLiterature3.1Identifyandanalyzethecharacteristicsofpoetry,drama,fiction,andnonfictionandexplaintheappropriatenessoftheliteraryformschosenbyanauthorforaspecificpurpose.3.4Understandthatthemereferstothemeaningormoralofaselectionandrecognizethemes(whetherimpliedorstateddirectly)insampleworks.3.5Describethefunctionandeffectofcommonliterarydevices(e.g.,imagery,metaphor,symbolism).

Panelofphotographswithaccompaniedwritingpiece

Designadvertisements Draftletterstoinvitespecialgueststoattend

exhibitionnight/silentauction Reflection

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WhatistheEssentialQuestion(s)thatwilldrivethisproject?• Howcanarttellastory?• Howdoesartdefinetheartist?• Howisartareflectionoftheartist?• Howdoesartbringpeopletogether?• Whatisamuseum?

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CommonIntellectualMission• Whatcontent/skillswillALLstudentslearn(regardlessofroleorotherstudentchoices)?

o Artists/photographerscomposepiecestocommunicatemessages

• Whatindividualroles/jobswillstudentstakeoninthisproject?o Photographero Writer/poet

o Curatoro Advertiser

AdultWorldConnection

• Whatistherealworldapplicationforthisproject?Whyisthisworkimportant?o Creatingworkforothers

o Raisingmoneyfortheschoolo Learninghowmuseumcuratorsorganizeexhibitionstocreatemeaningforaudiences

o Theroleofsymbolismandmetaphorinworksofart

• Whoistheaudiencefortheproject?Howwillworkbedisplayedpublicly?

o MOCAartists/educatorso Schoolcommunity(parents/teachers/staff)o Localcommunitymembers

o Benefactors

• Howwillyouconnectadultsandprofessionalsfromoutsideofschooltotheproject?

o JeanneHoelfromtheContemporaryArtStartProgramatMOCAtocomeandspeaktothestudentsduringtheirprojectworktoguidetheirpiecesandtalkaboutwhatartis.ShewillalsoattendtheExhibitionNight.

Personalization• Howwillyouincorporatestudentchoiceintotheproject?

o Subjectofthephotographs

o Accompaniedpoemo LayoutofthegalleryonExhibitionNighto AdvertisementsfortheExhibitionNight

• Howwillyouchallengemoreadvancedstudents?

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o Thesestudentswillhaveleadershiprolesthatwillputthemindirectcontactwithmembersofthecommunityoutsideoftheclassroom.

• HowwillyousupportIEPstudents?

o Scaffoldsforidentifyingsubjectforphotographs

o Scaffoldsforwritingpoetrypieceo Museummodelstoseehowworksofartarelaidouto TriptoMOCAGrandtoseeamuseum

• HowwillyousupportELL’s?

o Scaffoldsforidentifyingsubjectforphotographs

o Scaffoldsforwritingpoetrypieceo Museummodelstoseehowworksofartarelaidouto TriptoMOCAGrandtoseeamuseum

• Howwillyouassessandevaluateeachstudent’seffortandwork?

o Compositionofthephotographs

o Qualityofthewritingpiece

Tips• DUEDATES:Bewareofextendingduedates!• USEBENCHMARKS:Useprojectbenchmarks/tasks/draftstokeeptrackofstudent’sprogress

andhelpthemkeepupwiththeprojectwork.

• Avoidgroupgrades!• AssessLEARNINGnotjustresponsibility.• Allowstudentsaroleindevelopingrubrics(?)

• Allowaccesstorubricsaheadoftime;postonDP• Keepparentspostedonprogressduringprojectsotherearenosurpriseswithgradesatthe

end!

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LearningExperience#1:FoundFaces

UniversalTheme:Change Concept:Howdoartistsmakefamiliarobjects/materialsintosomethingnew?

HabitofMind:Flexibility;Creating,Imagining,

Innovating

Depth&Complexity:MultiplePerspectives

Resources: Keynote DigitalCamera

Dropbox(forsharingphotos) Blogger(topostpresentations) Householditems(student‐brought)

LearningExperience/Activity:Studentswillbringin5‐8itemsfromhome.Theywillthenarrangethemintofaces.Theworkswill

bephotographed;then,studentswillrearrangethesameobjectsintoanewconfigurationtomakeanotherface.Thesewillbephotographedaswell

andputintoaKeynotepresentationoutliningtheartist’sprocess.Apoemwillalsobeincluded.

Assessment:StudentswillbeassessedontheclarityoftheirKeynotepresentationandthereflectionthey

completeabouthowtheyusedtheHabitofMindflexibilityintheproject.

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LearningExperience#2:WhatisPhotography?

UniversalTheme:Perspectives Concept:Whatdecisionsdoartistsmakewhentheycreateaphotograph?(MOCAunit)

HabitofMind:Flexibility;Creating,Imagining,

Innovating

Depth&Complexity:MultiplePerspectives

Resources: Keynote

DigitalCamera

Dropbox(forsharingphotos)

Blogger(topostpresentations)

Personalphotographs(student‐brought)

LearningExperience/Activity:ShowAndreasGursky,99cent,1999photograph.Askthefollowingquestions:

Whatwouldyoucallthiskindofart?

Haveyouevermadeaphotograph?Onwhatoccasions?

Whydopeopletakephotographs?

Whatdoyouneedtotakeaphotograph?Studentswillbringin1‐2photographsfromhome.

Thosephotoswillallbedisplayed.Studentswillanalyzethephotosthenponderthefollowingquestions:

Howarethesepicturessimilar/different?

(Focusonsingleimage) Whydoyouthinkthispicturewastaken? Whydoyouthinkthispicturewastaken?

Whatstorymightittell?

(Focusonitasaworkofart) Whatkindsofdecisionsdidthephotographer

makewhenheorshetookthispicture? Howfarawaydidheorshestand?

Whatkindofdifferencesdoesitmakewhenthesubjectiscloseuporfaraway?

Whatdidthephotographerchoosetoleaveoutofthepicture?

Didthesubjectposeorwasthephotocandid?

Whatdoyouseethatgivesyouthatimpression?

(Note:AllquestionsfromMOCAPhotographyunit)

ReturntoHockneyphotosfordiscussionwithsimilarquestionsfromabove.

Studentsreturntotheirartbooktoreviewtheideas

theygeneratedfortheirHockneysubjectthatrepresentswhotheyare.

Studentsbegintakingphotostocreatetheirveryown

photomontageandwriteareflection.

Assessment:Studentswillbeassessedonthefollowingareas:

adherencetoHockney’sstyleofphotography

subjectofthephotographmakesaclearconnectiontostudent’sidentity

poem/essayclearlyexplainedtheprocessoftheartistandtheconnectiontheartisthastothesubjectofthephotomontage.

demonstrationoftheHabitofMind,flexibility&creating,imagining,innovating,throughthepersonalreflectionandtheworkitself.

finalpresentationoftheworkisneatandprofessional

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ProjectOutline:WhoAmI?ExploringIdentityThroughArt

Description:Inthisproject,youwillcreateagalleryexhibitiononourtheme,WhoAmI?IdentityThroughArt,usingpiecesofartworkinspiredbyDavidHockney.

EssentialQuestions:

Essentialquestionsarequestionsyouwillbeabletoanswerattheendofthisproject.

Theyare: Whatisamuseum? Howcanarttellastory?

Howdoesartdefinetheartist? Howisartareflectionoftheartist?

Howdoesartbringpeopletogether?

Materials: DigitalCamera

Glue/Tape PictureFrames(optional)

Photographs Computer

• Programsused:Keynote,Dropbox,Word(towriteinvitationbusinessletters&reflections),iPhoto

Directions:

• Photographs/PhotographCollage

o Selectasubjectforyourpicturethatrepresentssomethingaboutwhoyouare.

Examples:

• WritingJournal(ifyouareawriter)• Grandmother(ifsheisreallyimportantinyourlife)• Holdingasoccerball(ifyoureallyloveplayingsoccer)

o Take5‐10photosofthesamesubject;eachphotoshouldbetakenfromadifferentperspectives/angles.

o SubmitphotostoDropboxforprinting

o ArrangethephotosinthestyleofHockneytomakeyourfinalpiece (seesamplebelow)

o Titleyourartwork

• Poetry/PersonalWritingPieceo Toaccompanyyourartwork,youwillcreateoneofthefollowing:apoemor

apersonalnarrative

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Poem:thepoemwillneedtodiscussormakementionofthesubjectofyourphotocollage&itsimportancetoyouandyour

identity. PersonalNarrative:thisnarrativemustexplainwhyyouselectedthe

subjectandwhatitrevealsaboutyouridentity.

• KeynotePresentationo Addphotosfromthefollowingactivities/learningexperiences:

FoundFaces

Hockneyo AdditionalInformationSlides:

HabitofMindReflection

o Reflection Posthighlightsofyourreflectionfortheproject

• Reflectiono Writeareflectionthatanswersalloftheessentialquestions.Includea

personalreflectiononwhatthisproject,andtheartyouproduced,means

toyou.HockneySample:

MotherIDavidHockney1985

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RubricArubricisascoringtoolIwillbeusingtogiveyoufeedbackandagradeonyourproject.

Score PhotographCollage Letters/Advertisements Reflection Presentation

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Collageshowsexceptionalcreativity&personalvision.PieceisinthelayeredstyleofDavidHockney.Subjectaccuratelyreflectssomeaspectoftheartist’sidentity,relatingtotheprojecttheme,WhoAmI?Layoutisneat&visuallyinteresting.

Businessinvitationlettersfollowthecorrectformat/structure.Letterprovidesallofthenecessarydetails.Showsexceptionalprofessionalism,whileacknowledgingthevaluetheaddressee’sattendancewouldhaveattheevent.

Reflectionisverythoughtfulandfullyaddressestheessentialquestions.

Studentusesoutstandingarticulationandprojectionandreflectsstrongunderstandingofhow…

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Collageshowscreativity&personalvision.PieceisinthelayeredstyleofDavidHockney.Subjectaccuratelyreflectssomeaspectoftheartist’sidentity,relatingtotheprojecttheme,WhoAmI?Layoutisneat&visuallyinteresting.

Businessinvitationlettersfollowthecorrectformat/structure.Letterprovidesallofthenecessarydetails.Showsstrongprofessionalism,whileacknowledgingthevaluetheaddressee’sattendancewouldhaveattheevent.

Reflectionisthoughtfulandaddressestheessentialquestions.

Studentusesstrongarticulationandprojectionandreflectsgoodunderstandingofhow…

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Collageshowslimitedcreativity&personalvision.PieceshowselementsofthelayeredstyleofDavidHockney.Subjectsomewhatreflectssomeaspectoftheartist’sidentity,relatingtotheprojecttheme,WhoAmI?Layoutmaybesloppy&havesomevisualinterest.

Businessinvitationlettersfollowsomeofthecorrectformat/structure.Letterprovidesallofthenecessarydetails.Showssomeprofessionalism,whilemaybeacknowledgingthevaluetheaddressee’sattendancewouldhaveattheevent.

Reflectionneedssomemoreworkandmaynotaddressalltheessentialquestions.

Studentusesinconsistentarticulationandprojectionandreflectslimitedunderstandingofhow…

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Acollagewasnotmade. Aletter/advertisementwasnotwritten.

Areflectionwasnotwritten.

Apresentationwasnotgiven.

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DueDates• Photographs:Friday,May20th,2011

o AllphotosmustbesubmittedviaDropboxbytheduedateforprinting.

• PhotographCollage:Wednesday,May25th,2011

o Arrangementswilltakeplaceinclass.

• Letter/Advertisement:Wednesday,May18th,2011

o Grouplettermustbesubmittedbyemailonorbeforetheduedate.

• Exhibition/Presentation:Friday,June3rd,2011

o FinalgallerypieceswillbeondisplayonduringourExhibitionNight.

• Reflection:Thursday,June2nd,2011

o Fullreflectionswillbewritten&submittedviaemail.Highlightsfromthereflection

aretobeincludedontheKeynotePresentationonaseparateslide.

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