1. Grade 9 Visual Arts
JAPONISME
Ukiyo-e Vs. Impressionism
Navigating the Floating World
2. K. International School Tokyo – MYP Unit Outline for Students
Grade: 9
Subject: Visual Arts
Unit name: Ukiyo-e Vs. Impressionism
Unit Question: How does art inform my perception of my surroundings?
Area of Interaction:
Student Learning
Expectations:
Environments
Use Impressionist techniques of drawing with pastels.
Research- internet, and teacher guided
Drawing skills
Block Print making skills
Developmental Workbook skills
Learner Profile skills: Inquiring, thinking, principled, caring, reflective
knowledgeable, risk takers
Pastel drawing techniques of impressionism.
Description of unit: You will: investigate the context and concept in Meiji
era Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and
Compare and Contrast Ukiyo-e prints to French,
American, and Italian Impressionist painting
Make a lino-cut print series
Write a research essay on an Impressionist Artist
Make a master copy of an Impressionist painting
Reflect and Evaluate your progress and work
Assessment:
Criteria A, B, C, and D