This document outlines an art unit on creating cooling fans. The unit focuses on applying elements and principles of art, using observation and composition to develop ideas, and analyzing artists' works. Students will learn about traditional fans and cultural patterns, design their own works using an artist's method, and create a finished cooling fan using natural materials and a variety of media. The unit aims to develop key competencies around relating to others, self-management, thinking, and using language and symbols. Students will be assessed through self-appraisal, peer appraisal, and teacher assessment.
1. UNIT TITLE Introduction Unit and Keeping cool LEVEL 4 FIELD DURATIO
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Assessed
STRANDS ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Students will apply knowledge of elements and principles for a Students will:
range of art making purposes, using conventions and a variety of Recap Principles and elements, Art process and colour theory
techniques, tools, materials, processes and procedures Learn how artwork is used in a practical context
PK Learn how to use observation/composition & key terms to develop ideas
Learn to use a range of media
Learn to identify and use natural/organic shapes & materials
Learn about 3 dimensional Artwork relevant to topic
Student will generate, develop and refine visual ideas in response Learn to design , compose and make their own work using artist methods
DI to a variety of motivations and a study of selected artists’ works.
Students will describe and evaluate how ideas and art-making Learn to analyse and write notes & make thumbnail sketches about artists
CI processes are used to communicate meaning in selected objects work
and images.
Students will investigate the relationship between the production Learn to look at artworks and the way they are used in the wider
UC of art works and their social contexts. community
Addressed Teaching/Learning Sequence
Key Competencies
S P T Draw Art tree, principles and elements. Put symbols beside terms and describe meanings
Relating to others in sentence form (2 x A4 pages)
Management of Self Art process flow chart (1 x A3 page)
Participating & contributing Research: traditional fans (1 x A3 page), cultural patterns, (1 x A3 page)
Thinking
1 x A3 page concepts based on artists research/traditional fans/patterns (9 A6 drawings)
Using Language, symbols &
texts 1 x A3 page developments (4 x A5 works using a range of media)
Resources 2 x A4/A3 Final ideas
Card 1 x finished work
Leaves/
Lace
Hot glue guns/ glue sticks
Ink
Paint
Brushes
Method of Assessment Self Appraisal Peer Appraisal Teacher Assessment (attach assessment sheets)