8+Art

Assessment Task Criteria A Knowledge and Understanding Grade 8 please hand in DW'S you should have used your check list to make sure you are up to date. A Jo

MYP unit Area Of Interaction Focus: Health and Social Understanding pop culture and how it shapes cultural identity Unit Question: How have artists used Popular Culture to express ideas?
 * Unit title || Inspired By Pop ||
 * Teacher || Joanna Moon ||
 * Subject and grade level || Grade 8 MYP Year 3 ||
 * Time frame and duration || 8 weeks ||
 * **Students will consider how and why artists use everyday objects as subject matter. **
 * **Students will consider the choices artists make when creating works of art, exploring subject matter and sources of inspiration, medium, and style. **
 * **Students will make connections between consumer culture and art. **
 * **Students will learn about the technique of screenprinting. **

> ** Homework ** [|An observational drawing of food.docx]
 * <span style="color: #5a5a5a; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">DISCUSSION **
 * **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Define popular culture. How is popular culture influenced by advertising? How are people influenced by the media and advertising? How andwhy do advertisers promote products? What affect does the media have on our lives? **
 * **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Andy Warhol once said, "Everyone is an artist." [Andy Warhol, quoted in //Pop Art// (London: Taschen, 2003), p. 8.] Do you agree with this statement. Why or why not? Who gets to decide what is art and what is not art? **



Unit question =**How does Art allow us to open our minds?**= =**How can Fantasy reveal reality?**= AOI or aspect of AOI -skills /knowledge / attitude
 * Human Ingenuity**
 * Can Art disrupt reality?**
 * Artists use elements of still life to place everyday objects into surreal landscapes, creating a novel and dynamic world**
 * **//Using language as a stimulus to create a piece of art//**
 * **//Form an appreciation of Surrealism and surrealist artists through critical analysis and observation//**
 * **//Develop an understanding of vocabulary associated with Surrealism and apply when interpreting artworks//**
 * **//Develop skills in one and two point perspective//**
 * **//Plan ideas using the creative process and creative thinking skills//**
 * **//Understand the concepts and processes involved in creating a Surreal artwork//**