Art 1 · Week 15 · Culture, Memory, and Celebration
Appreciation or Appropriation
Students compare examples of artists borrowing from other cultures and build criteria for when borrowing honors a culture and when it takes from it.
- Students will
- Students analyze how imagery borrowed from another culture shapes what viewers understand about that culture, and build criteria to judge when borrowing honors a source and when it takes from it.
- SEL skill
- Weigh consequences for others before judging a choice
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing ethics and consequences before judging an artist's choice.
- Content focus
- Appreciation or appropriation
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means making caring and constructive choices by thinking about ethics, safety, and the effects on others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
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Standards
- VA:Re7.2.HSI: Visual Arts, Responding, Anchor Standard 7 (Perceive and analyze artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Responding
- Level: High School Proficient
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