Art 1 · Week 30 · Art in Our Community
Artists at Work
Students explore careers in illustration, graphic design, and animation and connect one contemporary design practice to their own interests and next steps.
- Students will
- Students explore careers in illustration, graphic design, and animation and connect one contemporary design practice to their own interests and next steps.
- SEL skill
- Turn an interest into a small step with a date
- What it looks like
- Students practice self-management by setting a small realistic goal toward a creative interest.
- Content focus
- Artists at work: illustration, design, and animation careers
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-management
Self-management means guiding your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach your goals. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- CTE.AME.KPAS.3.1: Identify personal interests, aptitudes, and skills needed for informed career decisions.
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
More self-management activities for Art 1
- Blind Contour and Letting Go Self-managementDrawing a blind contour of a partner's hand without looking, students notice the urge to control the result and practice breathing through frustration.
- Beautiful Mistakes Self-managementStudents turn an ink blot or torn paper scrap into a finished image and reflect on how mistakes can open new directions.
- Value and Slowing Down Self-managementCreating a slow value scale from light to dark, students use steady shading as a calming practice and notice its effect on stress.
- Balance in Art and Life Self-managementAnalyzing symmetrical and asymmetrical balance, students map the balance of their own week and adjust one area that feels heavy.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.