Art 2 · Week 2 · Artistic Voice and Studio Practice
Building a Studio Community
Students agree on critique norms for an advanced studio and practice a first round of peer conversation about work in progress.
- Students will
- Students agree on critique norms for an advanced studio and practice a first round of respectful peer conversation about work in progress.
- SEL skill
- Paraphrase an artist's idea and ask a question before giving an opinion
- What it looks like
- Students build healthy relationships by listening, speaking clearly, and cooperating to set shared studio norms.
- Content focus
- Building a studio community
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. More relationship skills 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
- VA:Cr3.1.HSII: Visual Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 3 (Refine and complete artistic work), High School Accomplished
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Accomplished
More relationship skills activities for Art 2
- Collaborative Redesign Relationship skillsTeams redesign an underused school space to provide shade and comfort and practice listening to every member's ideas.
- Context Changes Meaning Relationship skillsPartners research different context clues about the same artwork and teach each other how each clue changes the interpretation.
- Critique as Conversation Relationship skillsStudents lead small group critiques, ask the artist questions before giving opinions, and repair moments when feedback lands badly.
- Image and Influence Relationship skillsPartners evaluate a public service campaign and redesign one image together so it influences its audience honestly.
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