Art 2 · Week 3 · Artistic Voice and Studio Practice
Choosing a Medium
Students weigh traditional and contemporary materials for a planned work and notice how excitement and fear influence their choices.
- Students will
- Students weigh traditional and contemporary materials for a planned work and notice how excitement and fear influence their choices.
- SEL skill
- Weigh options and notice how feelings influence a choice before deciding
- What it looks like
- Students make responsible decisions by considering their idea, the materials, and how their feelings shape the choice.
- Content focus
- Choosing a medium
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means making caring, constructive choices by thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
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Standards
- VA:Cr1.2.HSII: Visual Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 1 (Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work), High School Accomplished
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Accomplished
More responsible decision-making activities for Art 2
- Images That Persuade Responsible decision-makingStudents evaluate how ads and social media images target specific audiences and notice how those images make them feel.
- Ethics of Making and Sharing Responsible decision-makingStudents examine copyright, fair use, and image borrowing and decide how to credit sources honestly in their own work.
- Borrowing With Respect Responsible decision-makingStudents analyze cases of cultural appropriation in art and fashion and write guidelines for honoring sources in their own work.
- Whose Criteria Responsible decision-makingStudents examine how critics, judges, and communities evaluate art and decide which criteria feel fair and relevant.
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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.