Art 2 · Week 19 · Critique and Revision
Critique as Conversation
Students lead small group critiques, ask the artist questions before giving opinions, and repair moments when feedback lands badly.
- Students will
- Students lead a small group critique by asking the artist questions before opinions, and practice repairing a moment when feedback lands badly.
- SEL skill
- Ask the artist a question before giving an opinion and repair feedback that lands badly
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by asking before judging and by repairing a moment when feedback does not land well.
- Content focus
- Critique as Conversation
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Relationship skills
Relationship skills are communicating clearly, listening well, cooperating, and working through conflict to keep healthy relationships. 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
- Building a Studio Community Relationship skillsStudents agree on critique norms for an advanced studio and practice a first round of peer conversation about work in progress.
- 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.
- 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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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.