Art 2 · Week 29 · Art and Contemporary Issues
Sustainable Studio
Students weigh the ethical and environmental impact of how they make and distribute their work and commit to one sustainable studio practice.
- Students will
- Students weigh the ethical and environmental impact of how they make and distribute their work and commit to one sustainable studio practice.
- SEL skill
- Compare choices by their consequences and commit to one
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by comparing choices and their consequences for people and the planet.
- Content focus
- Sustainable studio
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing caring, constructive actions by thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. More responsible decision-making 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:Cr2.2.HSII: Visual Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 2 (Organize and develop artistic ideas and work), High School Accomplished
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Accomplished
More responsible decision-making activities for Art 2
- Choosing a Medium Responsible decision-makingStudents weigh traditional and contemporary materials for a planned work and notice how excitement and fear influence their choices.
- 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.
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