Art 2 · Week 20 · Critique and Revision
Whose Criteria
Students examine how critics, judges, and communities evaluate art and decide which criteria feel fair and relevant.
- Students will
- Students compare the criteria used by critics, judges, and communities, and decide which criteria are fair and relevant for judging a specific artwork.
- SEL skill
- Check whether judging criteria are fair to an artwork's maker and purpose
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing whether evaluation criteria are fair, relevant, and respectful of the artwork's purpose.
- Content focus
- Whose Criteria
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing fair and caring options by thinking about ethics, others, and what could happen as a result. 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:Re9.1.HSII: Visual Arts, Responding, Anchor Standard 9 (Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work), High School Accomplished
- Artistic process: Responding
- 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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