LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 6

The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Objective 6.02

Describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks.

Resources aligned to this objective

Looking back - An Art/English interdisciplinary unit
This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. By students learning to recognize that society impacts the themes within art and literature, students then take this knowledge base and interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and oral presentation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)

Lesson plans on the web

Five artists of the Mexican Revolution
Students research the major events and personalities in the Mexican Revolution and explore how these people and events influenced the art being created at that time in Mexico. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Images at war
Students examine American attitudes toward war as revealed in Civil War photographs and World War II homefront posters. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Monsters
In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students use Beowulf to investigate views about “monsters” in society. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 Visual Arts Education, Music Education, and English Language Arts)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts