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 6.05

Critique artwork through the use of: proper vocabulary, art elements and design principles, meaning, feeling, mood and ideas, oral and written expression.

Resources aligned to this objective

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
Rhythm and art: Rhythm collage
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students produce collages, consisting of paper cut-outs, reflecting elements of rhythm in music. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Music Education and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts