The Idea of America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.03.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Rationale and Objectives
  4. American Ideas
  5. Three American Artist Collectives
  6. Instructional Design
  7. Bibliography
  8. Implementing District Standards
  9. Notes

American Ideas in Three Artist Collectives

Emily Jane Faxon

Published September 2011

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Implementing District Standards

The following California Content Standards for the Visual Arts (with their reference numbers), to which school district standards are aligned, are called "proficient" for grades 9-12 and are directly addressed by this unit: students will create an expressive composition using dominance and subordination (2.5); students will discuss the purposes of art in a selected [in this case, American] culture (3.4); students will compare the ways in which the meaning of a work of art changes due to [historical and cultural] context (4.2).

These additional California Content Standards for the Visual Arts (with their reference numbers), to which school district standards are aligned, are called "advanced" for grades 9-12 and are directly addressed by this unit: students will identify contemporary styles and discuss the diverse social, economic, and political developments reflected in the works of art examined (3.1); students will identify contemporary artists...who have achieved recognition and discuss ways in which their work reflects, plays a role in, or influences present-day culture (3.2); students will apply theoretical perspectives to their own works of art and the work of others in classroom critiques (4.4).

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