Lesson Goals - Identity

*Based on standards for 4th Grade

1. Goals and Objectives for unit lesson plan

Students will be able to

• Connect one's own values to the values of others. (Standard 4: Relate and Connect to Transfer) (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Identify and compile materials related to personal and cultural identity. (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Plan and execute art with a purpose. (Standard 2: Invision, Critique, and Reflect) (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Grow confidence in the medium of choice. (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Learn about the self and how identity is powerful. (Standard 2: Invision, Critique, and Reflect) (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Reflect on their identity and what artistic decisions they made to convey it. (Standard 2: Invision, Critique, and Reflect)

• Reflect on how they explored their art purpose, materials, and studio habits. (Standard 2: Invision, Critique, and Reflect)

2. Big Ideas

The Big Idea present in my lesson plan is Identity. I want students to learn to connect their identity to culture, community, interests, and values. With this assignment, students will not only learn what those concepts are but be able to assess how they are present in their life and the lives of others.

3. The Why

I want my students to be familiar with the ideas of identity, culture, community, interests, and values on a personal level and be able to identify these terms in others. It is important for my students to begin to consider what makes them them and how they exist in the world. Identity can be a validating part of people's lives but kids often don't begin to think about it until much later. This lesson will define these key terms and guide students in understanding the multiple parts of identity and how others present their own identities. It will have exercises for students to process their interests and values and will end with the opportunity for the students to create and comment on work about identity.

4. Roadmap

My lesson plan is broken up into several smaller learning activities that guide the student in making decisions about their project. This lesson plan is set up as partial TABwhere students get the guidance and framework to form their thoughts on identity but in the end make decisions on their own about what to create and how. The mindmap exercise and video get the students familiar with key terms and allow them to brainstorm their values. The art detectives' worksheet guides the students to find examples of artists who use identity in their own work. The planning process worksheet gives students a chance to decide on a purpose, medium, and studio habit and allows them to incision their creation with some sketches. The actual project gives them the freedom to experiment and dive deeply into self-discovery through artmaking and play. And the reflection worksheet and critique allow them to solidify their ideas and explain to others their "Why"

5. Objectives

• Define and explore personal and cultural identity. (Standard 4: Relate and Connect to Transfer)

• Identify and compile materials related to personal and cultural identity. (Standard 2: Invision, Critique, and Reflect)

• Create an art piece with an artistic representation of their internal and external identity. (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Use the elements of art to represent their identity. (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)

• Interpret the work of an artist they connect with. (Standard 1: Observe and Begin to Comprehend) (Standard 4: Relate and Connect to Transfer)

• Describe the artist’s use of diverse symbols and objects to signify new meaning and identity. (Standard 1: Observe and Begin to Comprehend) (Standard 4: Relate and Connect to Transfer)

• Gain knowledge in the medium of choice. (Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create)