Grade Level:
9-12th Grade (Traditional Schedule- 50 minute periods)
Characteristis of the Learners:
This unit is geared towards high school students in a public or private education setting. This lesson is appropriate for students from any socio/economic background. Prior to this lesson, students will have experience with design techniques in photography, printmaking, mixed media and digital manipulation including: collage, photomontage, decoupage, and PhotoShop techniques. These lessons will build on students’ knowledge of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. Artistic examples given in this lesson are intended to show how a variety of artists have explored breaking social boundaries through artistic expression using alternative processes in both printmaking and photography.
Rationale:
This unit explores the big idea of “Breaking Social Barriers.” Through this unit students will discuss and identify how they can take action to break barriers that they have identified in their own worlds. Students will also discuss ways to build bridges from "what is" to "what could be" by reviewing the traditional techniques for communicating their ideas. This is a collaborative project between photography students in South Florida and printmaking students in Southern California. Students will be presented with examples of how other artists have expressed different social boundaries and expressed various points of view. Students will then create prints using alternative methods in both printmaking and photography. They will exchange their original images with a peer in the other state. Students will analyze the social boundary represented by their peer and create a visual response, which alters the image. The goal for this unit is to expose students to a variety of artist using historical, and new processes to communicate their idea. Students will research historical and contemporary examples . At this high school level students are gaining a broader perspective on the world while maturing and acquiring the skills needed to deal with social boundaries. This unit will additionally suggest that artistic expression can be a healthy and constructive means for both raising awareness as well as creating a platform for the process of transformation and resolution; whether it is personal, political, local or global.
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