Number: VA.5.O.3
Title: Every art form uses its own unique language, verbal and non-verbal, to document and communicate with the world.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Visual Art
Grade: 5
Big Idea: Organizational Structure
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
| Code |
Description |
| VA.5.O.3.1: | Create meaningful and unique works of art to effectively communicate and document a personal voice. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| VA.5.O.3.In.a: | Use symbols, visual language, and/or written language to document self or others. |
Supported
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| VA.5.O.3.Su.a: | Use personal symbols in artwork to document surroundings and community. |
Participatory
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| VA.5.O.3.Pa.a: | Create works of art to document self-perception. |
Related Resources
Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
Lesson Plan
| Name |
Description |
| Selfies Before Smartphones: | In this lesson students will learn about self-portraits and art criticism. Students will analyze Andy Warhol’s camouflage Self-Portrait. Students will then be guided through a lesson in which they create their own self-portrait ("selfie") using a digital photograph, acetate and a watercolor background. Students will write an artist statement about their finished self-portrait.
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Video/Audio/Animation
| Name |
Description |
| Portraits in Patriotism - Lily Tang Williams: Elementary School: | Lily Tang Williams was born in communist China during Mao Zedong’s rule. She witnessed Mao’s Cultural Revolution first hand as she was growing up. She was a member of the Young Pioneers and the Red Guard, but yearned to come to the United States to learn about and live in a democracy. In 1988, she was able to come to the United States for schooling and was granted asylum status. |
