Chronological examination of global art movements, significant artists, and stylistic developments. Builds visual literacy skills through formal analysis and historical contextualization of diverse creative works.
A comprehensive unit for 7th-grade students to master the art of visual storytelling through photography. Students move from analyzing professional photojournalism to planning, shooting, and curating their own narrative photo essays using the 'Five Shot Method' and techniques for capturing candid moments.
This 4th-grade sequence explores how traditional arts and crafts function as vessels for cultural heritage. Students learn to 'read' artifacts like narrative quilts and pottery as historical texts, ultimately creating their own heritage artifacts to preserve personal or family stories.
A 5-lesson unit exploring kinetic sculpture through the lens of Alexander Calder's mobiles. Students merge art history with physics principles like balance and center of gravity to create their own hanging sculptures.
This sequence explores the transition from Medieval to Renaissance art, focusing on the development of linear perspective, human anatomy in art, and the cultural shift toward Humanism. Students will analyze masterpieces like 'The School of Athens' and apply mathematical principles to create their own realistic artworks.
This sequence explores the artistic revolution of the Renaissance, focusing on the shift from Medieval symbolism to Renaissance realism through the lens of mathematics and anatomy. Students will analyze historical works and apply technical skills like linear perspective to understand how art reflects cultural values.
A graduate-level sequence exploring visual hierarchy, information design, and cognitive psychology. Students learn to reduce cognitive load through data visualization, accessibility standards, and wayfinding systems.
