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Unit title Final Project: Create your Own Piece

Teacher(s) Subject and grade level Time #rame and durati$n

Heather Smith Visual Arts- Jewelty/MetalSmithin -!" "%& 'ee(s

Stage 1: Integrate significant concept, area of interaction and unit uestion

!rea of interaction focus

'hich area $# interacti$n will be $ur #$cus) 'hy have we ch$sen this)

Significant concept"s#
'hat are the big ideas) 'hat d$ we want $ur students t$ retain #$r years int$ the #uture)

Human *ngenuity+ H$w can * create in res,$nse t$ ,ers$nal ideas $r #eelings) Als$ h$w can * use my ,revi$us (n$wledge gained #r$m this class and su,,lied res$urces t$ create a uni-ue sel#-designed ,iece)

.bserve and /earn t$ 0$m,rehend+ 1y l$$(ing at jewelry b$$(s and e2isting ,iece be ins,ired t$ create s$mething similar and master h$w t$ d$ it using res$urces and 3,$inted4 -uesti$ns%

MYP unit uestion

H$w can * create a uni-ue ,iece with little directi$n as t$ what it has t$ be) H$w can * use my $bservati$ns5 learned s(ills5 and ability t$ gather in#$rmati$n t$ hel, me)

!ssess$ent
'hat tas((s) will all$w students the $,,$rtunity t$ res,$nd t$ the unit -uesti$n) 'hat will c$nstitute acce,table evidence $# understanding) H$w will students sh$w what they have underst$$d)

6$rmative 7 Summative+ verbal dial$gue5 (agan strategies5 sel#-assessments (artist statement)5 w$r(sheet that describes the re-uirements $# the #inal5 as well as in devel$,mental w$r(b$$(+ c$m,leti$n $# brainst$rming -uesti$ns5 thumbnail ,lanning5 w$r(sheets5 re#erence images5 and a ,lan% 6inally a ,iece $# #inished jewelry%
'hich s,eci#ic M89 $bjectives will be addressed during this unit)

.bjective A+ :n$wledge and ;nderstanding5 .bjective 0+ <e#lecti$n and =valuati$n5 .bjective 1+ A,,licati$n5 .bjective >+ 9ers$nal =ngagement
'hich M89 assessment criteria will be used) 'e will evaluate ,r$ject using the M89 rubric% T$ be attached% 0riteri$n A (Strands !-?)5 1 (Strands !-")5 0 (Strands !-?)5 > (Strands !-@)

Stage %: &ac'ward planning: fro$ t(e assess$ent to t(e learning acti)ities t(roug( in uiry Content
'hat (n$wledge and/$r s(ills (#r$m the c$urse $verview) are g$ing t$ be used t$ enable the student t$ res,$nd t$ the unit -uesti$n) 'hat (i# any) state5 ,r$vincial5 district5 $r l$cal standards/s(ills are t$ be addressed) H$w can they be un,ac(ed t$ devel$, the signi#icant c$nce,t(s) #$r stage !) Students will investigate vari$us artists and jewelry techni-ues t$ create a uni-ue and sel#-designed ,iece using multi,le design techni-ues t$ sh$w ,ers$nal e2,ressi$n and individual characteristics5 all while a,,lying =lements and 9rinci,als $# >esign t$ create visual interest% Students will als$ create an artist statement #$cusing $n ,ers$nal values5 critical thin(ing and art-ma(ing% .bserve and /earn t$ 0$m,rehend+ (VA%HS%S%!%A/=%!5"5&5!!5!"5!?) =nvisi$n and 0riti-ue t$ <e#lect+ (VA%HS%S%"%A/=%!5"5?@5B5 5!!) *nvent and >isc$ver t$ 0reate+ (VA%HS%S%?%A/=%!5&5 5!!) <elate and 0$nnect t$ Trans#er+ (VA%HS%S%@%A/=%!5"5?5@)

!pproac(es to learning
H$w will this unit c$ntribute t$ the $verall devel$,ment $# subject-s,eci#ic and general a,,r$aches t$ learning s(ills)

0ritical Thin(ing+ 9r$blem S$lving *nventi$n+ 0reating .riginal '$r(s $# Art Sel#->irecti$n+ Sel#-selecti$n within the /earning 9r$cess 0$llab$rati$n+ 0riti-ue *n#$rmati$n /iteracy+ <ec$gniCe *ntent and 9ur,$se *earning e+periences
H$w will students (n$w what is e2,ected $# them) 'ill they see e2am,les5 rubrics5 tem,lates) The students will see e2am,les% A rubric is available $n the bl$g site5 al$ng with $ng$ing images being added% H$w will students ac-uire the (n$wledge and ,ractise the s(ills re-uired) H$w will they ,ractise a,,lying these) >$ the students have en$ugh ,ri$r (n$wledge) H$w will we (n$w)

,eac(ing strategies
H$w will we use #$rmative assessment t$ give students #eedbac( during the unit) 'hat di##erent teaching meth$d$l$gies will we em,l$y) H$w are we di##erentiating teaching and learning #$r all) H$w have we made ,r$visi$n #$r th$se learning in a language $ther than their m$ther t$ngue) H$w have we c$nsidered th$se with s,ecial educati$nal needs)

Students will+ view images in class5 cli,s #r$m artists w$r(ing in the same media5 teacher website with rubrics5 criteria and hand-$uts5 dem$nstrati$ns $# techni-ues5 ,ri$r (n$wledge% Students will c$m,lete a uni-ue ,iece $# metal-cra#t $r bead w$r( that dem$nstrates inherent characteristics and

Teachers will use+ 9artnering when needed5 teacher assistance5 ,eer assistance5 assistive techn$l$gy5 =// strategies5 ,ers,ective

e2,ressive #eatures%

w$r(sheets #$r drawing ,lanning m$vements5 brainst$rming w$r(sheets #$r idea devel$,ment%5 class discussi$ns5 dem$nstrati$ns #$r need areas5 criti-ue #$r #eedbac( and reevaluati$n

-esources
'hat res$urces are available t$ us) H$w will $ur classr$$m envir$nment5 l$cal envir$nment and/$r the c$mmunity be used t$ #acilitate studentsD e2,eriences during the unit)

Auest Artists5 gallery visits5 8$utube5 T=>5 internet research #$r st$ry ,lanning5 library5 verbal st$ry telling in #amily hist$ry5 ,ri$r (n$wledge5 techn$l$gy E s$#tware5 /0> ,r$ject$r5 >$c 0am5 >i##erentiati$n5 vide$s5 images5 e2am,les5 jewelry/cra#t b$$(s5 $nline tut$rials5 y$utube5 me% Ongoing reflections and e)aluation
In 'eeping an ongoing record, consider t(e following uestions. ,(ere are furt(er sti$ulus uestions at t(e end of t(e /Planning for teac(ing and learning0 section of MYP: From principles into practice.
Students and teac(ers
'hat did we #ind c$m,elling) 'ere $ur disci,linary (n$wledge/s(ills challenged in any way) 'hat in-uiries ar$se during the learning) 'hat5 i# any5 e2tensi$n activities ar$se) H$w did we re#lectFb$th $n the unit and $n $ur $wn learning) 'hich attributes $# the learner ,r$#ile were enc$uraged thr$ugh this unit) 'hat $,,$rtunities were there #$r student-initiated acti$n)

Possi1le connections
H$w success#ul was the c$llab$rati$n with $ther teachers within my subject gr$u, and #r$m $ther subject gr$u,s) 'hat interdisci,linary understandings were $r c$uld be #$rged thr$ugh c$llab$rati$n with $ther subjects)

!ssess$ent
'ere students able t$ dem$nstrate their learning) H$w did the assessment tas(s all$w students t$ dem$nstrate the learning $bjectives identi#ied #$r this unit) H$w did * ma(e sure students were invited t$ achieve at all levels $# the criteria descri,t$rs) Are we ,re,ared #$r the ne2t stage)

2ata collection
H$w did we decide $n the data t$ c$llect) 'as it use#ul)

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