Enduring Understanding 2: The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.

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Number: VA.68.H.2
Title: The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Visual Art
Grade: 68
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections

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Independent

VA.68.H.2.In.a
Identify influences of cultural trends on visual art.
VA.68.H.2.In.b
Identify influences of visual art and utilitarian objects on the human experience.
VA.68.H.2.In.c
Identify reasons to display artwork in public places.

Supported

VA.68.H.2.Su.a
Identify structural elements of art and organizational principles of design to create and respond to artworks.
VA.68.H.2.Su.b
Recognize an influence of visual art or utilitarian objects on the human experience.
VA.68.H.2.Su.c
Identify the physical features or characteristics of artworks displayed in the community.

Participatory

VA.68.H.2.Pa.a
Recognize selected structural elements of art to create and respond to artworks.
VA.68.H.2.Pa.b
Recognize the use of visual art or utilitarian objects in daily life.

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Lesson Plans

The Two Memorials:

The lesson will present students with the artwork by artists Maya Lin and Fredrick Hart.  Within this lesson, students will be given background information about the Cold War and Vietnam War including the reason for our involvement and the political and social ramifications that came about from the war. We will discuss the importance that the visual imagery through television had on public opinion. Students will then look at Maya Lin’s “Vietnam Veterans Memorial” initially. Once finished, we will discuss the political and public reasons for the installation of “Three Soldiers,” which is a more traditional, realistic statue.  Students will compare and contrast the two, and eventually focus on the intention and ramifications of a public monument based on aesthetics, conceptualization and public opinion in this integrated lesson plan.  

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Energy of Art:

The students will follow the scientific process to investigate the movement of a pendulum and then apply that knowledge to design and build device that automatically creates a "splatter" painting.

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