Project Details
Ever think that art was just something nice to look at? Well, think again. Through this project, students will learn about street art and how it can be a mechanism for political and social change. For this project, students will investigate art in its various forms as well as understanding one of its many purposes – promoting a message of social justice and hopefully making our society better than what it used to be. Students will demonstrate their understanding through a persuasive speech and their own street art.
- What change do I want to see in my community? What message do I want to send out?
- What is social justice? What are some examples of social injustices occurring in our community? In our country? In the world?
- What is “street art”? What is “symbolism”?
- How is symbolism used in street art to convey a deeper message or statement?
H1: I can close-read and annotate a complex text/speech by identifying & looking up unfamiliar vocabulary, asking closed-ended and open-ended questions, writing a summary of what I read and having a discussion with a peer about it.
H2: I can pull text evidence out of a complex piece of text in order to prove my claim/opinion in both written work and verbally. I can cite and write commentary to explain the data/evidence.
H3: I understand what makes a strong and powerful speech. I am able to use the characteristics of a strong public speaker to communicate effectively to a large group of people.
H4: I understand what symbolism is, can list examples of it and can identify it in the real world. I understand what the significance of symbolism is.
H5: I can have a deep, thoughtful discussion with others about what art can/should be. I understand that art can be used as a powerful tool to communicate a message to our society.
| Political Speech
2. Topic Research/Thinking Map 3. Speech Outline 4. Drafts |
Stencil
1. Brainstorm/Thinking Map 2. Black/white image 3. Stencil cutout 4. Final Painted Stencil Artist Statement 1. Rough draft 2. Final draft |
| 4 | 5 | 6
What is art? Picture Prediction |
7
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8
Sonya out |
| 11
What is social justice? |
12
Speech example: |
13 ½ Day
Start Thinking Map & reseazrch |
14
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15
(Makers Guest Speakers) |
| 18
-Trivia -Vocab.
-Speech outline review -WT
Thinking Map due
TT: Speech WT (Nicole prep) |
19
-Vocab. Pictionary -MLK Speech (listen & annotate)
TT: DP/Exhibition (Sonya prep) |
20
-Vocab. Charades -Speech Example #3 -Speech WT
Speech Outline due
TT: Math Game -Speech Outline/type 1st draft |
21
-Stencil Gallery Walk/Chalk Talk -Stencil Thinking Map WT
TT: Open WT
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22
Guest Speaker: David
Stencil rubric
TT: Giants, Wizards, Elves
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| 25
Guest Speaker: Justine @ 9AM
Stencil Thinking Map due
Stencil WT (speech checkin) |
26
-SBAC -WT (speech revise/finish, stencil) |
27
-Is street art, art? Should it be legal? -WT (speech checkin) |
28
-Math Day (1st period)
-SBAC
Stencil B/W image due |
29
-Debrief SBAC -WT (speech check in) |
| 2
-Sample Speech Critiques (review norms, review rubric) -Artist Statement -Critique Speeches |
3
Final Stencil Cut out due |
4
Writerz Blok (take pic of stencil before you throw it away!!) |
5
Sonya out
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6
Snow Day |
| 5/9-5/13 Testing; 5/11 Half Day; 5/13 7th Grade Lock-In | ||||
| 16
Final Speech due
Artist Statement, DP update |
17
Reuben out
Artist Statement, Revise/rehearse speech, DP update |
18
Reuben out
Artist Statement due |
19
Book Fair – 1:55-2:20
Drop off Artist Statements/Pedestal displays |
20
Reuben out (maybe) |
| 23
Per. 5 POL Group |
24
Per. 4 POL Group |
25 ½ Day
POL Workshops |
26
Albion Pros Schedule
Rehearse 9:40-10:35 (10) 11:55-12:50 (10) 1:35-3:30 (20) 20 TOTAL |
27
Rehearse 9-9:50 (8) 11:05-11:55 (10) 12-12:50 (8) 1:35-2:25 (10) 18 TOTAL |
| 30
Memorial Day |
31
Vote on Speakers
DP update
Reading Plus Assessment
Per. 3 POL Groups |
1
Per. 2 POL Group |
2
PL Library set-up @12:30
Exhibition @ PL Library (4-5:30) |
3
Per. 1 POL Group
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