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What’s The Big Idea About Where We Live?

Unit Plan for Seventh-Eighth Grade Art Mrs. Baum November 2011. What’s The Big Idea About Where We Live?. People relate to the place they live. Why is where we live important?. Where we live affects our emotions. Where we live reflects our priorities.

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What’s The Big Idea About Where We Live?

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  1. Unit Plan for Seventh-Eighth Grade Art Mrs. Baum November 2011 What’s The Big Idea About Where We Live? People relate to the place they live.

  2. Why is where we live important? • Where we live affects our emotions. • Where we live reflects our priorities. • Where we live affects our sense of community. Reception

  3. Places I Remember “There are places I rememberAll my life though some have changed” “Some forever, not for betterSome have gone and some remain” The Beatles

  4. Impression of My Home Create a picture of your home using color to emphasis expression. My House Abstract Create a two-sided relief structure that reflects an abstract image of your home’s front and rear facades. Homeless Advocacy Campaign Student groups create campaign materials to motivate citizens to support charities that work with the homeless. Claude MonetFrench, 1840-1926 The Artist's House at Argenteuil, 1873 Vincent van GoghDutch, 1853-1890 The Yellow House, 1888 Expectancy

  5. Unit Conclusion Write an illustrated essay that answers the following questions: • How does the place you live reflect your feelings and your family’s priorities? • What is the relationship between your home and your community? • What would it mean to you if you lost your home? Discuss Handout Responding / Retrieval / Generalization

  6. Image and Information Sources: • Art Institute of Chicago www.artic.edu • MOMA www.moma.org • Google Images • www.hanshofmann.net • http://char.txa.cornell.edu/art/decart/destijl/decstijl.htm • Engaging the Adolescent Mind Through Visual Problem Solving, Ken Vieth

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