Teacher(s) Janet Howell
Subject group and discipline Arts: Visual arts
Unit title
MYP Year
Perspective
Unit duration 5 weeks (10 hours)
Grade 7
Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit Key concept
Related concept(s) Arts: Visual arts Composition
Global context Visual culture
Change
Orientation in space and time
Looking at ways in which Massachio's invention of linear perspective has shaped and influenced art in different times and cultures. Exploration to Develop: Epochs, eras, turning points and "big history" Personal and cultural expression
Statement of inquiry Linear Perspective changed the way we see the world. Inquiry questions How can we use mathematics and linear perspective to convey a meaningful representation of the world around us? • Linear perspective
How did the use of linear perspective shape art practice after Massacio discovered it? • Perspective used by Massacio changed the way that art was created
Objectives
Summative assessment
Factual
Conceptual
Outline of summative assessment task(s) including assessment criteria:
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Would art have developed in the same way, without the invention of linear perspective? • Art without perspective. Debatable
Relationship between summative assessment task(s) and statement of inquiry:
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Task September
3 Thursday
9:00 AM
Perspective Power Point (A, B, D) Students will be taken through the three steps of perspective; one point, two point and three point perspective.
Approaches to learning (ATL) Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry Content
Learning process
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Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry Prior to teaching the unit
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During teaching
After teaching the unit
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