Name:

Andrea Rico
Title: Mapping the Self: Creating a Personal Geography
Grade level: 6th grade
Duration of Unit: 2 Weeks



Enduring Understandings



Ø Creativity can be developed
Ø Artists experiment when making art

Ø Artistic excellence is developed through practice
Ø We learn to understand the world and ourselves through artmaking.


Ø Visual imagery helps us understand and communicate with the world
Ø We understand art through critique.
Ø People make meaning through artmaking.

Ø People develop and understanding of the world through art experiences.


Rational/Narrative Summary




In this unit, students will explore the concept of identity through personal map-making art experiences. The focus of this unit is on exploring

contemporary artists, concepts, and techniques. Students will be introduced to maps and how maps can express various forms of information.
Students will explore ideas and play with media to express themselves through map art. Students will conduct independent research on


contemporary map artists and techniques to create a Pinterest inspiration board to reference when creating their personal maps. Guided by Olivia
Gude’s Postmodern Principles, students will experiment with a variety of paper, tools, symbols, and media to create a life diagram, metaphorical
hand map and a personal geography.

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 INTERDISCIPLINARY

CONNECTIONS
TEACHING

STANDARDS
CLOSURE

NATIONAL
LESSON TITLE LESSON MOTIVATING INSTRUCTIONAL
ESSENTIAL LESSON OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES/
& DURATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES & GAMES RESOURCES
QUESTIONS (SKILLS) CRITIQUES/
(CONCEPTS) &
QUESTIONS
ART MATERIALS,
NEEDED

1 Students will
play and
(VA:Cr2.1.6) CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.
• How do
artists
Artists
experiment
Experiment with
concepts and a
• Life Diagram
Creativity
Learners will:

Visual
references:
Reflection
Exit Ticket
experiment RH.6-8.7 experiment Rubric - Investigate and analyze maps by Questions:
when making variety of art • Various types
Intro to with various viewing, discussing and take sketch
with media art making materials. (attached) of maps • What have you
Artistic media and CCSS.ELA- notes regarding how maps can
and ideas? learned about
Mapping mapping LITERACY. communicate different types of
• What are • Reflection Websites: yourself
techniques to SL.7.1 information. (website)
some Exit Ticket https://www.kha through
(1 Class create a life - Watch Chris Johanson’s How about
different nacademy.org/h making art
Hour) diagram. CCSS.ELA- this: Diagramming your life.
ways we can umanities/ap-art- today?
LITERACY. use this - Play and experiment with a variety of history/introducti • How did you
L.7.1 medium? art making materials (markers, paint, on-ap- experiment
• How can we paper, maps, crayons, wire, clay) to arthistory/a/wha with ideas or
CCSS.ELA- get different create a life diagram. t-maps-tell-us2 materials
LITERACY. effects? - Reflect on the days process in https://www.sfm today?
L.7.3 • How can we sketchbook oma.org/read/op • What did you
play with this en-studio-chris- discover from
CCSS.ELA- idea? johanson/ your art
LITERACY. • What are experiments
L.7.6 some today?
different Art Materials: • Did you create
CCSS.ELA- ways of • crayons any symbols to
LITERACY. communicati • pastels use in your
RI.6.7 ng this idea? • markers work? If so
• pens draw and
(VA:Re7.1.6) What have you We learn to Develop an • paint describe them.
learned about understand understanding of • paint brushes
yourself through the world the world through • map paper
making art and ourselves artmaking. • magazines
today? through • thick paper
artmaking. • sketchbook
What have you
learned about • Technology:
other students • Computer
today? • Projector

• Internet
Has the
• Speakers
experience today
changed the way
you think?

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 (VA:Re7.2.6) • What images Visual Understand how
or symbols imagery visual imagery
help you helps us influences
understand understand interpretation and
maps? and responses to the
• What images communicate world.
or symbols can with the
you use in your world.
work to help
communicate
a message?

NATIONAL STANDARDS

INTERDISCIPLINARY

CONNECTIONS
TEACHING
CLOSURE
LESSON TITLE LESSON LESSON MOTIVATING INSTRUCTIONAL
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES/
& DURATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES & GAMES RESOURCES
QUESTIONS CRITIQUES/
(CONCEPTS) (SKILLS) &
QUESTIONS
ART MATERIALS,
NEEDED

Teacher (VA:Cn10.1.6) CCSS.ELA- • What is this People make Make meaning Learners will: Visual references: Exit Ticket
present LITERACY. artist • Art analysis • Karin Ducroo Reflection
meaning through the
2 examples RH.6-8.7 communicating through artmaking handout - Investigate and analyze map artwork • Paula Scher Questions:
of map art through his/her (attached) by viewing, discussing and taking • Michael Druks
artmaking. process.
for CCSS.ELA- work? sketch notes about how artists use • Arthur Menton • Which artist
Learn about students to LITERACY. • How can we • Contribution maps to express meaning. or artwork
• Susan Stockwell
Map Artists analyze SL.7.1 start to to small - Analyze artwork by referencing the did you
• Ingrid Calame
using the understand group and postmodern principles of design and connect with
• Nina
(2-3 Class postmoder CCSS.ELA- what this artist class complete an art analysis handout the most?
Katchadourian
Hours) n principles LITERACY. is trying to say? discussions - Brainstorm and map out ideas in Why?
• Matthew Cusick
of design. L.7.1 sketchbook to begin exploring • What were
• What are some • Joyce Kozloff

strategies this • Exit Ticket - Create a mixed media hand map using some
CCSS.ELA- imagery that symbolizes people or • Norman Akers
artist is using to Reflection effective ways
LITERACY. making places that have contributed to what • Pedro Lasch artists
L.7.3 you do with your hands.
meaning? Books: created
meaning in

CCSS.ELA- • Personal
(VA:Cn11.1.6) • What does this People develop Interact with their work?
LITERACY. Geographies by
work tell us and and analyze Jill K. Berry • How do
L.7.6
about the artist understanding art. artists give us
• Map Art by Jill
and his or her of the world clues about
K. Berry
culture, through art their culture
• The Map as Art
environment, experiences. and life?
by Katharine
and life?
Harmon
• You are Here by
(VA:Cr1.1.6) • How do artists Creativity can Demonstrate Katherine
work? be developed. openness to Harmon
• How do artists trying new
determine if ideas, Art Materials:
their work is materials and • Colored pencils
effective? methods. • crayons
• How do artists • pastels
learn from trial • markers
and error? • pens

• watercolor
paint
• paint brushes
• Glue
• Scissors
• map paper
• magazines
• thick paper
• sketchbook

Technology:
• Computer

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 (VA:Cr2.1.6) • What are some Artists Experiment • Projector
different ways experiment with media and • Internet
we can use this when making ideas to make • Speakers
medium? art. art.
• How can we get
different
effects?
• How can we
play with this
idea?
• What are some
different ways
of
communicating
this idea?
(VA:Re7.1.6) • What have you We learn to Develop an
learned about understand the understanding
yourself world and of the world
through making ourselves through
art today? through artmaking.
• What have you artmaking.
learned about
other students
today?
• Has the
experience
today changed
the way you
think?
(VA:Re7.2.6) • What images or Visual imagery Understand
symbols help helps us how visual
you understand understand imagery
the work? and influences
• What images or communicate interpretation
symbols can with the world. and responses
you use in your to the world.
work to help
communicate
your message?

(VA:Re8.1.6) • How can we We understand Constructively
understand art through analyze art to
this work? critique. interpret
• What meaning.
postmodern
principles are
working for
this piece?
• What other
artistic
elements help
to express
meaning?

INTERDISCIPLINARY
TEACHING

STANDARDS
CLOSURE

NATIONAL

CONNECTIONS
LESSON TITLE LESSON LESSON MOTIVATING INSTRUCTIONAL
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES/
& DURATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES & GAMES RESOURCES
QUESTIONS CRITIQUES/
(CONCEPTS) (SKILLS) &
QUESTIONS
ART MATER
IALS, NEEDED

CCSS.ELA- • What is this • Pinterest Learners will: Visual references: Exit Ticket
3 Students
will
(VA:Cn10.1.6)

LITERACY.
RH.6-8.7
artist
communicating
People make
meaning
Investigate art
to make
Board


- Independently research map artists
• Karin Ducroo
• Paula Scher
Reflection:

reference of their choosing and investigate
through his/her through art. meaning. • Exit Ticket • Michael Druks • What are
Brainstorming books and CCSS.ELA- various mapping techniques to
work? • Arthur Menton some artistic
& Concept the LITERACY. create a Pinterest inspiration board
• How can we strategies or
Development internet SL.7.1 - Take notes in their sketchbook
start to Books: styles have
while - Begin drafting their personal
understand • Personal you collected
(2 -3 Class conducting CCSS.ELA- geography
what this artist Geographies by during your
Hours) artistic LITERACY. - Reflect on their process
is trying to say? Jill K. Berry research
research L.7.1 • What are some • Map Art by Jill today?
and will to strategies this K. Berry • How will your
create an CCSS.ELA- artist is using to • The Map as Art work
inspiration LITERACY. making by Katharine communicate
board. L.7.3 meaning? Harmon information
(VA:Cn11.1.6) • What is this People develop Interact with • You are Here by about you
CCSS.ELA- and and analyze Katherine culture?
work tell us
LITERACY. Harmon • What images
about the artist understanding art.
L.7.6 of the world or symbols
and his or her
through art

Art Materials: will you use in

culture and life?

• What have you experiences.

• sketchbook you work?
learned from What do they
this Technology: represent?
experience? • Computer • How has your

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 (VA:Re7.1.6) • What have you We learn to Develop an • Internet research
learned about understand the understanding • Student experience
yourself world and of the world computers or changed the
through making ourselves through iPads way you think
art today? through artmaking.
about map
• What have you artmaking.
Websites: art?
learned about • www.Pinterest.
other students com
today? • www.Safesearc
• Has the hkids.com
experience • https://www.go
today changed ogle.com/cultur
the way you alinstitute/
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(VA:Re7.2.6) • What images or Visual imagery Understand
symbols help helps us how visual
you understand understand imagery
the work? and influences
• What images or communicate interpretation
symbols can with the world. and responses
you use in your to the world.
work to help
communicate
your message?

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 INTERDISCIPLINARY

CONNECTIONS
TEACHING

STANDARDS
CLOSURE

NATIONAL
LESSON TITLE LESSON LESSON MOTIVATING INSTRUCTIONAL
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES/
& DURATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES & GAMES RESOURCES
QUESTIONS CRITIQUES/
(CONCEPTS) (SKILLS) &
QUESTIONS
ART MATERIALS,
NEEDED

4 Students
will being

(VA:Cr1.1.6)
CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.
• How do artists
work?
Creativity can
be developed.
Demonstrate
openness to

• Observation
Learners will:

Visual references:
• Karin Ducroo
Exit Ticket: Write
your artist
creating RH.6-8.7 trying new - Reference their Pinterest board statement
• How do artists • Sketchbook • Paula Scher
Production & their ideas, and sketchbook notes to create a
determine if • Artist • Michael Druks
Reflection personal CCSS.ELA- materials and personal geography
their work is statement • Arthur Menton
geographie LITERACY. methods. - Work on personal geography
effective?
(2 Class Hours) s. SL.7.1 - Write an artist statement about
• How do artists Books:
their work
learn from trial • Personal
CCSS.ELA- and error? Geographies by
(VA:Cr3.1.6) LITERACY. • How do get Artistic Practice Jill K. Berry
L.7.1 better at excellence is making art. • Map Art by Jill K.
making art? developed Berry
CCSS.ELA- • What are some through • The Map as Art
LITERACY. ways you can practice. by Katharine
L.7.3 improve your Harmon
art skills? • You are Here by
CCSS.ELA- Katherine
(VA:Re7.1.6) • What have you We learn to Develop an
LITERACY. Harmon
learned about understand the understanding
L.7.6
yourself world and of the world
Art Materials:
through making ourselves through
art today? through artmaking • Colored pencils
• What have you artmaking. • crayons
learned about • pastels
other students • markers
today? • pens
• Has the • paint
experience • paint brushes
today changed • Glue
the way you • Scissors
think? • map paper
(VA:Re7.2.6) • What images or Visual imagery Understand • magazines
symbols help helps us how visual • thick paper
you understand understand imagery • sketchbook
the work? and influences
• What images or communicate interpretation Technology:
symbols can with the world and responses • Computer
you use in your to the world. • Internet
work to help • Student
communicate computers or
your message? iPads

Websites:
• www.Pinterest.c
om
• www.Safesearch
kids.com

INTERDISCIPLINAR
Y CONNECTIONS
STANDARDS
TEACHING CLOSURE

NATIONAL
LESSON TITLE LESSON LESSON MOTIVATING INSTRUCTIONAL
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES/
& DURATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES & GAMES RESOURCES
QUESTIONS CRITIQUES/
(2 Class Hours) (CONCEPTS) (SKILLS) &
QUESTIONS

ART MATERIALS,
NEEDED
(VA:Re7.1.6) • What have you Making art can Develop an
5 Students
will discuss
CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.
learned about
yourself
help us better
understand
individual
aesthetic and
• Personal
geography
Learners will:
- Critique peers work by leaving
Visual references:
• Karin Ducroo
Exit ticket
reflection:
and RH.6-8.7 others, the emphatic feedback on a post-it next to
through making artwork • Paula Scher
Critique analyze world and awareness to • Exit ticket their work following “tabletop
art today? • Michael Druks
Revise works CCSS.ELA- ourselves. understand twitter” guidelines
• What have you reflection • Arthur Menton
Reflect created in LITERACY. and appreciate - Discuss student work
learned about
class. SL.7.1 environments - Review feedback and make any
other students Books:
(2 Class Hours) Students and people of applicable changes
today? • Personal
will revise CCSS.ELA- the world. - Reflect on the process of making
• Has the Geographies by
their work LITERACY. the work
experience Jill K. Berry
if L.7.1 today changed • Map Art by Jill K.
necessary. the way you Berry
CCSS.ELA- think? • The Map as Art
(VA:Re7.2.6) LITERACY. • What images Visual imagery Understand by Katharine
L.7.3 or symbols influences how how visual Harmon
help you we understand imagery • You are Here by
CCSS.ELA- understand the and respond to influences Katherine
LITERACY. work? the world interpretation Harmon
L.7.6 • What images around us. and responses
or symbols can to the world. Art Materials:
you use in your

• Colored pencils
work to help

• crayons
communicate • pastels
your message? • markers
(VA:Re8.1.6) • How can we We understand Constructively • pens
understand art through analyze art to •
this work? critique. interpret • paint brushes
• What meaning. • Glue
postmodern • Scissors
principles are • map paper
working for • magazines
this piece? • thick paper
• What other • sketchbook
artistic
elements help Technology:
to express
• Computer
meaning?
• Internet
• Student
computers or
iPads

Websites:
• www.Pinterest.c
om
www.Safesearchkid
s.com

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(Lesson 1) Creativity Rubric

1 2 3 4
IMITATIVE ORDINARY/ROUTINE CREATIVE VERY CREATIVE

Ideas represent Ideas represent Ideas represent a startling

Ideas do not
VARIETY OF IDEAS important concepts from important concepts from variety of important
represent important
AND CONTEXT the same or similar different contexts or concepts from different
concepts.
contexts or disciplines. disciplines. contexts or disciplines.

Created product Created product draws

Created product draws on a
draws on only one Created product draws on a variety of sources,
wide variety of sources,
VARIETY OF source or on sources on a limited set of including different texts,
including different texts,
SOURCES that are not sources and media. media, resource
media, resource persons, or
trustworthy or persons, or personal
personal experiences.
appropriate. experiences.

Ideas are combined in

ways that are derived
Ideas are copied or
from the thinking of
restated from the
COMBING IDEAS others (for example, of
sources consulted.
the authors in sources
consulted).
Ideas are combined in
original ways to solve a
problem, address an
issue, or make
something new.
Ideas are combined in
original and surprising ways
to solve a problem, address
an issue, or make
something new.

Created product is
interesting, new, or Created product is
Created product serves
helpful, making an interesting, new, or helpful,
Created product does its intended purpose (for
original contribution for making an original
COMMUNICATING not serve its intended example, solving a
its intended purpose (for contribution that includes
SOMETHING NEW purpose (for example, problem or addressing
example, solving a identifying a previously
solving a problem or an issue).
problem or addressing unknown problem, issue, or
addressing an issue).
an issue). purpose.

Adapted from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb13/vol70/num05/Assessing-Creativity.aspx

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(Lesson 5)

Art Reflection Questions

1. What were your feelings like as you created the art piece?

2. What part of the process did you not like? Why?

3. What part of the process did you enjoy the most? Why?

4. What was frustrating for you? Why?

5. What have you learned from creating this art piece?

6. Are you happy with the result? Why or why not?

7. Have any of your art skills improved during this project? Did you learn new skills? Which ones?

8. Is there anything you could have done to improve any of your work? Explain.

9. What rating between 1 and 10 would you give your artwork and why?

10. Did you enjoy the project? Why or why not?

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(Lesson 5)

Rubric for: Personal Geography

Artwork Assessment Form

Category Description Excellent (4) Good (3) Average (2) Needs Work (1)


How original and
CREATIVITY innovative is the
work? Is there
evidence of
(VA:Cr1.1.6)
experimentation and
(VA:Cr2.1.6)
(VA:Cr3.1.6)
practice?


FULFILLS Does the work
communicate
ASSIGNMENT information about the
artist’s culture and
life? Is visual imagery
(VA:Re7.2.6) used to express
(VA:Re7.2.6)
meaning?
(VA:Cn10.1.6)


COMPOSITION Did the student use
the postmodern
& DESIGN principles, principles
of design, and
elements of art to
(VA:Cr3.1.6) make the piece
(VA:Re8.1.6)
interesting?
(VA:Cn10.1.6)


Does the artist
ARTISTS statement demonstrate
new insight and

STATEMENT appreciation of self,

others, the natural
world, or constructed
(VA:Re7.1.6) environments?

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