A renowned artist known for her visuals with short superimposed text that questions

the viewer's ideas about identity, women, power, materialism, and more.

Barbara Kruger
 Lesson Objective: Initiate and effectively participate in a range of collaborative
discussions

 Outcome 1
 Analyze literary elements of a text to establish character analysis, themes,
and structure

 Outcome 2

A Doll’s House  Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and uses of evidence and rhetoric

Individual Oral IB Learner Profile:

Communicator-
Assessment=
collaborate effectively, listening
30% of final
carefully to the perspectives of
mark
other individuals and groups.
Why are
we doing
this?
Lesson Objective: Initiate and effectively participate in a range of
collaborative discussions

Guiding conceptual/focus question: How is

Concept identity shaped by culture and why?

Identity is shaped by the culture we are surrounded by, our beliefs, daily schedule
and relationships are built upon our culture. For example, in Arab cultures, family
values are heavily incentivized, which shapes the people inheriting these cultures. In

Identity the dolls house, the culture of the time is very male dominated. Women's opinions
are not valued.

Learning Outcomes:
Analyze literary elements of a text to establish character analysis, themes, and
structure
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and uses of evidence and
rhetoric
Lesson Objective: Initiate and effectively participate in a range of
collaborative discussions

Concept Area of Exploration Guiding Questions

 1. In what ways is meaning constructed,

Identity negotiated, expressed and interpreted?

 2. How does the structure or style of a text

affect meaning?
Learning Outcomes:
Analyze literary elements of a text to establish character analysis, themes, and
structure
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and uses of evidence and
rhetoric
Lesson Objective: Initiate and effectively participate in a range of
collaborative discussions

Concept Guiding Conceptual Questions (Combining

Concepts)

Identity  1. In what ways can identity and culture be

creatively expressed and why?

 2. How are language and visuals creatively

Learning Outcomes:
used to express
Analyze literary elements of a text to establish character analysis, themes, and
and affirm identity and why?
structure
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and uses of evidence and
rhetoric
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Record your initial

impressions and
your initial thinking
about the images.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Record your initial

impressions and
your initial thinking
about the images.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Record your initial

impressions and
your initial thinking
about the images.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Record your initial

impressions and
your initial thinking
about the images.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Look closely at the

language used. Record your
ideas about the words,
phrases, sentences, and
questions used. Go beyond
the literal and to move into
the deeper implications.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Look closely at the language

used. Record your ideas about
the words, phrases, sentences,
and questions used. Go beyond
the literal and to move into the
deeper implications.
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Focus on the images

and visuals. Do they
compliment or
contrast the words?
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Focus on the images

and visuals. Do they
compliment or
contrast the words?
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Connect your thinking from

the first three readings to
larger conceptual ideas and
social concerns present in the
work.

(consumerism, gender, and

patriotism, etc.)
Artwork by: Barbara Kruger

Connect your thinking from

the first three readings to
larger conceptual ideas and
social concerns present in the
work.

(consumerism, gender, and

patriotism, etc.)
EQ: How are language and visuals used to express and affirm identity in Barbara Kruger's work?
1. How is the use of text/language important in
this work of art?

2. Why do you think Kruger uses such old-

fashioned images of gender stereotypes?
How do they help subvert or maintain the
status quo?

3. How does Kruger’s image work to

displace our reading of such images and the
types of representations you might expect to
see?
  1: the use of text/language is very important to this piece of
text. The text contrasts the text very well, in order to disuade
1. How is the use of text/language important in youth against toxic mascuility, the text is used to contrast the
this work of art?
image by showing an example of mascuility and then
2. Why do you think Kruger uses such old- encouraging against it.
fashioned images of gender stereotypes? How
do they help subvert or maintain the status quo?

3. How does Kruger’s image work to displace

our reading of such images and the types of  2: The image used subverts the status quo of a dominant male,
representations you might expect to see? the old image is used to represent the historical nature of toxic
masculity, and in addition with the text. Atttempts to subvert
our expecations.
 1. Comment on Kruger’s use of the flag to create meaning.
 2. Compare and contrast Kruger’s flag to an any
advertisement. How long does it take to understand an advert
versus this work of art?
 3. What does Kruger mean by “Look for the moment when
pride becomes contempt”?
 4. Do you think this artwork is endorsing or criticizing the
ideals of the United States? Explain.
 5. Where would be the best place to put this artwork? Why?
(museum, billboard, magazine, television…)
 How does Barbara Kruger
creatively explore issues of
identity and culture in the six
pieces (or one) you have
analyzed?
 TOK QUESTION 1
 1. Are some interpretations of a text better than others? How
are multiple interpretations best negotiated?

Theory of
Knowledge TOK QUESTION 2
 How much of the knowledge we construct through reading a
text is determined by authorial intention, by the reader’s
cultural assumptions and by the purpose valued for a text in a
community of readers?
 Create a visual about your own identity
and accompany it with a 500 word
rationale about your creativity or choices.