2018 Rainforest ArtLink Guias del Maestro Guidelines RFArtLink 2018 English | Page 15

II. Lesson Plan and Activities
Rainforest ArtLink Unit Plan
Enduring Understandings
Essential Questions
S tudents will understand that…
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Personal and cultural introspection is the first
step towards global competency.
Expanding one’s awareness of other cultures
enhances appreciation of the lives of peers
living in another country.
Art is a universal language that can convey
cultural norms and values.
• What is culture?
• What are values and how do they help define
one’s culture?
• What are the advantages of using art (non-
linguistic communication) instead of written or
verbal means of conveying ideas?
• How does the process of creating art give one
perspective on one’s own culture?
• How does the environment affect my partner’s
daily life? How does it affect my own?
• What is the connection between my partner’s
environment and my own?
One’s natural environment affects one’s culture.
Elements of the environment are
interconnected and depend on each other for
survival.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will know…
Students will be able to…
• Cultural norms and values underlie global
understanding.
• People create and interact with artwork that
can define, shape, enhance and empower their
lives.
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• Develop cross-cultural communication skills
through visual, written and video exchanges with
Rainforest ArtLink partners.
• Different people may describe the same event
or situation in diverse ways, citing reasons for
differences in view. Explore and describe similarities and differences in
the ways groups, societies and cultures address
similar human needs and concerns through
creation and exchange of original artwork.
• Family, groups and community influence the
individual’s daily life and choices. Use visual and written strategies to explore factors
that contribute to their cultural norms and values.
• The environment not only affects one’s own
culture but that of peers living elsewhere on the
planet. Plan for and create an original piece of art
illustrating an aspect of their cultural norms and
values.
• Understand and articulate the effect the
environment has on both their own and their
partner’s culture and how they relate to one
another
Assessment/Evaluation
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Artist Description Sheet
One-on-one Student/Teacher Interactions
Peer Feedback
RainForest ArtLink Norms and values Assessment Criteria (Rubric)
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