COLLECTION

A Unit Plan By:

Ali Pemberton and Jennifer Sullens

GRADES/ CLASSES

Ali: Middle- 6th and 7th grade (90 minute periods).

Jennifer: High School- Art I and Art II (90 minute
periods).

GOALS AND RATIONALE

Collection is one of the tools we have to express who

we are as humans. So through this unit students will be
exploring, through collection, themselves and the world
around them. Students will use meaningful thinking and
making to individually translate the topics given to them.

MISSOURI GLES

Middle School

Standard I: 1. select and apply two

dimensional media, techniques and
process to communicate ideas and
solve challenging visual art problems.
Standard I: 3. communicate ideas
about subject matter and themes in
artworks created for various
purposes.
Standard IV: 1. explain connections
between visual art and performing
arts.

High School
I. 1. A. 9th Grade L2, I. 1. B. 9th Grade L2,
I. 1. B. 10th Grade L3, I. 1. C. 9th Grade L2,
I. 1. C. 10th Grade L3, II. 1. A. 9th Grade L2,
II. 1. A. 10th Grade L3, II. 1. B. 9th Grade L2,

II. 1. B. 10th Grade L3, II. 1. C. 9th Grade L2,

II. 1. C. 10th Grade L3, III. 1. A. 9th Grade L2,
III. 1. A. 10th Grade L3, III. 1. B. 9th Grade L2,
III. 1. B. 10th Grade L3, VI. 1. A. 9th Grade L3 ,

VI. 1. A. 10th Grade L4, VI. 1. B. 9th Grade L4,

VI. 1. B. 10th Grade L4

ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS

Middle School

Sunga Park
Rahaf Dk Albab

Janet Rogers
Kendell Geers
Angela Woods

Morgan Davidson
Davide Di Prossimo
Linda Lovenstein

High School

Hannah Hoch
Raven Schlossberg
Uldus Bakhtiozina
Bansky
SOFLES- LIMITLESS
youtube video
Street Examples with Chalk
Catherine Armbrust
Yin Xiuzhen
Elisabeth Lecourt

ENDURING IDEAS

Throughout time and across cultures collection has been

a way of artists and people have remembered parts of
life.
Throughout time and across cultures humanity has
collected things to understand, build, and communicate
their existence.

ENDURING IDEAS- MS

Collection is more than a physical act of collecting

objects.
Collection is a way of identifying ourselves
Collection makes us complex creatures
Collection is what humanizes us, but also what
dehumanizes us.
Art as a collection

ENDURING IDEAS- HS

Collection can be a multitude of things:

Objects, feelings, accomplishments, disappointments,
memories, etc.
A collection of anything holds a certain level of
significance to a person.
Collection can be a reflection on just a portion of ones
identity.

INVESTIGATIVE ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS

What do artist show with collections?

How do artist use collections to create a meaningful
message?
How can you show collection in making artwork and in
your art? And what does this say/ does not say
about you?

INVESTIGATIVE ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS- MS

What do we collect?
Is collection only a physical act?

How does what we collect identify us?

How is collection related to the community?
Can you separate what we collect from who we are?
Does collection humanize us or dehumanize us?

INVESTIGATIVE ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS- HS

How does what we collect identify us?

What is the concept of collection?
What makes us start collecting?
How does the act of collection differ depending on the
medium used?
What could be expressed within a collection?
How could collection be involved with meaningful art
making?

KEY INSTRUCTIONAL CONCEPTS

Collection is a mundane act of identifying ourselves as

complex creatures.
Artist use collection as a way of deeper meaningful
making.
We collect to express our craving for life.

KEY INSTRUCTIONAL CONCEPTSMS

Artist use a collection of thoughts to making meaningful

art.
The art of collection embodies who we are.
Artist understand the need to collect in every sense of
the word.
A collection or materials creates art.

KEY INSTRUCTIONAL CONCEPTSHS

Art conveys emotional messages.

Art is a collective portfolio of us.
Collections are an archive system for our individual lives.
Through collection we can get a glimpse of
understanding who we are and who we could be as
humans.

CONSTRAINTS

Weather
Permission from school board and city
Level of students independence
Time
Space and resources
Ventilation
Special needs for students
Budget

CROSS-CURRICULAR
OPPORTUNITIES- MS

Science
Phycology
Language arts
History

CROSS-CURRICULAR
OPPORTUNITIES- HS

History
Modern/ Mass media
Psychology
Language arts
Independent studies

DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS AND

DIFFERENTIATION- MS

Scaffolding
Differing perspective and presentation
Alternative products for beginner students (Students
who dont quite get the hang of Photoshop)
VTS (way to express differential ideas)

DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS AND

DIFFERENTIATION- HS

Multi-grade classes
Scaffolding information
Use a variety of Offer alternative resources for sensory
impairment and mobility issues.
Differentiation for advanced learners
Differentiation for beginning learners

OPPORTUNITIES- MS

VTS, viewing artists work through projection

Exploring digital media (Photoshop)
Deep thinking and noticing through visual thinking
straggles (VTS)

OPPORTUNITIES- HS

Exploring a new and unique medium

VTS experiences
Class debates and discussions
Exploring a concept on multiple relational methods
Video viewing
Group work in brainstorming

SUMMATIVE UNIT EVALUATIONMS

Artist journals (which will be collected at the end of

each lesson and at the end of the unit)
Artist statements (each final project within each lesson
requires a artist statement, which will later be posted
next to each piece in the final exhibition)

Final exhibition (students will collaborate to create their

own exhibition of all of their work)

SUMMATIVE UNIT EVALUATIONHS

Research information presented to class.

Evidence of student investigation of internal collection
and reasoning through journal pages and artist
statement.
Group discussions that contribute to deeper thoughts
and conversations.
Group work on table top twitter activity.