Creative & Aesthetic Expression: A Capstone Voice

Objectives

• D07.S1.12.01 Produce a sustained body of artwork that demonstrates technical skill and a coherent personal vision, and present it with a written artist statement.
• D07.S1.12.02 Critique artwork across cultures and eras with insight, honoring diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment.
• D07.S2.12.01 Produce and perform or present a sustained body of musical work that shows skill and a coherent personal voice, with a written statement.
• D07.S2.12.02 Critique music across cultures and eras with insight, honoring diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment.
• D07.S3.12.01 Produce and perform a sustained piece that shows technical skill and a coherent creative vision, with a written artist statement.
• D07.S3.12.02 Critique performance across cultures and eras with insight, honoring diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment.
• D07.S4.12.01 Design and realize a substantial project that demonstrates craft and a coherent purpose, presenting it with a written rationale.
• D07.S4.12.02 Evaluate design across cultures and eras with insight, honoring diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment about good design.

Essential questions

• How do I produce a sustained body of artwork, music, and performance that shows skill and a coherent personal vision, and present it with a written statement?
• How do I critique art, music, performance, and design across cultures and eras with insight, honoring diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment?
• How do I design and realize a substantial project that demonstrates craft and a coherent purpose, and justify good design across cultures and eras?

Big ideas

• A mature creative voice is sustained and coherent: a body of work that shows technical skill, a personal vision, and a written statement that explains its intent.
• Critical discernment honors diverse traditions while forming and defending an independent judgment, across artwork, music, performance, and design.
• A substantial made project demonstrates craft and purpose, presented with a rationale, and good design can be evaluated with insight across cultures and eras.

Lessons

1. 1 Building a Body of Artwork: Skill and Vision 55 minutes
2. 2 The Artist Statement 55 minutes
3. 3 Critiquing Artwork Across Cultures and Eras 55 minutes
4. 4 Forming and Defending an Independent Judgment 55 minutes
5. 5 A Sustained Body of Music: Skill and Voice 55 minutes
6. 6 The Written Statement for Music 55 minutes
7. 7 Critiquing Music Across Cultures and Eras 55 minutes
8. 8 Independent Judgment in Music 55 minutes
9. 9 A Sustained Performance: Skill and Vision 55 minutes
10. 10 The Performance Artist Statement 55 minutes
11. 11 Critiquing Performance Across Cultures and Eras 55 minutes
12. 12 Independent Judgment in Performance 55 minutes
13. 13 Designing and Realizing a Substantial Project 55 minutes
14. 14 Evaluating Design Across Cultures and Eras 55 minutes

Assessment plan

A sustained body of artwork with an artist statement; an artwork critique across cultures and eras; a sustained musical body with a written statement; a music critique; a sustained performance with an artist statement; a performance critique; a substantial design project with a written rationale; and a design evaluation across cultures and eras, gathered as capstone portfolio artifacts.