Spanish III Unit 2 Visual Arts 2013
Language
Course/level
Targeted
Proficiency Level
Thematic unit
Unit length
Spanish
Spanish III
Novice-High
Visual Arts
6 weeks
Stage 1: Desired Results
Standards: Check as
many as apply.
Enduring
Understanding(s)
Essential Question
Guiding Questions
__X__1.1 Interpersonal communication
__X__1.2 Interpretive communication
__X__1.3 Presentational communication
__X__2.1 Cultural practices and perspectives
__X__2.2 Cultural products and perspectives
__X__3.1 Connections to other disciplines
__X__3.2 Acquiring new information
__X__4.1 Language comparisons
__X__4.2 Cultural comparisons
Visual arts impact culture and community.
What is the importance of art in the world?
• Who are the most influential artists from Spanish-speaking countries?
• What are some of the important movements in art and when did they happen?
• What materials are used to produce art?
• How does art affect culture and vice versa?
At the end of this unit learners can describe and discuss artwork, artists, and movements.
Learning goals
Learners can also recognize correlations between history and art. They can compare
different types of art.
Functions
Knowledge
What can learners do?
What context, structure and culture will learners need to show their knowledge?
Functions
Context
Structure
Culture
describe works of fine art
 adjectives
 adjectives
 artwork of the world
 genres
discuss influential artists
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artists
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ser vs. estar
recognize correlations
between history and art
relate the arts to personal
experience
narrate events in the past
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history
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preterite vs.
imperfect
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time expressions
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perspectives/influences
on art
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different types of art
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cultural dances
traditional music
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preterite vs.
imperfect
describe art supplies/forms of  art supplies
 contextual
art
vocabulary
 obras de arte
(escultor, escultora,
escultura)
compare different types of art  types of art
 comparatives and
superlatives
 art movements
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Summative Performance Assessments
Read about how art reflects the historic period
Interpretive
Discuss and compare works of art
Interpersonal
Research and present and artist and his/her work
Presentational
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Formative Assessments
irregular preterite quiz
preterite vs. imperfect quiz
imperfect quiz
vocabulary quiz
ser vs. estar quiz
Other Summative Assessments
Write an art critique
Compare two different works of art
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Stage 3: Learning Activities
Interpersonal
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describe artwork, artists, and
movements
 give opinions about artwork
 compare different types of art
Interpretive
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read about different artists
recognize key elements of
visual arts and art descriptions
 listen to descriptions of art
Other Learning Activities
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verb practice
create own art piece to describe
describe artwork
Picasso’s A & E Biography
Resources
District Resources –
Realidades 3
• Unit 1 (preterite)
• Unit 2
• art transparencies
Other resources
• Internet
• TECLA
• http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson
• Quia
• http://zacharyjones.com/zambombazo/category/arte/
 Picasso’s A & E Biography
Presentational
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write an art critique
compare and contrast artwork