Hoover/Meredith MYP Arts Vertical Unit Planner
Subject Area:
Per. Arts 6
(vocal)
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
All Arts
Unit
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit 1
Dive Into Culture
6 weeks
Knowing the
aesthetics of a
piece changes the
expression of it.
Personal and
Cultural Expression
Unit
Question
F: What are the
stylistic differences
between cultures?
C: How does
exploring other
cultures’ musical
histories effect
how we perform
it?
D: Does knowing
the roots of a piece
change the way we
sing it?
Culminating
Task
Unit Title
Group
performance of
multi-cultural song
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Welcome!
Concept
Statement
(key
Change/Role
As I mature, I can
use my previous
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Per. Arts 6
(orchestra)
Collaborators: Kretschmer, Fitzgerald, Hoepker, Fried, Griffin, Murillo, Jensen-Bock, Smith, Baeth
Unit 2
Sol-Fa-What?
6 weeks
Changing the
process can keep
us engaged
Unit 3
Just Keep Singing
6 weeks
Communication is
key when group
work is involved.
Scientific and
Technical
Innovation
F: What are the 7
syllables of a basic
major scale?
C: How can
syllables help us
read music?
D: Does the hand
signs truly help the
process?
Identities and
Relationships
Sight reading
(authentic
performance)
B: Application
Position and
Posture
Presentation
Good posture is a
part of good
Unit 4
F: Name three
things we have to
do to sing together
as a group.
C: How does
working together
to sing a piece help
us to work
together in other
aspects of school
and life?
D: Can a group
function with a
group member
missing?
Performance of a
piece as a group.
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
Practice Makes
Perfect
Change/Play
Learning to
practice correctly
Communicating a
Solo
Communication
Cooperative
presentation leads
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
concept)
experiences to
help me in my new
ones.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How am I
changing?
How do I need to
change?
overall health and
must be learned
and practiced.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How does posture
effect
performance?
can help refine my
skills as a musician.
to effective
communication.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
Does practice
make perfect?
Why?
Human Ingenuity/
Communication
Culminating
Task
Concert reflection
(written)
Visual, Aural,
Written
Written
assessment
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Learning to Play as
an Ensemble
Key Concept:
Identity
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Preparing for
Performance
Key Concept:
Communication
Developing the
Performer
Key Concept:
Change
Related Concept:
Role
Related Concept:
Presentation
Related Concept:
Expression
Performing as a
Band
Key Concept:
Communication
Related Concepts:
Role
My individual role
is important in the
group
performance. My
actions and choices
affect myself and
others around me.
The way I present
and perform my
music affects the
way the audience
understands and
interprets the
music.
Learning to play
new rhythms and
new notes (concert
scales and
chromatic scale)
changes the way I
can express
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Per. Arts 6
(band)
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on others?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on me, the
presenter?
What are my
challenges in
presenting a music
performance?
Solo performance
In order to
effectively play and
perform together,
we must be able to
learn how to
communicate
together. My
individual role and
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Or Global
Context
Unit
Questions
Environments
Community and
Service/
Collaboration
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to contribute
to the success of
the ensemble?
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to present
the band music
well at the
concert?
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role affect the
ensemble?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my individual
and group role
have on the
ensemble?
Culminating
Task
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Visual Arts
6
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
Performance:
Playing
Assessment
D. Personal
engagement
What’s the Use?
5 Weeks
Art can be both
functional and
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role and effort
affect the
performance?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my
performance have
on the
community?
Performance:
Fall Concert
Reflection
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
Far Out!
4 weeks
Artists use “tricks”
to give the illusion
musically and
develops my
technical skills.
Personal and
Cultural Expression
Transfer
Critical thinking
Factual: What
personal practice
habits should I
have in place to
develop my
technical skills?
Conceptual: How
do learning new
rhythms or notes
improve my
musical abilities?
Debatable: Why is
it important to play
expressively?
What is expressive
playing?
Performance:
Playing
Assessment
A. Knowledge and
understanding
B. Application
It’s critical!
4 weeks
Critiques can aid in
understanding
effort affects the
way the group
performs.
Environments
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to present
the band music
well at the
concert?
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role and effort
affect the
performance?
Debatable: Does
my personal
performance affect
the community of
the band?
Performance :
Fall/Winter
Concerts
A. Knowledge and
understanding
B. Application
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
What’s New?
5 weeks
The world evolves
as a result of
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
Per. Arts
7 (vocal)
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
(key
concept)
decorative.
of depth and
distance.
parts that make up
the whole.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
(global
context)
Unit
Question
Identities and
relationships
Orientation in
space and time.
Personal and
cultural expression
F: Who was
Picasso?
C: How can
artwork be
functional and
decorative?
D: Should artwork
serve a purpose
other than just
something to look
at?
F: What are five
ways artists take
the viewer deep
into a scene?
C: Why are people
drawn to artwork
that appears to
have depth?
D: Does adding
depth to artwork
make it better?
F: What design
elements/principle
s are evident?
C: What do you
think was the
artist’s purpose for
creating this?
D: Was the artist
successful in
his/her aim?
Culminating
Task
Project: visual arts
Clay bell w/ face of
character
Project: visual arts
Landscape scene
Written:
Reflections critique
form filled out and
expanded upon
with own ideas.
Assessed
MYP Criteria
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C:Reflection and
evaluation
Unit Title
What makes it
good?
4 weeks
Expression changes
based on your
viewpoint.
How do we
choose?
4 weeks
Knowing the
origins of music
give us sight into
the cultural
differences.
Identities and
Relationships
No Help Needed
F: What are some
innovations of the
21st century?
C: How would YOU
improve quality of
life through
innovation?
D: Could scientific
or technical
innovation
decrease quality of
life?
Project: Product of
the future
designed for
specialized
purpose.
Advertisement
B: Application
C:Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
World Drumming
4 weeks
Being independent
allows us to access
many parts of
ourselves.
6 weeks
Communication
can happen
through many
avenues.
Scientific and
Technical
Innovation
Personal and
cultural expression
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Personal and
cultural expression
creative problemsolving and
innovation.
Scientific and
technical
innovation
Per. Arts
7
(Orchestra)
Unit
Question
F: What are three
ways you can
express yourself?
C: How do we
express ourselves?
D: Does knowing
the origin of the
piece effect the
way we perform it?
F: What are three
components of a
musical piece?
C: Why am I
drawn to certain
types or styles of
music?
D: Who decides if
a piece of music is
good or bad?
F: What does it
mean to be
musically literate?
C: How can
reading music give
me an advantage?
D: Does solfege
help me read it? Or
is calculated
guessing the way
to go?
Culminating
Task
Performance of a
poem, rap or song
(performance)
Written
justification
(written)
Creation/performa
nce of a piece
(authentic
performance)
Assessed
MYP Criteria
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
Engagement
Welcome!
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
F: What is the
correct case for a
world drum?
C: How can
communication
through cultures
be encouraged
through
drumming?
D: Does drumming
have an effect on
us?
Performance:
Authentic:
Creation of a
drumming piece
with notation
B: Application
D: Personal
Engagement
Position and
Posture
Presentation
Good posture is a
part of good
overall health and
must be learned
and practiced.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How does posture
effect
performance?
Practice Makes
Perfect
Change/Play
Learning to
practice correctly
can help refine my
skills as a musician.
Communicating a
Solo
Communication
Cooperative
presentation leads
to effective
communication.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
Does practice
make perfect?
Why?
Human Ingenuity/
Communication
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Change/Role
As I mature, I can
use my previous
experiences to
help me in my new
ones.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How am I
changing?
How do I need to
change?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on others?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on me, the
presenter?
What are my
challenges in
presenting a music
performance?
Per. Arts
7 (Band)
Culminating
Task
Concert reflection
(written)
Visual, Aural,
Written
Written
assessment
Solo performance
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Beaverdale Parade
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Preparing for
Performance
Key Concept:
Communication
Key Concept:
Communication
Developing the
Expressive
Ensemble
Key Concept:
Aesthetics
Related Concept:
Role
Related Concept:
Presentation
Related Concept:
Expression
My individual role
is important in the
group performance
and the group
performance can
positively affect
the community.
Community and
Service
The way I present
and perform my
music affects the
way the audience
understands and
interprets the
music.
Community and
Service
Collaboration
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to present
the band music
well at the
concert?
Playing music
expressively
requires more than
just playing the
notes and rhythms
on the page.
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to contribute
to the success of
the ensemble?
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role affect the
Conceptual: How
does my individual
Human Ingenuity
Creative thinking
Transfer
Factual: What skills
are required to
play music with
expression?
Conceptual: What
changes do I make
or add to the music
when playing with
expression? How
To be continually
developed for the
rest of 2nd
semester. New
Band teacher this
school year.
ensemble?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my individual
and group role
have on the
community?
Culminating
Task
Assessed
MYP Criteria
role and effort
affect the
performance?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my
performance have
on the
community?
is the music
impacted when
playing with
emotion?
Debatable: Do you
think playing
expressively is like
having a
conversation? Can
music positively or
negatively affect
someone by the
way it is played?
Winter Concert/
Large Group
Festival
Performance:
Marching in the
Beaverdale Parade
with reflection
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
Performance: Fall
Concert and
Written reflection
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
A. Knowledge and
understanding
B. Application
We have
something to say
4 weeks
Balance is
important in many
aspects of life.
There are many
different types of
balance.
You’re so critical!
5 weeks
Will add Criterion
A Knowledge and
understanding
Criterion B
Application
What’s in a name?
Visual Arts
7
Unit Title
Clay Can go Pop!
5 weeks
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Artists break away
from tradition in
order to make a
statement.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
(global
context)
Unit
Question
Orientation in
Space and Time
Creative Thinking
Personal and
cultural expression
Personal and
cultural expression
One can use
shapes, symbols,
colors (creativity &
aesthetics0 to
establish his/her
identity, to reflect
personality and
personal interests.
Personal and
cultural expression
F: Where can we
see Pop Art in our
own community?
What is visual
balance?
What is the
F: What design
elements/principle
s are evident?
F: What is a logo?
C: What
characteristics
Critiques can aid in
understanding
parts that make up
the whole.
C: How did Pop
Artists get
attention with
their work?
D: Is Pop Art really
art since it’s so
simple and plain?
difference
between formal
(symmetrical) and
informal
(asymmetrical)
balance?
Which is better,
formal or informal
balance?
Culminating
Task
Project: visual arts
Lidded-clay
container in shape
of a food item
Project: visual arts
Mirror image
design
Assessed
MYP Criteria
B: Application
Per. Arts
8 (vocal)
Unit Title
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
My Personal
Soundtrack
4 weeks
How we express
ourselves comes
through in many
lights.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Personal and
cultural expression
Unit
Question
F: How do you
define the three
songs that are
most meaningful
to you?
C: If you could
change one song,
what would it be
and why?
D: Can you tell
C: What do you
think was the
artist’s purpose for
creating this?
D: Was the artist
successful in
his/her aim?
Written: Reflection
Critique form filled
out and expanded
upon with own
ideas.
A: Knowledge and
A: Knowledge and
understanding
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
What makes it
How do we
good?
choose?
4 weeks
4 weeks
Expression changes Knowing the
based on your
origins of music
viewpoint.
give us sight into
the cultural
differences.
Personal and
Identities and
cultural expression Relationships
F: What are three
ways you can
express yourself?
C: How do we
express ourselves?
D: Does knowing
the origin of the
piece affect the
way we perform it?
F: What are three
components of a
musical piece?
C: Why am I
drawn to certain
types or styles of
music?
D: Who decides if
a piece of music is
good or bad?
does a logo need in
order to be
considered a “goo”
or “effective”
logo?
D: Is it necessary
for a logo to
portray
someone/somethi
ng in a positive
way?
Project: Personal
logo
B: Application
No Help Needed
4 weeks
Being independent
allows us to access
many parts of
ourselves.
Scientific and
Technical
Innovation
F: What does it
mean to be
musically literate?
C: How can
reading music give
me an advantage
in life?
D: Does solfege
help me read it? Or
is calculated
Culminating
Task
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Per. Arts
8
(Orchestra)
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
what a person is
like by the music
they like?
Liner notes for
personal
soundtrack
(written)
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Welcome!
Change/Role
As I mature, I can
use my previous
experiences to
help me in my new
ones.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How am I
changing?
How do I need to
change?
guessing the way
to go?
Performance of a
poem, rap or song
(performance)
Written
justification
(written)
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Position and
Posture
Presentation
Good posture is a
part of good
overall health and
must be learned
and practiced.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
How does posture
effect
performance?
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
Creation/performa
nce of a piece
(authentic
performance)
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
Practice Makes
Perfect
Change/Play
Learning to
practice correctly
can help refine my
skills as a musician.
Communicating a
Solo
Communication
Cooperative
presentation leads
to effective
communication.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
Does practice
make perfect?
Why?
Human Ingenuity/
Communication
Culminating
Task
Concert reflection
(written)
Visual, Aural,
Written
Written
assessment
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on others?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on me, the
presenter?
What are my
challenges in
presenting a music
performance?
Solo performance
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Per. Arts
8 (Band)
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
evaluation
Beaverdale Parade
Preparing for
Performance
Key Concept:
Communication
Key Concept:
Communication
Developing the
Expressive
Ensemble
Key Concept:
Aesthetics
Related Concept:
Role
Related Concept:
Presentation
Related Concept:
Expression
The way I present
and perform my
music affects the
My individual role
is important in the way the audience
group performance understands and
interprets the
and the group
music.
performance can
positively affect
the community.
Playing music
expressively
requires more than
just playing the
notes and rhythms
on the page.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Community and
service
Unit
Question
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to contribute
to the success of
the ensemble?
Human Ingenuity
Creative thinking
Transfer
Factual: What skills
are required to
play music with
expression?
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role affect the
ensemble?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my individual
and group role
have on the
Community and
service
Collaboration
Factual: What
personal skills do I
need to develop in
order to present
the band music
well at the
concert?
Conceptual: How
does my individual
role and effort
affect the
performance?
Debatable: What
kind of impact
does my
Conceptual: What
changes do I make
or add to the music
when playing with
expression? How
is the music
impacted when
playing with
emotion?
Debatable: Do you
think playing
To be continually
developed for the
rest of 2nd
semester. New
Band teacher this
school year.
Visual Arts
8
(This plan
repeats for
2nd
semester
with new
students.)
community?
performance have
on the
community?
Culminating
Task
Performance:
Marching in the
Beaverdale Parade
Performance: Fall
Concert with
written reflection
Assessed
MYP Criteria
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
That’s Grotesque
5 weeks
C. Reflection and
evaluation
D. Personal
engagement
Cut It Out!
5 weeks
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
An idea or feeling
can be conveyed
with a variety of
materials.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
(global
context)
Unit
Question
Personal and
Cultural Expression
Symbolism may be
used rather than
verbal and/or
written language in
order to
communicate.
Personal and
Cultural Expression
F: Why did
architects of
Gothic cathedrals
add grotesques
and stone carvings
that expressed
such strong
emotion and
looked so scary?
C: Which features
best express strong
emotions?
D: Does the viewer
Are words
necessary in order
to communicate an
idea?
What impression
would the viewer
have about the
artist based on the
design?
What symbols
would best
represent who I
am?
Unit Title
expressively is like
having a
conversation? Can
music positively or
negatively affect
someone by the
way it is played?
Performance:
Winter Concert/
Large Group
Festival
A. Knowledge and
understanding
B. Application
Everyone is a
Critic!
4 weeks
Critiques can aid in
understanding
parts that make up
the whole.
Personal and
cultural expression
F: What design
elements/principle
s are evident?
C: What do you
think was the
artist’s purpose for
creating this?
D: Was the artist
successful in
his/her aim?
Will add A and B
for 2nd semester
These Colors are
Foreign to me!
4 weeks
Multicultural
awareness and
understanding
comes from
“stepping into
others’ shoes”.
Identities and
relationships
F: Which/how
many languages
are spoken at
Meredith?
C: What would it
be like to be in a
place where I
didn’t speak the
language?
D: Should
everyone be
expected to
learn/speak
need to interpret
the emotion the
way the artist
intended?
Per. Arts 9
(vocal)
Multi-age
English?
Culminating
Task
Project: visual arts
Expressive face
(clay as the
medium)
Project: visual arts
Cut paper design
incorporating
symbols with
students’ name.
Written: Reflection
Critique form filled
out and expanded
upon with own
ideas.
Assessed
MYP Criteria
B: Application
C: Reflection about
choices made
during the creation
of the design.
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C:Reflection and
evaluation
Unit Title
Choral Success
Sight and Singing
Music Listening
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Key Concept:
Identity
Related Concepts:
Role
Perspective
Environments
Key Concept:
Communication
Related Concepts:
Composition
Interpretation
Human Ingenuity
F: What skills do I
need to be a
successful choral
singer?
C: How does the
reality of a choir
differ from what I
thought it would
be?
F: What are
common patterns
in music?
C: How do we
recognize patterns
in music to
improve music
literacy?
Key Concept:
Aesthetics
Related Concepts:
Interpretation
Expression
Communities and
Service
F: How do our
actions affect our
ability to
communicate?
C: What can we do
to be effective
communicators?
Culminating
Task
Solfege and
Takadimi reading
Sight-read in a
piece of music
(performance)
Written
comparison
(written)
Assessed
B: Application
A: Knowledge and
A: Knowledge and
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Project :
Tempera painting
in which the
student asks for
paint colors in
foreign languages.
B: Application
C:Reflection and
evaluation
D:Personal
engagement
Solo Vocal
Development
Key Concept:
Change
Related Concepts:
Contrast
Perspective
Health and Social
F: Did my voice
change throughout
the year?
C: What did I do to
help my voice
grow?
D: Is there
anything I could
have down to
experience more
vocal growth?
Recording of solo
singing.
C: Reflection and
Music History
Key Concept:
Aesthetics
Related Concepts:
Structure Style
Culture
Human Ingenuity
F: What are the
characteristics of
each musical time
period?
C: What caused
composers to
change styles?
Listening
assessment and
written
assessment.
A: Knowledge and
Per. Arts 9
(Orchestra)
Multi-age
MYP Criteria
C: Reflection and
evaluation
understanding
B: Application
Unit Title
Welcome!
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Change/Role
As I mature, I can
use my previous
experiences to
help me in my new
ones.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
Building
Community
Identity, Audience,
Presentation
Arts presentations
build cohesion and
community
identity.
Communities and
Service/Collaborati
on
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Per. Arts 9
(Band)
Multi-age
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Traveling through
History
Change/Role
Everyone can grow
and anyone can
invent something
new.
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Communicating a
Solo
Communication
Cooperative
presentation leads
to effective
communication.
understanding
D: Personal
engagement
Music Listening
Human
Ingenuity/Informat
ion Literacy, critical
thinking
What are the
characteristics of
each musical time
period?
What caused
composers to
change styles?
Human Ingenuity/
Communication
Human
Ingenuity/Commun
ication
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on others?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on me, the
presenter?
What are my
challenges in
presenting a music
performance?
Solo performance
How do our actions
affect our ability to
communicate?
What can we do to
be effective
communicators?
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Communication
Unit
Question
How am I
changing?
How do I need to
change?
How can the arts
strengthen a
community?
Culminating
Task
Concert reflection
(written)
Listening
assessment and
written
assessment.
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Serving our
Community
4 Weeks
Communication/
Audience
Gala small
ensemble
performances
(performance)
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
Personal Music
Presentation
5 Weeks
Communication/Pr
esentation
Make a Decision
5 Weeks
Creating
4 Weeks
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Italy!
6 Weeks
Communication/
Interpretation
Change/Compositi
on
Identity/Boundarie
s
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
Written
comparison
(written)
Personal Music
Expression
6 Weeks
Aesthetics/Expressi
on
Expression of Self
3 Weeks
Aesthetics/Expressi
on
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Culminating
Task
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Vis-Arts 9
Intro to
2D/3D
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Health and Social
Education –orPersonal and
Cultural Expression
Collaboration
How does focusing
on serving
community or
audience inform
musical
performance and
decision-making?
How does a
musician
communicate to an
audience without
speaking or
writing?
Human
Ingenuity/Identitie
s and relationships
Information
Literacy
How is
communication
improved when we
combine strong
information
literacy and
presentation skills?
What are the
differences
between the roles
of a presenter and
audience?
Human Ingenuity –
or- Personal and
Cultural
Expression/ Critical
Thinking
What is the role of
decision-making in
communication?
How can we exert
control over the
messages we send
to others to be
sure we are
understood?
Public
Performance
Public
Performance
In-School
Performance
Human Ingenuity –
or- Orientation in
Space and Time/
Creative Thinking
Environments –orIdentities and
relationships
Collaboration
How can individual
elements be
combined to
create focus or a
finished product?
How do unrelated
concepts change
the result when
combined
differently?
How can
environmental
considerations
result in cultural
boundaries and
group identity?
How can
recognition of your
own cultural
identity improve
your ability to
work with other
cultures?
Written Music,
Recorded or
Computer-Assisted
Recording
A. Knowledge and A. Knowledge and A. Knowledge and B. Application
understanding,
understanding,
understanding,
B. Application
B. Application
D. Personal
engagement
Creating Focus:
Texture through
Elements of Art:
Course
Creativity in Art
Visualization
Form in Repeat
development in
Forms (Zentangles)
Patterns
progress
3 Weeks
2 Weeks
1 Week
We organize
information in
order to
understand and
use it and to better
communicate.
We organize
information in
order to
understand it.
We organize
information in
order to organize
patterns that help
us and to better
communicate with
it.
Human
Ingenuity/Personal
Cultural Expression
Communication
Human Ingenuity –
or- Personal and
Cultural
Expression/
Reflection
How do we move
How does human
from a collection of expression
thoughts and ideas manifest itself
to a focused
naturally within an
central aesthetic?
artistic endeavor?
What skills and
How do we
actions are
combine elements
required to
of expression to
communicate an
create an
aesthetic to
aesthetically
others?
focused whole?
Written Essay
Public
Performance
In-School
Performance
A Knowledge and
understanding
C Reflection and
evaluation
C. Reflection and
evaluation,
D. Personal
engagement
A. Application,
C. Reflection and
valuation.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Human
Ingenuity/Commun
ication
F: What are line
designs and how
can they be
expressed?
F: How can we use
color and color
organization to
effectively convey
a message in art?
C: How does
organization help
us understand and
use information to
better
communicate our
message?
Collected line
designs and
patterns
(performance)
Written/informativ
e
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Unit Title
Choral Success
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
(Jumping into the
unfamiliar)
Literacy and
recognition of
patterns
Environments
Human Ingenuity
F: What skills do I
need to be a
successful choral
F: What are
common patterns
in music?
Unit
Question
Culminating
Task
Per. Arts
10 (vocal)
Multi-age
Human
Ingenuity/Commun
ication
F: How can we use
integrated shapes
to effectively
convey our
message of
organization?
C: How do humans
organize
knowledge?
Human Ingenuity
Transfer
Puzzle Map
(problem-solving
task)
IB Developmental
Workbook in
Repeat Design
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
Sight and Singing
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
How does
organization help
us understand and
use information to
better
communicate our
message?
Music Listening
Communities and
Service
C: How do our
actions affect our
ability to
Solo Vocal
Development
How much can
things change over
time?
Music History
Health and Social
Human Ingenuity
F: Did my voice
change throughout
the year?
F: What are the
characteristics of
each musical time
There is always
room to innovate
and grow.
Per. Arts
10
(orchestra)
Multi-age
singer?
C: How does the
reality of a choir
differ from what I
thought it would
be?
C: How do we
recognize patterns
in music to
improve music
literacy?
communicate?
C: What can we do
to be effective
communicators?
Culminating
Task
Solfege and
Takadimi reading
Sight-read in a
piece of music
(performance)
Written
comparison
(written)
Assessed
MYP Criteria
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
Unit Title
Welcome!
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Change/Role
As I mature, I can
use my previous
experiences to
help me in my new
ones.
Health and Social
Education/Reflecti
on
Building
Community
Identity, Audience,
Presentation
Arts presentations
build cohesion and
community
identity.
Communities and
Service/Collaborati
on
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Traveling through
History
Change/Role
Everyone can grow
and anyone can
invent something
new.
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Communicating a
Solo
Communication
Cooperative
presentation leads
to effective
communication.
Human
Ingenuity/Informat
ion Literacy, critical
thinking
What are the
characteristics of
each musical time
period?
What caused
composers to
change styles?
Human Ingenuity/
Communication
Human
Ingenuity/Commun
ication
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on others?
What are the
consequences of a
music performance
on me, the
presenter?
What are my
challenges in
presenting a music
performance?
How do our actions
affect our ability to
communicate?
What can we do to
be effective
communicators?
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
How am I
changing?
How do I need to
change?
How can the arts
strengthen a
community?
C: What did I do to
help my voice
grow?
D: Is there
anything I could
have down to
experience more
vocal growth?
Recording of solo
singing.
period?
C: What caused
composers to
change styles?
Listening
assessment and
written
assessment.
A: Knowledge and
understanding
D: Personal
engagement
Listen up!
Communication
Music relays an
idea, or
communicates, to
all listeners.
Per. Arts
10 (band)
Multi-age
Culminating
Task
Concert reflection
(written)
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Serving our
Community
4 Weeks
Communication/
Audience
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Culminating
Task
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Gala small
ensemble
performances
(performance)
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
Written
assessment
Solo performance
Written
comparison
(written)
A: Knowledge and
understanding
B: Application
B: Application
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Personal Music
Presentation
5 Weeks
Communication/Pr
esentation
Make a Decision
5 Weeks
Creating
4 Weeks
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C: Reflection and
evaluation
Italy!
6 Weeks
Communication/
Interpretation
Change/Compositi
on
Identity/Boundarie
s
Personal Music
Expression
6 Weeks
Aesthetics/Expressi
on
Health and Social
Education –orPersonal and
Cultural Expression
Collaboration
How does focusing
on serving
community or
audience inform
musical
performance and
decision-making?
How does a
musician
communicate to an
audience without
speaking or
writing?
Human
Ingenuity/Identitie
s and relationships
Information
Literacy
How is
communication
improved when we
combine strong
information
literacy and
presentation skills?
What are the
differences
between the roles
of a presenter and
audience?
Human Ingenuity –
or- Personal and
Cultural
Expression/ Critical
Thinking
What is the role of
decision-making in
communication?
How can we exert
control over the
messages we send
to others to be
sure we are
understood?
Human Ingenuity –
or- Orientation in
Space and Time/
Creative Thinking
Environments –orIdentities and
relationships
Collaboration
Human
Ingenuity/Personal
Cultural Expression
Communication
How can individual
elements be
combined to
create focus or a
finished product?
How do unrelated
concepts change
the result when
combined
differently?
How can
environmental
considerations
result in cultural
boundaries and
group identity?
How can
recognition of your
own cultural
identity improve
your ability to
work with other
cultures?
Public
Performance
Public
Performance
In-School
Performance
Written Music,
Recorded or
Computer-Assisted
Recording
B. Knowledge and B. Knowledge and B. Knowledge and B. Application
understanding,
understanding,
understanding,
B. Application
B. Application
D. Personal
Expression of Self
3 Weeks
Aesthetics/Expressi
on
Human Ingenuity –
or- Personal and
Cultural
Expression/
Reflection
How do we move
How does human
from a collection of expression
thoughts and ideas manifest itself
to a focused
naturally within an
central aesthetic?
artistic endeavor?
What skills and
How do we
actions are
combine elements
required to
of expression to
communicate an
create an
aesthetic to
aesthetically
others?
focused whole?
Written Essay
Public
Performance
In-School
Performance
A: Knowledge and
understanding
C:Reflection and
C. Reflection and
evaluation, D.
Personal
A. Application,
C: Reflection and
valuation.
Per. Arts
9 or 10
(drama)
Multi-age
Unit Title
What is Theatre?
Movement
engagement
Voice Performance
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Theatre is
collaborative,
creative expression
for a live audience.
Physicality
communicates
environment and
emotion.
A healthy, dynamic
voice can
communicate
more than words.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Human Ingenuity
Environments
How has human
ingenuity evolved
theatre?
How can an actor
use their body to
paint a complete
picture?
Health and Social
Education
How can an actor
use their voice to
be a vehicle for
something that
matters?
Health and Social
Education
What impact does
individual
expression have on
the self and
others?
Culminating
Task
Demonstration of
Theatrical Form
(performance)
A: Knowledge and
understanding
D: Personal
engagement
Playwriting
Group Mime
(performance)
Puppet Show
(performance)
Dramatization/SLA
M/ POL
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
C: Reflection and
evaluation
D: Personal
engagement
Communities and
Service
Environments
Culminating
Task
Script (written)
Assessment
(written)
Assessed
MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and
Understanding
C: Reflection and
Evaluation
A: Knowledge and
Understanding
Assessed
MYP Criteria
Per. Arts
9 or 10
(drama)
Multi-age
Cont.
Unit Title
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Unit
Question
Theatre History
Poetry
Interpretation
The greatest
expressions come
from taking risks.
evaluation
engagement
Scene Performance Storytelling
The given
circumstances of a
scene determine
character identity
and relationship
dynamics.
Environments
Improvisation
Stories create and
sustain
communities and
culture.
Body, voice, and
imagination are
the only tools
needed to create
theatre.
Communities and
Service
Human Ingenuity
How does a
character’s
environment
influence their
identity and
relationships?
Scene Performance Dramatization
Story Circle
(Performance)
A: Knowledge and B: Application
understanding
D: Personal
B: Application
engagement
How can the
actors toolbox be
used to create a
complete world?
Improvised Scene
(performance)
B: Application
D: Personal
engagement
Vis-Arts 10
Drawing
&Painting II
Unit Title
Art Environments
Symbolism
4 Weeks
Key:
Communication
Concept
Statement
(key
concept)
Our environment
affects us in our
personal lives and
work.
AOI/ATL
Cluster
Environment/
Human Ingenuity
Communication
Unit
Question
How do we use
symbols to
communicate?
Culminating
Task
How does our
environment
affect/inspire us?
How can we make
an impact on our
environment?
Skill
Demonstration
Assessed
MYP Criteria
C: Reflection and
evaluation
B: Application
Building
Community
Key: Communities
Related:
Performance,
Development
Arts presentations
build cohesion and
community
identity.
Communication
In Your Face
Portraits
Identity
Health and Social
Education
Identities and
Relationships
How can the arts
strengthen a
community?
Creating Your Own
Symbol
Authentic
B: Application
Personal
engagement
B: Application