Digital

Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Raising Public Awareness Posters

Name: Donna Stegall

Content Area: Digital Art

Grade Level: 8th Grade

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Visual Arts

Students apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and intent in original works of art.
Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools
2.1 Demonstrate an increased knowledge of technical skills in using more complex two-dimensional art media and processes (e.g., printing press, silk screening, computer
graphics software).

4.0 AESTHETIC VALUING
Responding to, Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works in the Visual Arts

Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own, according to the elements of art, the principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.
Make Informed Judgments
4.4 Develop and apply a set of criteria as individuals or in groups to assess and critique works of art.

5.0 CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, APPLICATIONS
Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in the Visual Arts to Other Art Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers

Students apply what they learn in the visual arts across subject areas. They develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management of
time and resources that contribute to lifelong learning and career skills. They also learn about careers in and related to the visual arts.
Connections and Applications
5.2 Create a painting, satirical drawing, or editorial cartoon that expresses personal opinions about current social or political issues.

Big Ideas:
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Students will research and select an issue/cause/organization for which they want to raise public awareness.
Students will digitally create a poster in order to raise awareness of their issue.
Students will present their poster to the class, participate in a class critique and display their posters around campus.

Unit Goals and Objectives:

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Students will learn how to use the internet in order to conduct research and collect statistics in an effort to raise public awareness for their
issue/cause/organization of their choice.
Students will learn how to digitally create a mind-map in an effort to brainstorm and organize their research, thoughts, and ideas.

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Students will learn how to digitally create a thumbnail sketch template.

Students will sketch 20 thumbnails as a means of expressing ideas based on knowledge obtained through research and the creation of their mind-map.
Students will learn how to design a poster layout with a desktop publishing program and incorporate images, text, and/or artwork.
Students will raise awareness to their chosen issue/cause/organization by presenting their completed and printed poster to the class.
Students will analyze and question their classmates posters during a class critique.

Unit Summary:

Posters can be used as a tool to educate and visually bring awareness to the public. We are surrounded by various issues causes and organizations striving to make positive
changes. For example, one issue currently affecting California is the drought. Other issues include; waste management, environmental, bullying, health and fitness, and
safety, etc.
In this unit students will explore the issues we are currently facing as a society and causes within our community, as well as, globally. Students will chose the
issue/cause/organization for which they want to raise public awareness. This will be accomplished by students learning traditional and computer skills which will be
incorporated when creating a Public Awareness Poster. Students will conduct research, create a digital mind-map, and draw thumbnail sketches and roughs. Each student is
expected to participate in class discussions and critiques. Printed posters will be presented to the class and displayed throughout campus in an effort to bring awareness to
our school community.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:

Survey - prior to beginning the unit, students will
complete an online survey specifically created for the
Raising Public Awareness unit.
Discussion - the results of the survey will be shared
and discussed in class. This will allow the students
and teacher to discuss issues and causes affecting our
community and globally, as well as, raise awareness
to various organizations.

Formative:

Mind Maps - students will create mind maps using
words and drawings, consisting of a minimum of four
rounds, in an effort to visually organize their research
and ideas. The mind map will be used as reference
throughout the project.
Questioning - throughout the unit, the teacher will
promote higher-order thinking by individually talking
to students during work time regarding their chosen
issue/organization.
Mid-Critique - teacher and students will participate
in a critique mid project. This will further enable the
teacher to monitor the status of students work.
Students will have the opportunity to discuss any
problems they are encountering, as well as, asks
questions, offer feedback, problem solve and suggest
design ideas to one another.
Checklist - students will monitor their progress
throughout the project to ensure they are on track and
completing.

Summative:

Poster Presentation - students will present their
digitally created posters in an effort to educate the class
by raising awareness to their issue/organization. This
will be accomplished by explaining the reason for the
issue or purpose of the organization, what they hope to
accomplish by raising awareness, and what we can do
to help make changes.
Rubric - students will receive the Raising Public
Awareness rubric at the beginning of the unit, which
contains the possible points and description for each
requirement of the project. The rubric will be used
when evaluating students work and assigning a grade.
Students can refer to the rubric as they progress
through the unit.
Reflection - students will complete a reflection sheet
which allows them to write about their experience with
creating the poster, what they liked best, what could be
improved, what new knowledge they learned, and how
they can apply it to their daily lives or other classes.

Lesson 1
Student Learning Objective:

- Students will learn about
Public Awareness, ways to
raise awareness, and benefits.

- Students will learn how to
use the internet to research
collect statistics, and how to
organize their information in
an effort to raise awareness
for the
issue/cause/organization of
their choice.

- Students will learn and
discuss various issues and
causes in society both locally
and globally.

- Students will learn about
types of poster designs


Lesson 2

Acceptable Evidence:

- Students will write
responses to Pause to
Think questions on their
lecture worksheet.

- Student will complete a
lecture worksheet as the
teacher lectures.

- Students will participate in
class discussion prompted
throughout the lecture.

Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Presentation
Interaction

Lesson Activities:

- Teacher will lecture via Prezi.

- Students will be given guided notes before the lecture begins. This will enable
them to follow along during the lecture, answer the Pause to Think questions
and ensure important information is recorded.

- Teacher and students will engage in discussions prompted in the lecture
regarding current issues. i.e. the environment, bullying, recycling, water/energy
conservation, health and fitness, and safety.

- After the lecture, students will begin research on the internet regarding any
issue/cause/organization that interests them in order to gather information for
their poster.

Student Learning Objective:

- Students will practice
searching on a specific
websites to in order to gather
information.

- Students will answer
questions on the web quest
worksheet and perform
activities, which will prompt
class discussions.

Acceptable Evidence:

- Student participation in
class discussions.

- Completion of web quest
worksheet and activities.

- Completion of tracking their
recycling sheet.

Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Presentation
Interaction

Lesson Activities:

- Students will access the web quest specifically created for Raising Public
Awareness, which addresses bullying, reduce, reuse, recycling, and
environmental issues.

- Students will complete a web quest worksheet by answering questions in
complete sentences, give examples, and perform an activity for each topic.

- Students will track their involvement or lack of involvement in recycling and
making better choices.

- Students will compare and discuss their results in a class discussion.

Lesson 3
Student Learning Objective:

- Students will create a
digital mind map.

- Students will learn how to
create a thumbnail template
and thumbnails.

- Students will further
organize ideas by drawing
four roughs.

- Students will digitally
create their Public Awareness
Posters.

- Students will present their
posters to the class.

- Students will analyze and
question students poster
during a class critique.

Acceptable Evidence:

- One original digitally
created mind map by the
student.

- 20 hand drawn thumbnails
sketches on template.

- 4 hand drawn roughs.

- One poster displayed on the
classroom critique board.

- Presentation of their poster
and discussion of their
issue/cause.

- Provide feedback to fellow
students during critique.

Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Lesson Activities:

- After a demonstration, students will create a digital mind map using Popplet.
They are required to create three rounds of popplets. The first round contains
subtopics to the center main topic (issue/cause/organization), the second round
will further detail the subtopics, and the third round will contain visuals (images,
drawings, videos.)

- After a demonstration, students will digitally create a template containing 20
thumbnail boxes using whichever program is available; such as excel, publisher,
word or InDesign.

- Students will use the thumbnail template to create a minimum of 20 graphite
sketches based on the information gathered during research. This will help them
work out ideas for their poster.

- Students will create a one-page rough sketch template containing 4 boxes.

- Students will complete a minimum of 4 rough sketches for poster ideas.

- Teacher will show examples of various posters and layouts. Students and
teacher will analyze and discuss the attributes that make a layout successful.

- Students will digitally create their poster by creating a layout and inserting
images, color, text and/or artwork.

- Students will print a minimum of one poster.

- On assigned day, students will display their printed poster on the classroom
critique board.

- Students will explain why they chose the issue/cause/organization and educate
the class with information, statistics, how what we do or do not do attributes to
the cause in an effort to raise awareness.

- Students will participate in a class critique by asking questions and providing
respectful feedback to their fellow students.

- Students posters will be displayed throughout campus in an effort to bring
awareness to the school community.

Unit Resources:

Awareness Issues
Stop Bullying
Water Conservation
Energy Conservation
Body Image boys & girls
California Drought
Ocean Pollution
Anti Drugs and Alcohol
Health and Fitness
Depression
Environmental Issues

Useful Websites:

Interaction
Body Quiz
Beat the Bully
Rumor Control
Ecology

Videos
Plastic Pollution
Body Image Myths

Design Resources
Elements & Principles of Design
13 Tips for Effective Poster Design
Photoshop Tutorials

For Unit and Lessons
QuestGarden
Prezi
Weebly
Popplet