SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 12 ART

DATE: Unit 4 week 1

NO. OF STUDENTS: 10 15

LESSON DURATION: 50 mins

TOPIC/FOCUS: Unit 4: Discussing art

Key Knowledge and Skills:
ideas and issues expressed in viewpoints and attributed commentaries about the meanings and messages of artworks
opinions and viewpoints in attributed commentaries about an art idea and related issues that explores the role of art in society

analyse a range of viewpoints in relation to the identified idea and related issues
develop a personal point of view about an idea and issue regarding art in society and support it with evidence and reference to the viewpoints of others

refer to relevant artwork/s and a range of attributed commentaries to support viewpoints

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

TEACHER RESPONSES
TO STUDENTS
(including consideration of
the need to adapt, reteach
or extend)

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION
(including specific informal
and/or formal assessment
links to AusVELS)

Opening
5 mins

N/A

Is art always ethical?

Can it be offensive?
How? Who gets offended?

Students answer
accordingly

Teacher to ensure all

stduents participate

Lesson Development:
10 mins

Powerpoint
Presentation

Investigation of social and religious

ethics in art
Mother and Child Divided 1993
Damien Hirst
the physical impossibility of death in
the mind of someone living
Myra 1995 Marcus Harvey
Andres Serrano
Piss Christ

Students develop opinions and

viewpoints in attributed
commentaries about an art idea

Teacher to facilitate class discussion

Students ICT /
Folios

10 mins

Class discussion may spark

different student viewpoints

Focus on mother and child divided

Teacher to divide class into 2
groups.
Each student receives a different
character (eg, Damien hirst, animal
rights activist, art critic, art student)

Teacher ensure students

know there is no
right/wrong answer when
it comes to your opinion

Direct instruction:
(Collaborative learning)
Students do further research on the
artwork and think about the issue
through the lense of their character

Students analyse a range of

viewpoints in relation to
the identified idea and
related issues

Teacher to facilitate a class debate

between characters for and against
the artwork
20 mins

Some students may talk

more than others

N/A

and related issues that explores

the role of art in society

Teacher to make sure all

students input

Thinking questions
Is it the right for artists to express
themselves even if it means
offending the public?

Students develop a personal

point of view about an idea and
issue regarding art in society and
support it with evidence and
reference to the viewpoints of
others

5 mins
Does the public have the right to
remove an artwork from exhibition?

Closure
5 mins

N/A

Homework: find another artist that

pushes the boundaries of ethics

Students take note of

homework and complete