Rigorous Curriculum Design
Unit Plan
Subject (s) Visual Art
Grade/Course Fourth Grade
Unit of Study Art Criticism
Unit Type Topical X Skills-based X Thematic
Pacing 1 Session
Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes4.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts.
Clarifying Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes4.CR.1.1 Use visual clues to interpret the content of art
4.CR.1.2 Critique personal art based on teacher-established criteria.
Name of Unit: Art Criticism
Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
Art criticism of Alice Neel’s,
Benny and Mary Ellen
Andrews, 1972
Read Explorations in Art,
Art Criticism, p. 61Follow the line of
questioning offered on
page 61.Describe:
What do you see? What are
the figures doing? What
elements of art do you see?Analyze:
Describe the principles of
design you see: Repetition
Unity
Variety
Rhythm
Movement
Emphasis1 Session