Rigorous Curriculum Design
Unit Plan
Subject (s) Visual Art
Grade/Course First Grade
Unit of Study Portraiture
Unit Type Topical Skills-based Thematic
Pacing 4 Sessions
Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes1.CX.1 Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of
the visual arts.
Clarifying Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes
1.CX.1.1 Recognize how visual arts are used in customs and traditions of
various cultures.
1.CX.1.2 Identify images in art as depicting something old (historic) or new
(contemporary).
1.CX.1.3 Classify art into categories, such as landscapes, cityscapes,
seascapes, portraits and still life.
1.CX.1.4 Understand how art represents different cultures.
1.CX.1.5 Understand that art is a reflection of the artist’s ideas,
environment, and/or resources.
Name of Unit: Drawing A Self Portrait
Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
Looking at Portraits
Looking at famous
portraits from the past
/present and from various
cultures. (see technology
resources for images)
Read pp. 34-37,
Explorations in Art
1 Session