Rigorous Curriculum Design
Unit Planning Organizer Template
Subject (s) Visual Arts
Grade/Course 2
Unit of Study Mixed Media “Story Quilt”
Unit Type Topical Skills-based × Thematic
Pacing 4 Sessions
Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes
2.V. 1 – Use the language on visual arts to communicate effectively.
Clarifying Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes
2.V.1.1 – Use appropriate art vocabulary when discussing media,
processes, of images of art.
2.V.1.2 – Create original art that expresses ideas about people
neighborhoods, or communities
2.V.1.3 – Understand the “story” in works of art.
2.V.1.4 – Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including
lines, shapes, colors, textures, form, space, and value.
2.V.1.5 – Understand characteristics of the Principles of Design, including
repetition, movement, emphasis, contrast, balance , and
proportion.
Name of Unit: Faith Ringgold Story Quilts
Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
“I Can Fly”-Mixed Media
Artist Faith Ringgold
Introduction to Faith
Ringgold, her life, her
story quilts, her career(s)
and her children’s books.Compare and contrast 2
of Ringgold’s work pp.
92-93 Explorations in Art1 Session