SHS3 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 1 Week 16: The World Around Us

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.1 - Categorise ethical issues associated with art and design.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define ethics in the context of art and design, and give at least two examples of ethical issues raised by artworks they have seen or know about.
Identify and name at least six distinct ethical issue categories associated with art and design, including gender and race, environment, animal rights, exploitation, social justice, and repatriation.
Sort given case studies of artworks or design products into the correct ethical issue category using a table or chart.
Justify their categorisation of an ethical issue in a short oral or written explanation, referring to specific features of the artwork or design.
Work in a mixed group to produce a poster that visually categorises ethical issues in art and design with at least one example of art per category.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Aesthetics and Criticism (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The World Around Us (2.1)
Content standard: 3.2.1.CS.1 - 3.2.1.CS.1 Reflect, analyse, and contribute to social inclusion and environmental issues in art. 3.2.1.LO.1 Appreciate and contribute to debates on material responsibility, and emerging advocacy issues in art. 3.2.1.LO.2 Ability to articulate technology as essential to the making of art and design in the 20th - 21st Centuries.
Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.1 - Categorise ethical issues associated with art and design.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 16 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 118

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Initiating Talk for Learning
- In a class discussion, identify and document ethical issues associated with art and design.
- Examples are issues of gender and race; environment; animal rights; exploitations; social justice; affirmative action; repatriation and reparation, etc.
Managing Talk for Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: In mixed groups, use tables and charts to categorise ethical issues in art and design for a poster presentation.
Problem-based Learning; Group work/Collaborative Learning: In smaller groups, investigate selected categories of ethical issues in art and design for presentation in class.

Assessment (3.2.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- The environment
- Textbooks
- web references
- projector
- computer
- LCD Screens
- flip charts
- TLMs on human geography, environmental issues, gender politics, 21st century ethnicities, aesthetics and criticism