Cultural+Communities+of+Canada

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 * Unit 3: Cultural Communities of Canada**

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**Unit Overview**
Through this module students come to see that cultural heritage is a strong influence. At the same time, students will recognize that artists are individuals with their own unique ideas and perspectives.

Your task is to **create a visual art piece that emulates the style of an Aboriginal Artist**. Your art work needs to represent a story, memory, place, or experience from your own life. You will need to be using information collected from your Viewing Art assignment as well as further research so that you are clear about color choices, line style, balance, symbolism, meaning, and tones.

In this unit there are **four assignments** to complete that **all build on each other**. Each of the assignments will be posted on your blog. The first assignment is a **research project** about an Aboriginal artist of your choice. The second assignment is where you will create a **project plan** that is intended to be the rough outline for your project. You will decide what your project will be and then you will make a plan to complete your project. Once you have made your project plan and posted it on your blog then you are to start working on your project. During the time that you are working on your project you required to **stop and reflect on your blog** at least three times about how your project is going and post your self reflections. Once you are finished your art project you are to **post a picture of it on your blog along with a self evaluation.**

==It is important to remember that all of the assignments build on each other and that really you have one large assignment that is building up to the final art work**.** ==

**Time line**
This unit will take place over the next 5 weeks.

Assignments
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 * I. ** **Discussion Boards (20%)**
 * [|**Aboriginal Artifacts**] **(10%)**
 *  **Cultural Appropriation** **(10%)**
 * II. ** **Assignments (80%)**
 *  **Assignment 1: Aboriginal Artist Research (10%)**
 * ** Assignment 2: **Art Project (70%)** **
 * **Assignment 2a: Unit Study Project Plan** **(10%)**
 * **Assignment 2b: Stop and Reflect Blog****(10%)**
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">**Assignment 2c: Visual Art and Self Evaluation****(50%)**