Harmony and Unity Art Lesson

As you introduce and review new topics with your art students, you may want to ensure that you have quality resources that will allow them to express their understanding of the concept. Art can be concrete and abstract simultaneously! Because of this, we want to assess mastery in the best ways we know how. We can do this when we present hands-on and engaging lessons and instruction to our students.

Harmony and Unit is an editable presentation that can be accessed through Microsoft or Google. It consists of 23 slides. The objective is for students to be able to demonstrate their understanding of harmony and unity by creating an artwork inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.

The presentation breakdown is as follows:

Slides 2 & 3 – Definition, description, and visual examples of harmony.

Slides 4 & 5 – Definition, description, and visual examples of unity.

Slide 6 – Short paragraph about Andy Goldsworthy.

Slides 7 – 20 – Visuals of Goldsworthy’s artwork (one image per slide).

Slide 21 – Student assignment. “We will go for a walk outdoors. Demonstrate your understanding of harmony and unity by creating an artwork inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. 

Take a photo of your artwork and post it in our Google Classroom. In your post, include your first and last name, and class code. Do NOT comment on other students’ posts YET.”

Slide 22 – Success criteria.

Slide 23 – Nature’s Canvas rubric.

This topic aligns with 7th grade art standards.

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An editable 23-slide presentation