MYP ARTS: Visual Arts

Year 10 Unit: Abstract your Mind

Criteria A: Knowing & Understanding

TASKS
1-2
3-4
Identifying
Elements of
Art
Photography
and mixed
media
Artists
analysis and
presentation
using
MOVENOTE

Demonstrates
limited
knowledge of
the link
between
Elements of
art and
abstract
painting.
Demonstrates
limited
knowledge of
the
aesthetics,
principles and
practices
seen abstract
painting.

Demonstrates
adequate
knowledge of
the link
between
Elements of art
and abstract
painting.

Demonstrates
adequate
knowledge of
the aesthetics,
principles and
practices seen
in abstract
painting.

Demonstrates
Demonstrates adequate use
limited use
of acquired
of acquired
knowledge to

5-6

7-8

Demonstrates
substantial
knowledge of
the link
between
Elements of art
and abstract
painting.

Demonstrates
excellent
knowledge of
the link
between
Elements of art
and abstract
painting.
Demonstrates
excellent
knowledge of
the aesthetics,
principles and
practices seen
in abstract
painting

Demonstrates
substantial
knowledge of
the aesthetics,
principles and
practices seen
in abstract
painting.

Demonstrates
substantial
use of acquired
knowledge to
inform his or

Demonstrates
excellent use
of acquired
knowledge to
inform his or
her artwork.

Comments

Gra
de

knowledge to
inform his or
her artwork.

inform his or
her artwork.

Criteria B: Developing skills

TASKS
1-2
3-4
Techniques
page
showing
Wet on wet
Wash
Dry brush
Impasto
Scraffito
Over
painting

Drawing
and
Respondin
g
To music.
Compositio
n

The
creation
of an
abstract
painting

Demonstrates
limited
acquisition and
development of
the skills and
techniques used
to create acrylic
paintings with
process
documentation
in the IWB.

Demonstrates
adequate
acquisition and
development of
the skills and
techniques used
to create acrylic
paintings with
process
documentation in
the IWB.

Demonstrates
limited
application of
the skills and
techniques
involved with
the creation of
well-resolved
abstract art

Demonstrates
adequate
application of the
skills and
techniques
involved with the
creation of wellresolved abstract
art works

her artwork.

5-6

7-8

Demonstrates
substantial
acquisition and
development of
the skills and
techniques used
to create acrylic
paintings with
process
documentation in
the IWB.

Demonstrates
excellent
acquisition and
development of
the skills and
techniques used
to create acrylic
paintings with
process
documentation in
the IWB.

Demonstrates
substantial
application of the
skills and
techniques
involved with the
creation of wellresolved abstract

Demonstrates
excellent
application of the
skills and
techniques
involved with the
creation of wellresolved abstract
art works

Comments

Grad
e

Founded
in
Establishe
d
practice

works influenced influenced by

by established
established
practice.
practice.

Criteria C: Thinking creatively

TASKS
1-2
3-4

Sequenti
al
Composit
ion
Studies,
Drawings
,
Sketches
and
annotatio
ns

art works
influenced by
established
practice.

influenced by
established
practice.

5-6

7-8

Demonstrates a
limited outline
of artistic
intentions, which
may lack clarity
or feasibility in
the IWB.

Presents an
adequate
outline of clear
and/or feasible
artistic intention
in the IWB.

Presents a
substantial
outline of clear
and/or feasible
artistic intention
in the IWB.

Presents as
excellent outline
of clear and
feasible artistic
intention in the
IWB.

Presents a
limited outline
of alternatives,
perspectives,
and imaginative
solutions in the
IWB.

Presents
adequate
outline of
alternatives,
perspectives,
and imaginative
solutions in the

Presents a
substantial
outline of
alternatives,
perspectives, and
imaginative
solutions in the

Presents an
excellent outline
of alternatives,
perspectives, and
imaginative
solutions in the
IWB.

Comments

Grad
e

Presents limited
exploration of
ideas through
the
developmental
process, which
may lack a point
of realization in
the IWB.

IWB.

IWB.

Demonstrates
adequate
exploration of
ideas through
the
developmental
process to a
point of
realization in the
IWB.

Demonstrates
substantial
exploration of
ideas through the
developmental
process to a point
of realization in
the IWB.

Criteria D: Responding
TASKS
1-2
3-4
Comparativ
e
Study
Exploring
Connection
s
Between
The studio
work
And the

Presents a
limited outline of
connections
between the work
of two students
and the selected
artist

Presents an
adequate outline
of connections
between the work
of two students
and the selected
artist
.

Demonstrates
excellent
exploration of
ideas through the
developmental
process to a point
of realization in the
IWB.

5-6

7-8

Presents a
substantial outline
of connections
between the work of
two students and
the selected artist

Presents an excellent
outline of connections
between the work of
two students and the
selected artist

Comments

Grad
e

artistic
influence

Presents a
limited
evaluation of the
artwork of self
and others.

Presents an
adequate
evaluation of the
artwork of self and
others.

Presents a
substantial
evaluation of the
artwork of self and
others.

Presents an excellent
evaluation of the
artwork of self and
others.