Unit Plan 17 (Grade 2 Art): Refinement Workshop
Grade 2 art unit where students revise message artwork using peer and teacher feedback to improve craftsmanship, clarity, and overall quality.
Focus: Improve craftsmanship and clarity of message by revising artwork using teacher and peer feedback.
Grade Level: 2
Subject Area: Art (Visual Arts • Creating • Responding)
Total Unit Duration: 1–3 weeks, 50–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
In this unit, students learn that artists often go back to their work to make it clearer, neater, and more powerful. Building on their recent message artworks and critique sessions, students review feedback from classmates and the teacher and use it to make thoughtful revisions. They focus on improving craftsmanship (neatness, details, careful coloring) and clarity (easy-to-understand message and composition). By the end, students see revision as a normal and positive part of making art, not a sign that they did something wrong.
Essential Questions
- How can feedback help me make my artwork clearer and stronger?
- What does it mean to improve craftsmanship and clarity in my art?
- Why do artists revise their work instead of stopping after the first try?
- How do small changes in detail, neatness, and composition change how people see my picture?
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to:
- Review feedback from teacher and peers about their message artwork.
- Identify at least one area to improve related to craftsmanship (neatness, detail, careful coloring) and one area related to clarity (composition, clear message).
- Revise their artwork by making specific changes based on feedback (e.g., fixing messy areas, adding helpful background details).
- Use a simple revision checklist to track the changes they made.
- Explain one way their artwork is better after revision.
Standards Alignment — 2nd Grade (NCAS-Aligned)
- VA:Cr3.5a — Revise artwork using teacher and peer feedback to improve clarity, detail, and technical quality.
- Example: Students refine shading to create stronger depth.
Success Criteria — Student Language
- I can listen to feedback about my artwork.
- I can choose at least one part of my artwork to improve.
- I can make real changes (not just tiny ones) to improve neatness, details, and clarity.
- I can use a checklist to show what I fixed or added.
- I can tell how my artwork looks or feels better after I revised it.