Rank Information Deliberately
A visual hierarchy can give information different size or space priorities.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Plan, Resize, Explain, and Improve a Design
Develop a design that can be explained and revised. Rank information deliberately, preserve image proportions, distinguish observation from a supported interpretation and address a critique with a specific inspectable change.
Before you begin
- Compare sizes and ratios; identify evidence in a supplied image description.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Resize Both Dimensions Together
An undistorted proportional enlargement applies the same scale factor to width and height.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Separate Description and Possible Meaning
Observation identifies the supplied visible arrangement.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Turn Feedback into a Targeted Change
A useful critique identifies a specific observable issue against the work’s brief.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Hierarchy, Proportion, Interpretation, and Revision
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.