Real World

Issues
October 12, 2022
Issues humans face
Climate Change Poverty Food Insecurity Equality

Violence Sickness Homelessness Sustainability

 Art gives meaning to our
lives and helps us understand
our world.
How does art Parks often use sculptures to
affect the real add interest and to inform
people. Posters on walls give
world? information and motivation.

Art has the ability to focus

the community on the social
problems.
 Art, through its many media,
can act as a catalyst by
drawing attention to the
challenges society's most
vulnerable face in ways that
How can art raise will connect with the
awareness? audience on an emotional
level – the place where
beliefs and attitudes are
formed and changed. Using a
deft touch, art can stimulate
empathy.
 -Posters
In what forms
- Pamphlets
can art take to
- Photography
raise awareness?
- Postcard

-Illustration
 We will be using photoshop to create a
poster, pamphlet, postcard, or illustration.

The project must be raising awareness

about a real world issue. You can do the
ones listed, or you can get one approved.
Assignment You must use 5 different layers in
photoshop, at least one must be text that
says a fact or stat about the issue.

After, you must write A 5 paragraph essay

on what issue you chose, what project you
did and what grade you think you deserve.
 Schedule
Tuesday Wednesday + Friday
Instruction Thursday
Do the project Finish essay
Research and figure out Start on essay
what real world issue you
want to face
Decide what kind of
project you want to do
Rubric Criteria Meets Expectations Approaching
Expectations
Inadequate

3 1
2

Time: Time was consistently Time was partially Time was not used
used on the project. spent on project. well.

Quality: Paper is complete and Paper is complete, but The paper is not
explanations go in explanations are complete.
depth. vague.

Accuracy: Student understands Student almost grasps Student does not seem
and can synthesize the concept. to understand content
concept.