Visual Haiku
Students will discover, adapt and present elements of traditional Japanese haiku poetry in non-traditional ways. They will develop ‘visual haiku’ – incorporating imagery and text to interpret and represent a haiku poem. In developing this visual haiku, students may use digital cameras (moving and/or still), electronic imaging software and traditional art-making techniques to construct a series of images. Sounds may also be used. Discussions about how art forms convey beliefs and values form an important part of this unit.
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Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout this unit. Keep note of student attention and participation during the discussion of stories, development of individual ideas and resolution of artworks. Students' ongoing and final self-evaluation should also be monitored and considered. The following questions may be useful.
Activity 1: Examining and developing haiku
- Has the student understood the historical context of haiku and the poem's conventions?
- Has the student written a poem that follows the 'conventions' of haiku written in English?
Activity 2: Generating ideas for imagery
- Has the student presented a meaningful brainstorm that has genuinely explored options for imagery and resolved artworks?
- Has the student considered how to communicate the essence of the haiku?
Activity 3: Designing the artwork
- Has the student considered how to communicate the essence of the haiku?
- Has the student considered which media, techniques and approaches to use?
Activity 4: Experimenting and exploring artworks
- Has the student researched and documented relevant, related artworks?
- Has the student experimented with relevant media and used its properties when refining the design of the artwork?
Activity 5: Finalising artworks
- How effectively has the student used the media, techniques and approaches when resolving the artwork?
- Does the final artwork convey some sense of the original haiku?
Activity 6: Display, reflection and critique
- Does the curatorial statement outline what the artwork attempted to communicate?
- Has the student considered how the final work will be displayed (including what imagery and information will be included)?
- Has the student referred to the relevant art concepts and elements and principles of design in his/her critique of own work and the work of others?
- Has the student effectively displayed the work with relevant curatorial considerations?
