Lesson: Graffiti: Art or Crime?
Published on December 2, 2024
Graffiti: Art or Crime?
ART AS EXPRESSION
đź“ť Overview
This lesson plan (LP) encourages students to explore questions about permission and the purpose behind graffiti in public spaces. Students explore two essential questions:
- Is graffiti always vandalism?
- Can graffiti ever be considered art?
đź“š TESOL Focus
This lesson plan (LP) utilizes student-centered learning techniques and guides teachers to:
- build on students’ prior interests and background knowledge with lesson topics to support development of new interests and skills
- create trust in the classroom by modeling active listening techniques during discussions
- support development of students’ critical thinking skills
🎯 Goals
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
- analyze visual examples and written information as they discuss the question, “Is graffiti art or crime?”
- identify main ideas and key details in a text about graffiti’s history in the U.S.
- connect meanings of words or phrases with design elements in graffiti-style art
- create positive graffiti-style art that relates to an uplifting message or principle
đź“– Key Vocabulary
Below, you can find key vocabulary related to Graffiti: Art or Crime?. You will find a glossary of definitions on the last page of the downloadable lesson plan.
- destructive
- ”fill” [graffiti term; noun]
- graffiti
- hip-hop
- identity
- permission
- principle
- public space
- to raise awareness
- sparkle
- spray paint
- to tag - tagger
- vandalism
- unity
🔎 Inquiry Notebook Prompts
As students complete the Access lessons, they will document their research, observations, analyses, and reflections in Inquiry Notebooks.
On Page 6 of this lesson, you will find creative Inquiry Notebook Prompts to guide students' critical thinking about whether graffiti is a form of art or not. Involve students in their learning by letting them choose one inquiry prompt to answer after they complete the lesson plan.
On Page 6 of this lesson, you will find creative Inquiry Notebook Prompts to guide students' critical thinking about whether graffiti is a form of art or not. Involve students in their learning by letting them choose one inquiry prompt to answer after they complete the lesson plan.
🔊 Audio Recordings
You can find audio recorded versions of the reading text below in both female and male voices. If you are unable to access any of the audio files, please contact [email protected].