Elementary Middle High School Art Critique 20 Activities 12 Lessons 29 Worksheet

Help your upper elementary, middle school art, or high school art students engage in meaningful discussion and insightful comments by making critiques fun. This critique bundle includes 20 different critiques in 12 different lessons with 29 worksheets. The critiques are adaptable to many different class sizes and levels. 

They range from focusing on specific styles, such as the Feldman method of critique, to turning it into a game, with red light/green ligh or candy, to creating your own critique prompt jar. In addition, many of the critiques are designed to help students think through their responses before sharing with the class.

All in all, the following items are included in this pack:

➣12 lesson plans (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣1 PowerPoint presentation

➣29 worksheets and handouts

➣2 printable posters

➣10 sets of printable signs

➣1 deck of art themed critique cards, 40 cards total

➣84 printable critique jar prompts

The critique process is such an important part of a middle or high school visual arts curriculum. This critique lesson plan pack can help introduce the critique process and encourage students to think through the reasoning for their responses.

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The below producst are included in this bundle pack:

✳Feldman method critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Presentation in PDF and PowerPoint form to introuce students to the Feldman Method of Critique

➣Critique handout

➣Critique Sandwich printable poster

➣Feldman Method of Critique printable poster

✳Red light/green light critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Red Light/Green Light critique sheet

➣Green, go, printable sign

➣Red, stop, printable sign

➣Yellow, 10 seconds, printable sign

✳Musical chairs critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Musical Chairs critique sheet

✳Roll a critique, critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Feedback strip sheet

➣Roll a Dice prompt guidelines

➣Individual instsructions handout

➣Small group instructions handout

✳Emoji critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Printable emoji signs

➣Emoji sign guide

➣Emoji repsonse sheets

➣Teacher handout instructions

✳Post-it critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Post-it color guide and explanation

➣Post-it feedback sheet

✳General critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣General critique worksheet

✳Visual art card game critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Blank feedback sheet

➣5 sheets of critique themed cards (9 cards per sheet, for a total of 40 cards, that cover elements of art and principles of design, general discussion topics, loves and suggestions, and bonus cards) with famous works of art to decorate the backs of the cards. 

➣Instruction handouts for 5 different critique card games

✳Candy critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Feedback sheet

➣M&M critique guide

➣Skittles critique guide

✳Elements of Art and Principles of Design critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Elements of Art and Principles of Design printable signs

✳Critique jar critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including essential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Blank feedback sheet

➣Response sheet

➣Printable prompts, 84 different prompts in total

✳Art movement critique pack:

➣Lesson plan (including es sential questions, big idea, national standards, step by step instructions, and more)

➣Critique reminders and talking points handout

➣Art movement printable signs

➣Art movement research sheet