Theory of Knowledge: Determining the Value of Art

This is a lesson where students consider and discuss how we value Art, and what Art is considered valuable or not.

The lesson is fully structured and scaffolded, and gives students several opportunities to reflect on their own experiences and tastes in Art. There are examples that students are familiar with (e.g. Mona Lisa, Fast and Furious 9) and perhaps less familiar with (e.g. David Byrne’s American Utopia). The lesson also looks at how NFT’s are making us reconsider the value of Art. All told, there are seven tasks, which should take around two hours to complete.

This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, but you may want to change the model answers on Slide 27 (Task 3) as I have used Neon Bible by Arcade Fire.

All the links to the videos are in the notes section (some are included in the file), and the lesson is easily adaptable and editable. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.