Measures of Spread (Range, IQR)
Students will calculate and interpret the range and interquartile range (IQR) as measures of data spread.
Key Questions
- What does the spread of the interquartile range tell us about the consistency of a data set?
- Compare the range and IQR as measures of spread, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages.
- Predict how adding an outlier affects the range and IQR of a data set.
ACARA Content Descriptions
About This Topic
Post-Modernism and the Death of the Artist is a challenging and exciting topic that questions everything students think they know about art. In Year 9, students investigate how contemporary art uses irony, appropriation, and everyday objects to critique society. This topic aligns with ACARA's focus on analyzing how contemporary art challenges traditional concepts of authorship and 'high art'.
Students explore the idea that the 'meaning' of a work is created by the viewer as much as the artist. They look at how artists like Marcel Duchamp or Andy Warhol used existing images and objects to create new narratives. This topic thrives on structured debates and collaborative investigations, where students must argue for or against the 'artistic value' of a work, forcing them to define their own aesthetic values in a post-modern world.
Active Learning Ideas
Formal Debate: Is it Art?
Present the class with a 'Readymade' (like Duchamp's Fountain) or a piece of 'AI Art'. Students must debate whether the 'idea' is more important than the 'making', using specific art terminology to support their stance.
Inquiry Circle: The Appropriation Project
Groups are given a famous historical image and must 'appropriate' it by adding one modern element that completely changes its meaning (e.g., adding a smartphone to the Mona Lisa). They then explain their 'critique' to the class.
Gallery Walk: The Irony Hunt
Display various post-modern works. Students move through the space with a 'decoder' sheet, identifying where the artist has used irony, parody, or 'pastiche' to make a point about modern life.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionPost-modern art is just 'lazy' because they use other people's work.
What to Teach Instead
Appropriation is a deliberate tool used to comment on culture and ownership. Active 'remix' challenges help students see that choosing and re-contextualising an image is a complex creative act.
Common MisconceptionThere is only one 'correct' meaning to a painting.
What to Teach Instead
Post-modernism teaches that meaning is subjective. Peer-to-peer 'interpretation' sessions where students share wildly different views on the same work help reinforce this concept.
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