The article adopts the theory of UbD and the reverse design model, focuses on the teaching of independent activities, designs the unit course of Formal Beauty of Chinese Paintings in Renmei edition as a whole, and discusses the problems existing in the secondary school art appreciation class. The role of the teaching design with "understanding" as the first, big concepts and core tasks as the target areas in the secondary art appreciation class is explained, which not only helps to enhance students' interest in learning and cultivate the ability of inquiry, but also conveys the concept of a framework learning through the learning of the art discipline, and improves the teaching and learning under the premise of guaranteeing teaching effectiveness and interest.

Minjuan Qin, Jun Tian. Teaching Design of Secondary School Art Appreciation Based on the UbD Mode—Example from the Unit Course of Formal Beauty of Chinese Paintings. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 23: 22-26. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.052304.

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