Art Standards- Grades 6 Through 8 Standards
Artistic Interpretation
Standard:
The student will
understand and use artistic processes to analyze and interpret a
variety of works in at least two of the three arts areas required to be
offered by a school from the following: dance, music, theater, and
visual arts.
Benchmark:
D. The student will:
1. understand how the following components of visual arts are used to convey meaning:
a.
elements, including color, line, shape, form, texture, and space; b.
principles, such as repetition, contrast, or balance;
c. vocabulary;
d. styles, such as abstract or impressionist; and
e. structures, such as two dimensional or three dimensional;
2. understand the connection between a visual art work, its purpose, and its cultural and historical contexts;
3.
understand how the principles and vocabulary of visual art are similar
to and different from other arts areas, such as dance, music, or
theater;
4. communicate a personal reaction to works in visual art using the components of visual art; and
5. use criteria to evaluate works of visual art.
Artistic Creativity and Performance
Standard:
The
student will understand and use artistic processes to create and
perform in at least two of the three arts areas required to be offered
by a school from the following: dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
Benchmark:
The student will:
1. understand the following components of visual art:
a. elements, including color, line, shape, form, texture, and space;
b. principles, such as repetition, contrast, or balance;
c. vocabulary;
d. styles, such as abstract or impressionist; and
e. structures, such as two dimensional or three dimensional;
2. understand technical skills of visual arts, such as selecting and using tools and techniques of the medium;
3. understand how audience and occasion affect artistic choices in creation of visual art;
4. use artistic processes to create in a variety of visual art contexts;
5. express and communicate ideas using the components of visual arts;
6. generate ideas for artistic expression in visual arts;
7. make and explain artistic choices in creating visual art; and
8. use feedback to revise artistic expression in visual art.
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