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.