Content Standards - Visual Art
Visual Arts Standard 2Use visual arts to express ideas.
Grade K-4 students will:
A. Explore and understand works of art based on self, family, community and the world.
1. Identify similarities and differences in the ideas, customs and art of others.
2. Participate in a variety of reflective processes (individual tasks, group discussions, journaling, portfolio and display).
B. Know and use art to interpret personal ideas, feelings, and experiences through visual form.
1. Use a piece of original student art as the motivation for a creative writing piece.
2. Complete, discuss and display one's own original works of art.
Grade 5-8 students will:
A. Apply elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas.
1. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design.
2. Communicate specific works of art to others by using and explaining the elements and principles of design in a piece of original art.
B. Use subjects, themes, and symbols when expressing ideas in art works.
1. Explore a variety of media source for developing and conveying ideas, images, themes, symbols, and events through art.
2. Identify and describe the emotional connotations of the use and placement of design principles and elements in one's own work and the work of others.
Grade 9-12 students will:
A. Describe how specific works of art can communicate an idea or elicit a variety of responses through the use of selected media, techniques, and processes.
1. Compare and contrast a variety of art works in a historical and cultural context, and assimilate this into personal expression.
2. Review and assess the use of design principles and elements in art.