6-8 Art Curriculum Standards
Written by Administrator Wednesday, 01 December 2010 22:44
| Grades 6-8 Supporting Art Standards |
2007 MLR Alignment |
| A. Communication - While creating and working in the visual arts, students will be effective communicators who: |
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| 1. Learns and uses appropriate vocabulary to explain ideas and concepts in the visual arts. |
D1 |
| 2. Respectfully critique their own work and the work of others based on established and/or personal criteria. |
E5e, h |
| 3. Identify the elements and Principles of Design used in specific works of art. |
A2a, b B2, D1a |
| 4. Students select and prepare art works for display in the classroom, school, or other community locations, and articulate an artistic justification for their selection. |
B4 |
| B. Critical Thinking - While creating and working in the visual arts, students will be critical thinkers who: |
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| 1. Use the arts to respond to social, political and personal issues. |
A1 |
| 2. Use a variety of media to convey emotions, ideas, and moods. |
MDI |
| 3. While making art, use problem solving skills, such as fluency, flexibility, elaboration, originality, and analysis. |
C1 |
| 4. Describe, compare and interpret examples of art from different time periods and cultures. |
A1, D1c |
| 5. Clarify self image and beliefs through personal expression and reflection in the arts. |
A1 |
| 6. Create art works that communicate an individual point of view. |
B3 |
| 7. Demonstrate skills in the use of media, tools, techniques, and processes. | B3a |
| 8. Demonstrate knowledge of visual art concepts. | B3b |
| 9. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings. | B3c |
| C. Integration of Knowledge and Skills - While creating and working in the visual arts students will be academically, artistically and technologically knowledgeable people who: |
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| 1. Use Elements of Art and Principles of Design to create original art works that demonstrate different styles in paintings, three-dimensional objects, drawings from imagination and real life, and a variety of other media and visual art forms. |
B2 |
| 2. Incorporate knowledge of the Elements and Principles of Art to create, revise and refine works of visual art. |
A2 |
| 3. Choose suitable media, tools, techniques, and processes to create art. |
B1 |
| 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the skills and tools of a variety of media and use art elements, principles and expressive qualities to apply this knowledge to their work. |
A3 |
| 5. Develop work habits that foster the self discipline and focus needed for the creative process. |
E3 |
| D. Collaboration - While creating and working in the visual arts, students will be collaborative workers who: |
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| 1. Respect the creative process, contributions and roles of others within a group. |
E5b, c |
| 2. Develop and use skills in cooperation, group decision-making, interaction and leadership. |
E5 |
| 3. Respect differing interpretations and solutions to aesthetic challenges. |
E5b, e |
| 4. Understand and use skills and concepts that are similar across disciplines. |
E2 |
| E. Global Citizenship - While creating and working in the visual arts, students will be global citizens who: |
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| 1. Understand and experience other cultures through the arts. |
A1 |
| 2. Compare artistic products to understand history and/or world cultures. |
E1 |
| 3. Use community and local resources to learn about art. |
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| 4. Identify the use of the arts in daily experiences in all cultures. |
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| 5. Demonstrate how we make personal aesthetic choices in daily decisions. |
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| 6. Understand how the arts influence human experience, are communal and encourage kinship with others. |
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| 7. Demonstrate stewardship in the classroom. |
E5i |
| F. Lifelong Learning - While creating and working in the visual arts, students will be lifelong learners who: |
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| 1. Learn behavioral expectations by attending a variety of art events. |
E5h |
| 2. Recognize the impact of artistic and career choices on self, others, and the environment. |
E4 |