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Arizona Standards

The Arts Standards

VISUAL ARTS
(adopted by the State Board of Education 04.28.97)

Study in the visual arts develops students (sic); skills of observation as they learn to examine the objects and events of their lives. At the same time, they grow in their ability to describe, interpret, evaluate and respond to work in the visual arts. The visual arts are extremely rich.

This broad category includes the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and communication; design arts such as film, television, graphics and product design; architecture and environmental arts such as urban, interior and landscape design; folk arts; and works in ceramics, fiber and jewelry, as well as in wood, paper and other materials. Through examination of their own work and that of other people at various times in various places, students learn to unravel the essence of artwork and to appraise its purpose and importance. Further, they learn to make choices that enhance communication of their ideas.

 

STANDARD 1: Creating Art

Students know and apply the arts, disciplines, techniques and processes to communicate in original or interpretive work.

Students know and are able to do the following:
Note: All levels are built upon previous levels

 

READINESS (Kindergarten)

  • 1AV-R1. Identify and use a variety of art media* (e.g., papermaking, tempera paint, film, computer, fiber, clay) and techniques* (e.g., crayon resist, collage, wet-on-wet, computer graphics, coil/slab construction) to communicate ideas, experiences and stories

PO 1. Create a variety of artworks using various art media
PO 2. Create artworks using a variety of techniques in one medium (e.g. clay balls, slabs, coils and pinched forms)
PO 3. Produce a variety of artworks to communicate ideas, experiences and stories

Possible links to:
Language Arts - creative writing
Science - cause and effect

  • 1AV-R2. Recognize that the visual arts are a form of communication

PO 1. Identify art forms such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage as a form of communicating thoughts and ideas
PO 2. Use the elements of art in various art forms* to communicate feelings and ideas

Possible links to:
Social Studies - awareness of time and place

Language Arts - visual messages
Other arts - music, dance, theatre

  • 1AV-R3. Identify various subject matter, ideas, and symbols* (e.g., lion representing courage, heart symbolizing love, road conveying journey) used in own work and work of others to convey meaning

PO 1. Identify a variety of subject matters used in works of art (e.g., landscapes, portraits)
PO 2. Identify a variety of ideas used in works of art (e.g., families, friends, experiences)
PO 3. Identify a variety of symbols used in works of art (e.g., heart for love, lion for courage)
PO 4. Use a variety of subject matter to convey meaning in their works of art (e.g., landscapes, portraits)
PO 5. Use a variety ideas to convey meaning in own works of art (e.g., families, friends, experiences)
PO 6. Use a variety of symbols to convey meaning in town works of art (e.g., heart for love, lion for courage)

Possible links to:
Technology &ndash (sic); icons

Language Arts - visual symbols & meaning

Other arts - music, dance, theatre

Workplace Skills - sequencing, decoding
Social Studies - maps, legends, symbols

  • 1AV-R4. Begin to look at and talk about art

PO 1. Describe what is seen in an artwork (e.g., subject matter, elements of art, and/or expressive qualities)
PO 2. Describe what is seen in own artwork

Possible links to:
Social Studies - exposure to different cultures/opinions
Language Arts - idea sharing

Notes Other arts - music, dance, theatre
Workplace Skills - positive interaction with others

  • 1AV-R5. Identify and describe safe and responsible use of tools* and materials

PO 1. Identify tools used in art (e.g., paint brush, pencil)
PO 2. Identify materials used in art (e.g., paper, paint)
PO 3. Use tools safely
PO 4. Use materials safely and responsibly

Possible links to:
Workplace Skills - appropriate behavior
Comprehensive Health - identify safe and harmful behaviors
Social Studies - natural resources/conservation/recycling
Foreign Language – terminology

  • 1AV-R6. Show respect for personal work and the work of others

PO 1. Show ways to respect one’s (sic) own work and the works of others

Possible links to:
Workplace Skills - politeness
Social Studies - interpersonal skills

FOUNDATIONS (Grades 1-3)

  • 1AV-F1. Select and use subjects, themes and symbols* in works of art

PO 1. Use subjects in a work of art
PO 2. Use themes in a work of art
PO 3. Use symbols in a work of art

Possible links to:
Technology - use of electronic encyclopedias, indexes, catalogs as references
Language Arts - subjects and themes
Social Studies - subjects and themes

  • 1AV-F2. Use additional arts media (e.g., crayon, photography, pastels, video), techniques*, and processes* to communicate a variety of ideas, experiences and

Notes responses

PO 1. Use unfamiliar art media in a work of art
PO 2. Use unfamiliar techniques and processes in a work of art
PO 3. Demonstrate how different media, techniques and processes can be used to communicate a variety of ideas, experiences and responses

Possible links to:
Technology - use of electronic encyclopedias, indexes, catalogs as references

Language Arts. - viewing and presenting recognized use of various visual media

Social Studies - source of subjects and themes

Physical Science, - properties of materials

  • 1 AV-F3. Demonstrate knowledge and use of a variety of techniques, processes and media to create two-and three-dimensional artworks

PO 1. Create a two dimensional artwork using a variety of techniques, processes and/or media
PO 2. Create a three dimensional artwork using a variety of techniques, processes and/or media

Possible links to:
Technology - interrelationships to produce a product or solve a problem

Physical Science - demonstrate properties and effects of materials

Mathematics - patterns and geometry

  • 1AV-F4. Apply the elements of art* and principles of design* (e.g., showing perspective by varying the size of objects in a landscape) to create and control mass, form* and space* constructions

PO 1. Create an artwork with overlapping objects to show depth on a two dimensional surface
PO 2. Use varying sizes of objects in a composition to show depth (e.g., foreground objects appear larger than background objects)

Possible links to:
Technology - interrelationships to produce a product or solve a problem

Science - optical illusions

Mathematics - measurement and discrete mathematics

  • 1AV-F5. Organize and develop visual solutions to given problems such as using color and line to influence a response (e.g., joy, warmth, happiness, sadness) from the viewer

PO 1. Determine a variety of possible solutions to a given artistic problem (e.g., brainstorming)
PO 2. Select best options to a given artistic problem
PO 3. Create a work based on selected solution to the given artistic problem

Possible links to:
Science - history and nature

Mathematics - hypothesis generation and experimentation

Social Studies - symbols in society

  • 1AV-F6. Use visual structures (e.g., organizational principles, expressive features, sensory qualities) to organize the components of own work into a cohesive and meaningful whole

PO 1. Create a finished work of art based on organizational principles (e.g., rhythm, emphasis, unity)
PO 2. Use expressive qualities to create meaning in a finished work of art

Possible links to:
Science - balance and gravity

Mathematics - patterns and Fibonacci series

Language Arts - organization of idea

  • 1AV-F7. Expand knowledge and use of different arts media (e.g., metals, paper casting, computer graphics, fiber arts)

PO 1. Describe characteristics of art media

Possible links to:
Technology - product production, problem solving

Science - properties of material

Social Studies - natural resources

  • 1AV-F8. Demonstrate responsible use of tools* and materials

Possible links to:
Workplace Skills - responsibility, task completion

Technology - proper use of tools

ESSENTIALS (Grades 4-8)

  • 1AV-E1. Choose the most appropriate media, techniques,* and processes* to enhance communication of own ideas and experiences

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Create artwork using the most appropriate media to communicate ideas and experiences

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Create artwork using the most appropriate techniques and processes to communicate ideas and experiences
PO 2. Analyze the effectiveness of the characteristics of the specific media used to enhance the communication of experiences and ideas

  • 1AV-E2. Demonstrate increasing technical ability and skill to complete visual arts assignments

PO 1. Demonstrate technical ability and skill to complete visual arts assignments
PO 2. Demonstrate improvement of technical ability and skill in a sequence of their artwork
PO 3. Produce a portfolio demonstrating improved technical ability and skill

Possible links to:
Technology - use of tools

Mathematics - charts, graphs

Language Arts - illustrations

  • 1AV-E3. Identify and demonstrate the basic physical and scientific properties of the technical aspects of visual arts media (e.g., glazes, paints, printing equipment, photo papers/chemicals, fiber dyes, kilns, cameras, computer software and hardware, mathematics, light, tensile strength)

PO 1. Identify basic physical and scientific properties of the technical aspects of visual arts media
PO 2. Demonstrate, within their own artworks, the basic physical and scientific properties of the technical aspects of visual arts media

Possible links to:
Technology. - advances, use of tools

Science. - properties of materials

Mathematics - ratios

  • 1AV-E4. Continue to expand knowledge and use of different arts media, acquiring several new techniques

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Know how to use different arts media and techniques

PO 2. Demonstrate the use of different arts media and techniques

(Grades 6-8)

PO 1. Compare different art media and techniques
PO 2. Select a combination of known techniques and apply them in new and different ways creating art works

Possible links to:
Technology - use of tools and materials to create a product

Science - properties of materials

Social Studies - social and cultural advancements

Language Arts - reading instructions

  • 1AV-E5. Investigate and sequence multiple visual solutions to a given problem, making revisions and articulating the rationale for the best solutions

(Grades 4-5)

PO 1. Identify the issues to be addressed within their artwork
PO 2. Determine the variety of options one could use in producing an artwork to address an artistic problem
PO 3. Select the specific options that would best solve an artistic problem
PO 4. Create an artwork that best solves an artistic problem

(Grades 6-8)

PO 1. Analyze factors leading to a successful resolution of an artistic problem
PO 2. State rationale for the choices or options selected in resolving the artistic problem

Possible links to:
Technology - problem solving

Science - properties of materials

Language Arts - persuasive writing

PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)

  • 1AV-P1. Create works of art that apply media, techniques* and processes* with controlled skill, craftsmanship, confidence, understanding and sensitivity

PO 1. Apply media, techniques and processes with controlled skill in artwork
PO 2. Create artwork demonstrating skill and craftsmanship and a sensitivity to the media
PO 3. Assess progression of skill, craftsmanship, confidence, understanding and sensitivity through an established criteria in own artwork

Possible links to:
Technology - use of technical equipment

Science - properties of materials

Mathematics - measurements

  • 1AV-P2. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of skills and techniques in at least one visual art form*

PO 1. Explain the skills and techniques necessary to complete an artwork in one visual art form
PO 2. Demonstrate proficiency of various techniques within the chosen visual art form
PO 3. Produce a body of artwork demonstrating an extensive knowledge of skills and techniques in a particular visual art form

Possible links to:
Technology - use of tools and materials

Language Arts - artist statements

  • 1AV-P3. Reflect on and articulate reasons for artistic decisions

PO 1. State reasons for making artistic decisions
PO 2. Evaluate the success or areas for improvement seen in the artwork
PO 3. Justify the evaluation of the artwork

Possible links to:
Technology - use of appropriate programs

Social Studies - cultural/historic influences

Language Arts - oral or written presentation

  • 1AV-P4. Sustain a portfolio* of created work demonstrating the progression of knowledge and skills

PO 1. Develop a portfolio* that reflects a progression of work related to a specific criteria of knowledge and skills
PO 2. Analyze the knowledge and skills illustrated in the portfolio*
PO 3. Evaluate the success of the portfolio* based on the identified knowledge and skills

Possible links to:
Technology - media used to sustain portfolio

Science - scientific innovations

Language Arts - writing skills

 

DISTINCTION (Honors)

  • 1AV-D1. Create, on a regular basis, inventive works of art which solve environmental,* industrial, technological and commercial problems
  • 1AV-D2. Initiate, define and solve challenging visual arts problems* using analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
  • 1AV-D3. Communicate ideas regularly at a high level of effectiveness in at least one visual arts medium
  • 1AV-D4. Create multiple solutions to specific visual arts problems that demonstrate a high level of competence in producing effective relationships between visual form* and expression
  • 1AV-D5. Create a public exhibit of own artwork which reflects personal growth as an artist

STANDARD 2: Art in Context

Students demonstrate how interrelated conditions (social, economic, political, time, and place) influence and give meaning to the development and reception of thought, ideas and concepts in the arts

Students know and are able to do the following:
Note: All levels are built upon previous levels.

READINESS (Kindergarten)

  • 2AV-R1. Identify art objects from different times, places and cultures through reproductions and/or original works of art

PO 1. Group similar art images/objects from past and present time periods
PO 2. Match art images/objects with their location and/or cultural group
PO 3. Identify if an art image/object is an original work or a reproduction of the original

Possible links to:
Social Studies - time and place, historic photographs

Language Arts - illustrations used in books

  • 2AV-R2. Recognize and articulate how visual arts represent many cultures, times and places (e.g., from paintings on the walls of caves to contemporary murals on neighborhood walls)

PO 1. Group art images/objects by cultural groups
PO 2. Group art images/objects by place
PO 3. Group art images/objects by time
PO 4. Describe why the art images/objects belong in a particular culture, place and time
PO 5. Sequence art images/objects chronologically

Possible links to:
Social Studies - time and place

Mathemetics - increments

Language Arts - articulation

Foreign Language - cultural awareness

  • 2AV-R3. Identify various sources (e.g., nature, the constructed environment,* imagination) for creative work

PO 1. Name inspirational influences of an art image/object (e.g., landscapes, still lifes)

Possible links to:
Language Arts - real or fantasy meanings

Science - nature

 

FOUNDATIONS (Grades 1-3)

  • 2AV-F1. Select and demonstrate an understanding of how subject matter communicates meaning, themes, and ideas in works made by themselves and others

PO 1. Match similar subject matter in art images/objects
PO 2. Match various subject matter with various meanings or themes (i.e., smiling face with happiness or cityscape with growth of society)

Possible links to:
Social Studies - cultural awareness

  • 2AV-F2. Demonstrate how elements of time period and location influence art

PO 1. Identify characteristics of particular periods of time within the history of art
PO 2. Recall past information to suggest various influences on art images/objects (e.g., it looks like ...)

Possible links to:
Social Studies - time and place influences

Language Arts - articulation

  • 2AV-F3. Identify and describe how history, culture and visual arts can and do influence one another

PO 1. Identify art images/objects from a particular culture
PO 2. Tell what changes occur over time in a particular culture
PO 3. Find commonalities in art images/objects from various cultures and time periods
PO 4. Restate the purpose an art image/object served based on the cultural history of the maker (e.g., Kachina dolls to the Hopi)

Possible links to:
Social Studies - historical influences

Foreign Language - cultural awareness and influences

Mathematics - number lines/timelines

  • 2AV-F4. Identify realistic, abstract,* and non-objective artworks

PO 1. Identify realistic art works
PO 2. Identify abstract* artworks
PO 3. Identify non-objective artworks

  • 2AV-F5. Describe careers (e.g., children’s book illustrator, sculptor, graphic designer, painter, arts teacher, photojournalist, museum curator, architect, film animator) in the visual arts

PO 1. Identify careers in the visual arts
PO 2. Explore possible career options in visual art
PO 3. Identify the skills needed and career options in the creation of a product (e.g., the process of book making from idea to completion)
PO 4. Present visual arts career information (e.g., role playing, posters)

Possible links to:
Social Studies - historical preservation
Language Arts - articulation
Workplace Skills - career awareness
Technology - skills required for various careers

ESSENTIALS (Grades 4-8)

  • 2AV-E1. Use subjects, themes and symbols* that demonstrate knowledge of contexts,* values and aesthetics* to communicate intended meaning in their art-works

(Grades 4-5)

PO 1. Identify cultural and historical symbols for their meaning past and present
PO 2. Apply subjects, themes or symbols from various cultural or historical contexts to their art work that will communicate their intended meanings
PO 3. Compare and contrast the values and aesthetics of their own work and the historic or cultural work with similar meanings

(Grades 6-8)

PO 1. State meaning of symbols and subject matter based on their values and preferences

PO 2. Predict the intended meanings of symbols and subject matter to the viewing audience

PO 3. Evaluate their own work based on the success of communicating their intended meaning

Possible links to:

Social Studies - symbols in context of time and place
Language Arts - understanding visual symbolism

Mathematics - function symbols

Music - symbols

Science - symbols

  • 2AV-E2. Identify and investigate visual arts careers and qualifications, noting the personal and work attributes required to succeed

PO 1. Determine careers in the visual arts
PO 2. Research a particular career choice for qualifications necessary
PO 3. List their personal strengths and interests and match those with existing arts careers

Possible links to:
Language Arts - research and articulation

Workplace Skills - career awareness

Technology - skill requirements

  • 2AV-E3. Identify and compare the characteristics of artworks that share similar subject matter, historical periods or cultural context

(Grades 4-5)

PO 1. Determine characteristics in several artworks from the same cultural group
PO 2. Compare and contrast the characteristics of various cultural groups in similar time periods
PO 3. Compare and contrast the use of subject matter in various cultural groups in various time periods

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Categorize subject matter based on cultural or historical content
PO 2. Differentiate the similarities in their artwork with characteristics of cultural groups or historical periods

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation of genre

Workplace Skills - speak in a content area using appropriate vocabulary

Technology - tools used to create

Mathematics - patterns and relationships

  • 2AV-E4. Describe the role* art plays in culture and how it reflects, records and shapes history in various times, places and traditions

(Grades 4-5)

PO 1. Explain functional and non-functional art forms
PO 2. Describe traditional artforms based on culture
PO 3. State the social, economic, political, geographic, or cultural implications of art

(Grades 6-8)

PO 1. Categorize art images/objects for their social, economic, political, geographic, and/or cultural purposes.
PO 2. Appraise the social, economic, political, geo-graphic, and/or cultural purpose of their work

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Workplace Skills - articulation using appropriate vocabulary

Technology - evaluate tools and materials used

Mathematics - patterns and relationships

PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)

  • 2AV-P 1. Analyze and interpret how elements of time and place influence the visual characteristics, con-tent, purpose and message of works of art

PO 1. Determine the factors responsible for influencing works of art
PO 2. Analyze the ways in which a work of art expresses a point of view of the time and place in which it was created

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, reading to research time and place

Workplace Skills - infer and evaluate content

Technology - tools and materials used

Social Studies - time and place influence

  • 2AV-P2. Describe the function and meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times and places

PO 1. Research a specific art object for its function and meaning within the culture chosen
PO 2. Compare and contrast the function or meaning of similar art images/objects of various cultures and times
PO 3. Compare images used today, from various times and cultures, for purposes and meanings other than originally intended

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - context issues

Technology - media and tools used, research using electronic media

  • 2AV-P3. Analyze and interpret how technological and scientific advances in the visual arts and other disciplines (e.g., humanities, science, mathematics) influence the creation of work

PO 1. Classify technological and scientific advancements within a given time period
PO 2. Identify art works relevant to those technological and scientific advancements
PO 3. Debate the significance of the advancements as they influence the creation of works

PO 4. Predict possible influences of future advancements in technology and science on the creation of artwork
PO 5. Defend their hypothesis based on current and historical trends within art

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - historical references

Science - advances in Science

Technology - advances in technology, use as research tool

Mathematics - statistics and data

  • 2AV-P4. Identify and evaluate the role* of the visual arts and artists in business, industry, technology* and the community

PO 1. Identify the roles of artists in business, industry, technology* and the community
PO 2. Evaluate the roles of artists in business, industry, technology* and the community
PO 3. Identify the roles of the visual arts in business, industry, technology* and the community
PO 4. Evaluate the roles of the visual arts in business, industry, technology* and the community

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, read research

Social Studies - art in politics

Workplace Skills - career awareness

  • 2AV-P5. Analyze contemporary art issues and influences on own work and that of others

PO 1. Identify contemporary issues that exist in art (e.g., through schools, museums, galleries, internet access and art critics)
PO 2. Recognize influences of contemporary art issues in their collected body of artworks
PO 3. Articulate the influences of contemporary art issues in their collected body of work

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, research

Social Studies - art contemporary politics, sensorship issues

Workplace Skills - career awareness

DISTINCTION (Honors)

  • 2AV-D 1. Analyze the origins of specific images in the visual arts and explain their importance and influence
  • 2AV-D2. Analyze and interpret common and diver-gent characteristics of artworks evident across time and among cultural groups to formulate analyses, evaluations and interpretations of meaning
  • 2AV-D3. Compare own analysis and interpretation of the visual arts with those made by critics, historians, aestheticians and artists

STANDARD 3: Art As Inquiry

Students demonstrate how the arts reveal universal concepts and themes. Students reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others

Students know and are able to do the following:
Note: All levels are built upon previous levels

READINESS (Kindergarten)

  • 3AV-R1. Identify design elements (e.g., line, color, shapes, texture) and design principles (e.g., balance, repetition, emphasis, perspective) and how they are used by visual artists to communicate meaning

PO 1. Locate the elements of art* in an artwork
PO 2. Locate the principles of design* in an artwork
PO 3. Locate the elements and principles used by the visual artist to communicate meaning

Possible links to:
Language Arts - viewing and recognizing visual messages, color and shape books

Mathematics- shape identification

Workplace - developing vocabulary

  • 3AV-R2. Know that art is a visual language and is a form of expression and communication

PO 1. Use elements and principles to identify meaning within a work of art
PO 2. Name symbols that communicate as a visual language

Possible links to:
Language Arts - recognizing visual messages

Mathematics - sorting images by physical attributes

Technology - symbol representation

Foreign Language - culture

Social Studies - community workers

  • 3AV-R3. Recognize and describe the many ways to create, value and respond to art

PO 1. Identify various visual art forms*
PO 2. Explain why an art work is valued by the student
PO 3. List various ways to respond to art (e.g., likes, dislikes, from different personal points of view)

Possible links to:
Mathematics - collect simple data

Workplace - speak in complete sentences, demonstrate politeness

  • 3AV-R4. Recognize and respect that there are many valid responses to works of art that may be different from their own

PO 1. State different opinions about an artwork
PO 2. Show respect for responses of others to works of art

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - interpersonal relations

Workplace Skills - interpersonal relations

 

FOUNDATIONS (Grades 1-3)

  • 3AV-F 1. Identify and discuss the similarities and differences of art produced by themselves and others, using technology* as one means of communicating personal ideas in a variety of forums

PO 1. Compare works of art produced by themselves to communicate a personal idea
PO 2. Compare works of art produced by others to communicate a personal idea
PO 3. Use electronic media to describe similarities and differences between art works

Possible links to:
Language Arts - purposeful writing

Technology - keyboard skills, word processing

  • 3AV-F2. Understand there are various purposes for creating works of art

PO 1. Explain various purposes for art (e.g., function, ceremonial)
PO 2. Identify various uses for art works in time and context
PO 3. Determine the other purposes the artwork could have served

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - time and place concepts

Math - categorizing

Technology - electronic information sources

  • 3AV-F3. Provide a rationale for why they like or dislike specific artworks based on the art elements, principles of design,* values and themes

PO 1. Use the elements of art* to provide a rationale for their like or dislike of a specific artwork
PO 2. Use the principles of design* to provide a rationale for like or dislike of a specific artwork
PO 3. Use values and themes to provide a rationale for their like or dislike of a specific artwork

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - time and place

Math - categorizing

Workplace Skills - electronic information sources

  • 3AV-F4. Use appropriate visual art terminology to describe artworks

PO 1. Describe artworks using the elements of art* and principles of design*
PO 2. Describe artworks based on its art form,* tools, media, and processes used (e.g., sculpture, chisel, stone, and reduction)

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, vocabulary

Workplace Skills- content vocabulary

Foreign Language - terminology deviations

  • 3AV-F5. Describe how personal experiences and outside influences may affect the work of an artist, as well as the perceptions* of the viewer

PO 1. Identify the influences and experiences of the artist in relationship to a particular artwork

PO 2. Identify the influences and experiences of the viewer in relationship to a particular artwork

PO 3. Compare the influences and experiences of the artist and viewer in relation to a particular artwork

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - social context

Technology - use electronic information sources

ESSENTIALS (Grades 4-8)

  • 3AV-E1. Compare and contrast the various purposes for creating art

PO 1. Analyze purposes for creating art
PO 2. Compare various purposes for creating art
PO 3. Contrast various purposes for creating art

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - social context

Workplace Skills - share ideas

  • 3AV-E2. Identify the artistic styles* of realistic, abstract* and non-objective artworks

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Identify realistic artworks
PO 2. Identify abstract artworks
PO 3. Identify non-objective artworks

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Explain characteristics of realistic artworks
PO 2. Explain characteristics of abstract artworks
PO 3. Explain characteristics of non-objective art-works

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Math - geometry and symmetry

  • 3AV-E3. Interpret and describe the messages of con-temporary and historic artworks in terms of cultural and ethnic influences

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Describe the meaning of contemporary art works in terms of a particular culture or ethnic back ground
PO 2. Describe the meaning of historical artworks in terms of a particular culture or ethnic background

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Interpret the meaning of contemporary art works in terms of a particular culture or ethnic back ground
PO 2. Interpret the meaning of historical artworks in terms of a particular culture or ethnic background
PO 3. Suggest the influences of culture on artworks

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - cultural and ethnic study

Technology - electronic information/research sources

  • 3AV-E4. Use art elements and the principles of design* to describe the effective communication of ideas in own personal work and in the work of master artists

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Use the elements of art* to describe the effective communication of ideas in the work of master artists of various cultures
PO 2. Use the principles of design* to describe the effective communication of ideas in the work of master artists of various cultures

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Use the elements of art* to describe the effective communication of ideas in own personal work
PO 2. Use the principles of design* to describe the effective communication of ideas in own personal work

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - historical context of master work

Technology - electronic information/research source

  • 3AV-E5. Describe and compare own responses and responses of others to works by artists from various eras and cultures

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Develop own response about works from various eras and cultures
PO 2. Identify the responses of others about works from various eras and cultures
PO 3. Compare own response with the responses of others about works from various eras and cultures

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Develop own rationale about works from various eras and cultures
PO 2. Describe the rationale of others about works from various eras and cultures
PO 3. Compare own rationale with the rationale of others about works from various eras and cultures

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Social Studies - historical concept/social responses

Technology - electronic information/research sources

  • 3AV-E6. Describe and demonstrate the persuasive power of the visual arts to influence messages used by business, industry and politics

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Identify images used to influence messages used by business, industry, and politics
PO 2. Describe the persuasive power of the images to influence messages used by business, industry, and politics

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Develop a presentation illustrating the persuasive power of the visual arts to influence messages used by business, industry, and politics

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, analyze visual media

Social Studies - political, economic, and social ramifications of art

  • 3AV-E7. Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines in the curriculum are interrelated with visual arts

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Identify the curriculum concepts from other disciplines that are used in the visual arts (e.g., measurements in mathematics, writing and public speaking in language arts)

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Explain how the curriculum concepts translate from other disciplines into the visual arts (e.g., measurements in mathematics, writing and public speaking in language arts)
PO 2. Employ the curriculum concepts from other disciplines to the visual arts (e.g., measurements in mathematics, writing, and public speaking in language arts)

Possible links to:
All content areas

  • 3AV-E8. Demonstrate the process* and value of critiquing one’s(sic) own artwork and the work of others, using technology* as one means of communicating personal ideas in a variety of forums

(Grades 4-5)
PO 1. Demonstrate one process of critiquing* an art work
PO 2. Name a benefit of the critique process

(Grades 6-8)
PO 1. Summarize one process of critiquing*
PO 2. Use one process of critiquing* to critique one’s(sic) own work using a computer
PO 3. Use one process of critiquing* to critique the work of others using a computer

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, analyze visual media

Social Studies - politics, economics, society

PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)

  • 3AV-P1. Identify and critique the reasons for the success or need for improvement in a progression of their own works

PO 1. Identify the reasons for success in own art-work
PO 2. Justify the reasons for success in our artwork
PO 3. Evaluate the need for improvement in own artwork
PO 4. Synthesize the information into a progression of own works

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Workplace Skills - analyze complex problems

  • 3AV-P2. Compare and explain the power of the visual arts to communicate universal concepts (e.g., love, birth, death, truth, fear) throughout time and across cultures

PO 1. Identify the characteristics of the visual arts to communicate universal concepts throughout time and across cultures
PO 2. Use the characteristics of universal concepts to explain a particular artwork
PO 3. Compare the power of the visual arts to communicate universal concepts

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation/universal concepts

Social Studies - historical references

Mathemetics - data analysis

Science - scientific processes

Technology - communication

Other arts - universal concepts in other art forms

  • 3AV-P3. Identify intentions of those creating art-works, compare the implications of the various purposes, and justify analysis of purposes in particular works

PO 1. Identify and analyze an artist’s(sic) intentions in an artwork
PO 2. Justify the analysis of the artist’s(sic) intention
PO 3. Compare the implications of the intent of various artworks

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation, interpretation

Technology - communication, research tools

Social Studies - social, political, economic implications

  • 3AV-P4. Compare the materials, technologies, media, and processes* of the visual arts with those of other arts disciplines and subject areas to create and analyze artworks

PO 1. Identify connections (material, technologies, media, and processes*) in the visual arts with other arts disciplines and subject areas
PO 2. Analyze artworks to determine connections (material, technologies, media, and processes*) between disciplines
PO 3. Analyze the use of material, technologies, media, and processes* among other disciplines in the creation of works of art

Possible links to:
All content areas

  • 3AV-P5. Analyze and interpret the effectiveness of contemporary artistic expressions in at least one visual art form,* school, or style*

PO 1. Interpret the artistic expressions in at least one contemporary visual art form,* school/movement, or style* (e.g., art form, painting; school/movement, Abstract Expressionism; style, action painting [Jackson Pollock], color field painting [Rothko])
PO 2. Analyze the effectiveness of contemporary artistic expressions in at least one visual art form,* school/movement, or style*

Possible links to:
Language Arts - articulation

Technology - communication, research tools

Social Studies - historical context of social, political,

economic, geographic influences

Mathemetics - data analysis, charts, graphs

 

DISTINCTION (Honors)

  • 3AV-D1. Demonstrate the ability to compare two or more perspectives concerning the use of organizational principles and functions in the visual arts
  • 3AV-D2. Analyze the unique characteristics of aesthetic perception* as compared with those of general perception, which is only concerned with an immediate like or dislike of an image
  • 3AV-D3. Demonstrate the ability to make refined and subtle discriminations when analyzing works of art by one’s self and/or works by others
  • 3AV-D4. Analyze and critique (e.g., using descriptors, analogies and metaphors) prominent works of art and the work emerging artists, using technology* as one means of doing so