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What High School Students in Visual Arts Are Expected to Know and Be Able to Do

VISUAL ARTS 9-12 STANDARDS

GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE— aspects in the environment and in works of PROFICIENT art, including their own. 1.2 Describe the principles of design as used in works of art, focusing on dominance and Note: The proficient level of achievement for subordination. CREATIVE EXPRESSION students in grades nine through twelve can be attained at the end of one year of high school Analyze Art Elements and Principles of 2.0 Creating, Performing, and study within the discipline of the visual arts Design Participating in the Visual Arts after the student has attained the level of 1.3 Research and analyze the work of an artist Students apply artistic processes and skills, achievement in visual art required of all and write about the artist’s distinctive style using a variety of media to communicate students in grade eight. and its contribution to the meaning of the meaning and intent in original artworks. work. ARTISTIC PERCEPTION 1.4 Analyze and describe how the composition Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools of an artwork is affected by the use of a 2.1 Solve a visual arts problem that involves 1.0 Processing, Analyzing, and particular principle of design. the effective use of the elements of art and Responding to Sensory Information principles of design. Through the Language and Skills Unique Impact of Media Choice 2.2 Prepare a portfolio of original two and to the Visual Arts 1.5 Analyze the materials used by a given three-dimensional artworks that reflects Students perceive and respond to works of art, artist and describe how its use influences refined craftsmanship and technical skills. objects in nature, events, and the the meaning of the work. 2.3 Develop and refine skill in the manipulation environment. They use the vocabulary of the 1.6 Compare and contrast similar styles of of digital imagery (either still or video). visual arts to express their observations. artwork done in electronic media with 2.4 Review and refine observational drawing those done in traditional visual arts skills. Develop Perceptual Skills and Visual Arts materials. Vocabulary Communication and Expression Through 1.1 Identify and use the principles of design to Original Artwork discuss, analyze, and write about visual 2.5 Create an expressive composition, focusing according to the elements of art, principles of on dominance and subordination. design, and aesthetic qualities. Connections and Applications 2.6 Create a two- or three-dimensional artwork 5.1 Design an advertising campaign for a that addresses a social issue. Derive Meaning school theatre or dance production, 4.1 Articulate how people’s personal beliefs, creating images that represent characters cultural traditions, and current social, and major events in the production. economic, and political contexts influence 5.2 Create an artwork that communicates a HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT the way they interpret the meaning or cross-cultural or universal theme taken message in an artwork. from literature or history. 3.0 Understanding the Visual Arts in 4.2 Compare the ways in which the meaning Relation to History and Culture of specific artwork has been affected over Visual Literacy Students analyze the role and development of time because of changes in interpretation 5.3 Compare and contrast the ways in which the visual arts in past and present cultures and context. different media (television, newspapers, throughout the world, noting human diversity magazines) cover the same art exhibition. as it relates to visual arts and artists. Make Informed Judgments Career and Career-Related Skills 4.3 Formulate and support a position 5.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the Role and Development of the Visual Arts regarding the aesthetic value of a specific various skills of an artist, art critic, art 3.1 Identify similarities and differences in the work of art and change or defend that historian, art collector, art gallery owner, purposes of art created in selected position after weighting the views of and philosopher of art (aesthetician). cultures. others. 3.2 Identify and describe the role and 4.4 Articulate the process and rationale for GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE— influence of new technologies on refining and reworking one of their own ADVANCED contemporary artwork. artworks. 4.5 Employ the conventions of art criticism in Diversity of the Visual Arts writing and speaking about artworks. Note: The advanced level of achievement for 3.3 Identify and describe trends in the visual students in grades nine through twelve can be attained at the end of a second year of high arts and discuss how the diverse issues of CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, school study within the discipline of the visual time, place, and cultural influence are AND APPLICATIONS reflected in selected artworks. arts and subsequent to attaining the proficient level of achievement. 3.4 Discuss the purposes of art in selected 5.0 Connecting and Applying What Is contemporary cultures. Learned in the Visual Arts to Other Art ARTISTIC PERCEPTION Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers AESTHETIC VALUING Students apply what they learned in visual arts 1.0 Processing, Analyzing, and across subject areas. They develop 4.0 Responding to, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information competencies and creative skills in problem Making Judgments About Works in the Through the Language and Skills Unique solving, communication, and management of Visual Arts to the Visual Arts time and resources, which contribute to Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning Students perceive and respond to works of art, lifelong learning and career skills. They learn from works of art, including their own, objects in nature, events, and the about careers in and related to the visual arts.

2 environment. They use the vocabulary of the Students apply artistic processes and skills, developments reflected in the artworks visual arts to express their observations. using a variety of media to communicate examined. meaning and intent in original artworks. 3.2 Identify contemporary artists worldwide Develop Perceptual Skills and Visual Arts who have achieved regional, national, or Vocabulary Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools international recognition and discuss ways 1.1 Analyze and discuss complex ideas, such 2.1 Create original works of art of increasing in which their work reflects, plays a role in, as distortion, color theory, arbitrary color, complexity and skill in a variety of media and influences present-day culture. scale, expressive content, and real versus that reflect their feelings and point of view. virtual in works of art. 2.2 Plan and create artworks that reflect Diversity of the Visual Arts 1.2 Discuss a series of their original works, complex ideas, such as distortion, color 3.3 Investigate and discuss universal concepts using appropriate vocabulary of art. theory, arbitrary color, scale, expressive expressed in artwork from diverse cultures. 1.3 Analyze their works as to personal content, and real versus virtual. 3.4 Research the methods art historians use to direction and style. 2.3 Assemble and display objects or artworks determine the time, place, context, value as part of a public exhibition. and culture that produced a given work of Analyze Art Elements and Principles of art. Design Communicate and Express Through Original 1.4 Research two periods of painting, Artwork AESTHETIC VALUING sculpture, film, or other media and discuss 2.4 Demonstrate in their visual artworks a their similarities and differences, using the personal style and an advanced proficiency 4.0 Responding to, Analyzing, and language of the arts. in communicating an idea, theme, or Making Judgments About Works in the 1.5 Compare how distortion is used in emotion. Visual Arts photography or video with how the artist 2.5 Use innovative visual metaphors in Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning uses distortion in painting or sculpture. creating artworks. from works of art, including their own, 1.6 Describe the use of the elements of art to 2.6 Present a universal concept in a according to the elements of art, principles of express mood in one or more of their multimedia artwork that demonstrates design, and aesthetic qualities. works of art. knowledge of technology skills. Derive Meaning Impact of Media Choice HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT 4.1 Describe the relationship involving the art 1.7 Select three works of art from their art maker (artist), the making (process), the portfolio and discuss the intent of the work 3.0 Understanding the Visual Arts in artwork (product), and the viewer. and the use of art media. Relation to History and Culture 4.2 Identify the intentions of artists creating 1.8 Analyze the works of a well-known artist Students analyze the role and development of contemporary artworks and explore the as to the art media selected and the effect the visual arts in past and present cultures implications of those intentions. of that selection on the artist’s style. throughout the world, noting human diversity 4.3 Analyze and articulate how society as it relates to visual arts and artists. influences the interpretation and message CREATIVE EXPRESSION of artwork. Role and Development of the Visual Arts 2.0 Creating, Performing, and 3.1 Identify contemporary styles and discuss Make Informed Judgments Participating in the Visual Arts the diverse social, economic, and political

3 4.4 Apply various theoretical perspectives to 5.4 Investigate and report on the essential their own work and the work of others in features of modern or emerging classroom critiques. technologies that currently affect or will 4.5 Construct a rationale for the validity of a affect visual artists and the definition of specific work of art—one that falls outside the visual arts. their conceptions of art. 4.6 Develop written criteria for the selection of a body of work from their portfolios that represents significant achievements. Standards, Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Curriculum CONNECTIONS, 916.264.4108 RELATIONSHIPS, AND APPLICATIONS

5.0 Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in the Visual Arts to Other Art Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers Students apply what they learned in visual arts across subject areas. They develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management of time and resources, which contribute to lifelong learning and career skills. They learn about careers in and related to the visual arts.

Connections and Applications 5.1 Speculate on how advances in technology might change the definition and function of visual art.

Visual Literacy 5.2 Compare and contrast artwork, probing beyond the obvious and identifying psychological content found in the symbols and images. 5.3 Prepare portfolios of their original artwork for a variety of purposes (e.g., review for postsecondary application, exhibition, job application and personal collection).