5. Fields of Knowledge - Arts, Language, and Literature
Artistic Process
| ARTISTIC PROCESS 5.22 INTENT: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students convey artistic intent from creator to viewer
or listener. This is evident when students:
5.22 Intent Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Develop personal ideas in response
to their experience.
· Use a variety of art themes, artists, and techniques to guide them in developing their own self expression. · Recognize a variety of art vocabulary when discussing and creating their work. |
· Use a variety of art themes, art
styles, and techniques in developing ideas for artistic self-expression.
· Identify formal structures. · Use expressive qualities to convey ideas. · Reflect on success of attempts. · Identify use of symbols. |
· Use formal structures and concepts to convey
ideas.
· Understand and utilize the power of images and symbols. · Discuss their intent and critique the outcome. · Discuss the intent of artwork of a variety of styles and themes. |
| 5.23 CRITIQUE: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students critique their own and other’s works in progress,
both individually and in groups, to improve upon intent. This is evident
when students:
5.23 Critique Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Describe and compare their artwork. | · Use vocabulary describing the elements
of art for purposes of discussion.
· Differentiate between preferences and judgments when looking at art. |
· Know the difference between likes and dislikes
versus critical evaluation.
· Evaluate their own strengths and areas for further development. |
| 5.24 ARTISTIC PROBLEM SOLVING: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students solve visual, spatial, kinesthetic, aural, and
other problems in the arts. This is evident when students:
5.24 Artistic Problem Solving Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Use media to express ideas in concrete
form.
· Use preplanning to explore a variety of possible solutions. · Use a variety of resources including artistic skills, observation and imagination. |
· Demonstrates a willingness to take
risks in order to learn.
· Work with trial and error to discover solutions. · Apply curiosity, imagination and creativity to solve problems. |
· Select media best suited to solve problem.
· Apply knowledge of art skills and concepts. · Use personal observation and the work of other artists as a resource. · Follow intuition and be guided by an interaction with the work. |
| 5.25 EXEMPLARY WORKS: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students demonstrate knowledge of exemplary works in
the arts from a variety of cultures and historical periods. This is evident
when students:
5.25 Exemplary Works Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Recognize various styles and periods
in art.
· Recognize some cultural differences in art work. · Apply knowledge of artist’s, styles to personal art. |
· Identify different styles and periods
in art.
· Identify cultural differences in art work. |
· Identify styles and periods in art in a historical
context.
· Identify and interpret cultural values expressed in art. |
| 5.26 ANALYSIS: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students develop and present basic analysis of works
in the arts from structural, historical, economic, and cultural perspectives.
This is evident when students:
Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not applicable | · Apply knowledge of art elements when
looking at art works. This is a move from “description” to “analysis”.
· Include in their analysis and understanding that standards and purposes of art vary with different cultures and historical periods. |
· Include in their analysis a knowledge of the
elements and concepts of art.
· Use critical reasoning to defend their judgment about art. · Identify and interpret historical and culture influences. |
| ARTISTIC PROCESS | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| 5.22 INTENT: Students convey artistic intent from creator
to viewer or listener.
5.23 CRITIQUE: Students critique their own and other’s works in progress, both individually and in groups, to improve upon intent. 5.24 ARTISTIC PROBLEM SOLVING: Students solve visual, spatial, kinesthetic, aural, and other problems in the arts. 5.25 EXEMPLARY WORKS: Students demonstrate knowledge of exemplary works in the arts from a variety of cultures and historical periods. 5.26 ANALYSIS: Students develop and present basic analysis of works in the arts from structural, historical, economic, and cultural perspectives. |
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| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5.22, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25, 5.26. This may vary from team to team. |
American primitive scenes of winter activities.
Monet’s Waterlilies in watercolor paints. Clay dragons and cardboard castles. Creating a collage of shapes discovered in a garden. |
Positive and negative shapes in sculpture and printmaking.
Masks of many cultures (color theory, facial proportions, exaggeration). Architecture and models of animal habitats. Painting a mural of the neighborhood, perspective drawing (overlap, distance, spatial plane). |
Early Greek pottery, design and mythology (figure drawing
and proportions)
Renaissance and the development of drawing perspective. Self portraits using observation of contour lines and shading. Puppets that capture a character and represents an adolescent issue (color mixing, facial shapes and expression) |
| Examples of Assessment Strategies for Standards 5.22, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25, 5.26 |
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