Essential Curriculum
Outcome - Aesthetics: Students
will develop through the arts the ability to perceive and respond
to ideas, experiences, and the environment.
Indicator: Students will describe artwork in terms
of perceived intent. Students will identify universal themes expressed
through art and describe how various cultures have used them.
Benchmarks: Identify purpose for creating art, such
as art as a form of communication. Describe symbolism in art Identify
subject matter.
Outcome - Historical/Cultural: Students will
develop an understanding of the visual arts as a basic aspect of
history and human experiences.
Indicators Students will express understanding
of visual artists as recorder of history and ideas and of the influence
historical events on their work. Explore how different time periods
reflect social conditions, concerns, and the value of the time.
Benchmarks: Using Greek art as example, students will:
Identify ways that specific societies have used visual art to express
their ideas and beliefs, such as statues of gods and goddesses.
Identify ways that artists have responded to specific events and
issues in history. Explain how art reflects living conditions, geographical
locations, beliefs and values of a culture. Identify ways in which
specific art objects reflect factors, such as time, place, beliefs
and values.
Outcome Performance/Production: Students
will develop and organize knowledge and ideas for expression in
the production of art.
Indicators: Students will select and use safety tools,
materials and techniques appropriately for creating a variety of
expressive visual statements. Students will use creative problem
solving strategies to create artworks based on direct observation
and imagination. Produce original artwork that reflects familiarity
with the art work of various artists, periods groups and cultures.
Create artworks in which a combination of design principles contribute
to the aesthetic quality of the composition.
Benchmarks: Use tools and materials in a variety of
experiences, such as sculpture and crafts. Use a variety of techniques.
Use creative problem solving strategies, such as setting parameters
for the creation of visual images. Identify and practice proper
procedures for preparing and using art materials such as papier
mache.
Outcome Criticism: Students will develop
the ability to identify, analyze and apply criteria for making visual
aesthetic judgments.
Indicators: Apply knowledge of aesthetic theory to
make judgments about personal artwork. Communicate the basis for
selection of aesthetic elements in personal artwork orally and in
writing.
Benchmarks: Students will develop skill in Identifying
subject matter. Use teacher criteria to judge craftsmanship, creativity,
and aesthetic quality in ones own work. Use aesthetic theories,
such as subject, composition and content to make judgments about
their own work.
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