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K–12 Standards

Visual Art Foundations I-IV: Novice-Advanced

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CreatingCR

  • 1

    Students will generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.CR.1

    1. 1

      I can generate ideas that create a solution to specific visual art problems and to reflect artistic expression.G

    2. 2

      I can generate ideas that create multiple solutions to specific visual art problems and to reflect artistic expression.H

    3. 3

      I can transform ideas into concepts that create multiple solutions to specific visual art problems and to reflect artistic expression.I

    4. 4

      I can determine the best solution to specific visual art problems and to reflect artistic expression.J

  • 2

    Students will organize and develop artistic ideas and work.CR.2

    1. 1

      I can practice safety, proper technique, and conservation in the use of tools, materials, and equipment with teacher support.G

    2. 2

      I can recognize, identify, and create with art elements and design principles.G

    3. 3

      I can create a body of work.G

    4. 4

      I can practice safety, proper technique, and conservation in the use of tools, materials, and equipment independently.H

    5. 5

      I can select various art elements and design principles to create effects in composition.H

    6. 6

      I can create a body of work related by a theme.H

    7. 7

      I can model for my peers safety, proper technique, and conservation in the use of tools, materials, and equipment.I

    8. 8

      I can combine various art elements and design principles to create effects in composition.I

    9. 9

      I can create a body of work that shares an underlying visual idea, content, or theme.I

    10. 10

      I can demonstrate the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.J

    11. 11

      I can experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.J

    12. 12

      I can create a traditional or original body of work that shares an underlying visual idea, content, or theme.J

  • 3

    Students will refine and complete artistic work.CR.3

    1. 1

      I can create artwork(s) from direct observation by exploring wet or dry media.G

    2. 2

      I can create artwork(s) with a specific intent using a variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools. G

    3. 3

      I can create artwork(s) from direct observation using wet and dry media.H

    4. 4

      I can revise artwork(s) using a variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools. H

    5. 5

      I can use appropriate methods to create spatial relationships in artwork(s).I

    6. 6

      I can choose between wet or dry media to create artwork from observation.I

    7. 7

      I can create artwork(s), individually and collaboratively, using a variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to address a particular issue.I

    8. 8

      I can demonstrate, plan, and create artwork(s) using spatial relationships.J

    9. 9

      I can reflect on and revise preliminary and finished work independently.J

    10. 10

      I can create artwork(s) with a specific intent, individually and collaboratively, using multiple approaches and a variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to affect a particular social issue.J

PresentingPR

  • 4

    Students will select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.PR.4

    1. 1

      I can select original artwork that reflects my personal growth.G

    2. 2

      I can assemble a portfolio that reflects my personal growth based on given criteria.H

    3. 3

      I can determine criteria for assembling a portfolio that reflects my personal growth.I

    4. 4

      I can assemble a traditional or digital portfolio of quality personal artwork for presentation.J

  • 5

    Students will develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. PR.5

    1. 1

      I can revise personal artwork in preparation for exhibition.G

    2. 2

      I can plan, create, and prepare visual artwork in a variety of media and display in an exhibit.H

    3. 3

      I can collaboratively design, prepare, and promote an art show exhibiting personal artwork. I

    4. 4

      I can independently design, prepare, and promote an art show exhibiting personal artwork.J

  • 6

    Students will convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.PR.6

    1. 1

      I can analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.G

    2. 2

      I can analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.H

    3. 3

      I can make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.I

    4. 4

      I can curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewers’ understanding of social, cultural, and political experiences.J

RespondingRE

  • 7

    Students will perceive and analyze artistic work.RE.7

    1. 1

      I can describe aspects of art based on personal and artistic intent.G

    2. 2

      I can analyze a piece of art based on perceptual influence and human experience.G

    3. 3

      I can hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.H

    4. 4

      I can analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.H

    5. 5

      I can recognize and describe personal aesthetics and empathetic responses to the natural and constructed environments.I

    6. 6

      I can evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behavior of specific audiences.I

    7. 7

      I can analyze how responses to art develop over time based on experience with art and life.J

    8. 8

      I can determine commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.J

  • 8

    Students will interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.RE.8

    1. 1

      I can describe the intent of an artwork or collection of art, supported by specific evidence found in the artwork and its contexts.G

    2. 2

      I can interpret artwork or a collection of artwork, supported by specific evidence found in the artwork and its various contexts.H

    3. 3

      I can identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.I

    4. 4

      I can analyze differing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works in order to select and defend a plausible critical analysis.J

  • 9

    Students will apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.RE.9

    1. 1

      I can evaluate my artwork and the artwork of others in terms of history, culture, and aesthetics using a given rubric.G

    2. 2

      I can valuate my artwork and the artwork of others in terms of history, culture, and aesthetics.H

    3. 3

      I can develop criteria to evaluate my artwork and the artwork of others in terms of history, culture, and aesthetics.I

    4. 4

      I can defend criteria used when evaluating my artwork and the artwork of others in terms of history, culture, and aesthetics.J

ConnectingCN

  • 10

    Students will synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.CN.10

    1. 1

      I can discuss my artwork with reference to media, styles, and techniques.G

    2. 2

      I can identify personal connections in my own artwork.G

    3. 3

      I can analyze my artwork with reference to media, styles, and techniques.H

    4. 4

      I can describe the influence of personal connections in my own artwork.H

    5. 5

      I can apply knowledge of media, styles, and techniques to personal artwork.I

    6. 6

      I can examine personal motivations for making art.I

    7. 7

      I can defend artistic choices made in selected personal artwork with reference to media, styles, and techniques.J

    8. 8

      I can compare intrinsic motivations to extrinsic motivations for making art.J

  • 11

    Students will relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.CN.11

    1. 1

      I can describe various purposes, themes, concepts, and functions in art.G

    2. 2

      I can describe social and global relationships between art and environments.G

    3. 3

      I can discuss various purposes, themes, concepts, and functions in art.H

    4. 4

      I can discuss social and global relationships between art and environments.H

    5. 5

      I can compare various purposes, themes, concepts, and functions in art.I

    6. 6

      I can apply social and global relationships between art and environments.I

    7. 7

      I can defend various purposes, themes, concepts, and functions in art.J

    8. 8

      I can defend social and global relationships between art and environments.J

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