Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Visual Arts: Grade 5

Other Indiana Fine Arts sets

Creating

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

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      INVESTIGATE/PLAN/MAKE

      1. 1

        Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.  

        1. a

          Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making. VA:Cr1.1.5 (a)

      2. 2

        Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative goals. 

        1. a

          Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.VA:Cr1.2.5 (a)

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 

    1.  

      INVESTIGATE

      1. 1

        Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.

        1. a

          Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.VA:Cr2.1.5 (a)

      2. 2

        Artists and designers balance experimentation, safety, freedom, and responsibility while developing and creating artworks. 

        1. a

          Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and safe use of materials, tools, and equipment.VA:Cr2.2.5 (a)

      3. 3

        People create and interact with objects, places, and designs that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.

        1. a

          Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.VA:Cr2.3.5 (a)

  • 3

    Refine and complete artistic work.

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      REFLECT/REFINE/CONTINUE

      1. 1

        Artists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique, reflecting on, revising, and refining work over time.

        1. a

          Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.VA:Cr3.1.5 (a)

Presenting

  • 4

    Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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      SELECT

      1. 1

        Artists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects, artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation. 

        1. a

          Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork. A:Pr4.1.5 (a)

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

    1.  

      PREPARE

      1. 1

        Artists, curators, and others consider a variety of factors and methods including evolving technologies when preparing and refining artwork for display and or when deciding if and how to preserve and protect it.

        1. a

          Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork. VA:Pr5.1.5 (a)

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

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      SHARE/PRESENT

      1. 1

        Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.

        1. a

          Cite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic. VA:Pr6.1.5 (a)

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

    1.  

      PERCEIVE

      1. 1

        Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments. 

        1. a

          Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others. VA:Re7.1.5 (a)

      2. 2

        Visual imagery influences and understanding of and responses to the world. 

        1. a

          Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery. VA:Re7.2.5 (a)

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. 

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      ANALYZE

      1. 1

        People gain insights into the meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism. 

        1. a

          Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed. VA:Re8.1.5 (a)

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

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      INTERPRET

      1. 1

        People evaluate art based on various criteria. 

        1. a

          Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society. VA:Re9.1.5 (a)

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

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      SYNTHESIZE

      1. 1

        Through art-making, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.

        1. a

          Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through artmaking. VA:Cn10.1.5 (a)

  • 11

    Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. 

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      INTERRELATE

      1. 1

        People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through interactions with and analysis of art.

        1. a

          Identify how art is used to inform or change the beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society. VA:Cn11.1.5 (a)

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 5

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