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CREATINGCr

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.MA:Cr1.8

    1. 1

      Generate ideas, goals, and solutions for original media artworks through application of focused creative processes, such as divergent thinking and experimenting.MA:Cr1.1.8

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. MA:Cr2.8

    1. 1

      Structure and critique ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context. MA:Cr2.1.8

  • 3

    Refine and complete artistic work.MA:Cr3.8

    1. 1a

      Implement production processes to integrate content and stylistic conventions for determined meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles, such as theme and unity. MA:Cr3.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Refine and modify media artworks, improving technical quality and intentionally accentuating selected expressive and stylistic elements, to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and place.MA:Cr3.1b.8

PRODUCINGPr

  • 4

    Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
MA:Pr4.8

    1. 1

      Integrate multiple contents and forms into unified media arts productions that convey specific themes or ideas, such as interdisciplinary projects, or multimedia theatre.MA:Pr4.1.8

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.MA:Pr5.8

    1. 1a

      Demonstrate a defined range of artistic, design, technical, and soft skills, through performing specified roles in producing media artworks, such as strategizing and collaborative communication. MA:Pr5.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Demonstrate a defined range of creative and adaptive innovation abilities, such as divergent solutions and bending conventions, in developing new solutions for identified problems within and through media arts productions. MA:Pr5.1b.8

    3. 1c

      Demonstrate adaptability using tools, techniques and content in standard and experimental ways to communicate intent in the production of media artworks.MA:Pr5.1c.8

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
MA:Pr6.8

    1. 1a

      Design the presentation and distribution of media artworks through multiple formats and/or contexts. MA:Pr6.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Evaluate the results of and implement improvements for presenting media artworks, considering impacts on personal growth and external effects. MA:Pr6.1b.8

RESPONDINGRe

  • 7

    Perceive and analyze artistic workMA:Re7.8

    1. 1a

      Compare, contrast, and analyze the qualities of and relationships between the components and style in media artworks. MA:Re7.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Compare, contrast, and analyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience and create intention.MA:Re7.1b.8

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.MA:Re8.8

    1. 1

      Analyze the intent and meanings of a variety of media artworks, focusing on intentions, forms, and various contexts.MA:Re8.1.8

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.MA:Re9.8

    1. 1

      Evaluate media art works and production processes with developed criteria, considering context and artistic goals.MA:Re9.1.8

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. MA:Cn10.8

    1. 1a

      Access, evaluate, and use internal and external resources to inform the creation of media artworks, such as cultural and societal knowledge, research, and exemplary works.MA:Cn10.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Explain and demonstrate how media artworks expand meaning and knowledge, and create cultural experiences, such as local and global events. MA:Cn10.1b.8

  • 11

    Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding MA:Cn11.8

    1. 1a

      Demonstrate and explain how media artworks and ideas relate to various contexts, purposes, and values, such as democracy, environment, and connecting people and places.MA:Cn11.1a.8

    2. 1b

      Analyze and responsibly interact with media arts tools, environments, legal, and technological contexts, considering ethics, media literacy, social media, and virtual worlds. MA:Cn11.1b.8

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