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K–12 Standards

Second Grade

Other North Carolina Arts: Visual Arts sets

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.CN

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    Relate visual arts ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.2.CN.1

    1. 1

      Describe how American visual arts are re?ected in the diverse heritage, customs and traditions of various cultures in the United States.2.CN.1.1

    2. 2

      Identify cross-curricular relationships between visual arts and other content areas.2.CN.1.2

  • 2

    Explore advancements in the ?eld of visual arts.2.CN.2

    1. 1

      List art careers in the local community.2.CN.2.1

    2. 2

      Explain why technology, innovations, and digital media tools are used in art making.2.CN.2.2

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.CR

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    Create original visual arts ideas and 2-D and 3-D artworks, including drawing, painting, printmaking, ?bers, sculpture, ceramics, and digital media, using tools safely and appropriately, independently or collaboratively.2.CR.1

    1. 1

      Experiment with creative solutions to challenges to create art.2.CR.1.1

    2. 2

      Create original art that expresses ideas about people, neighborhoods, communities, and imaginary sources of inspiration.2.CR.1.2

  • 2

    Adapt original visual arts ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.2.CR.2

    1. 1

      Adapt materials, style, or ideas from artists or artworks.2.CR.2.1

    2. 2

      Explain how to share visual artworks fairly.2.CR.2.2

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.PR

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    Present visual artworks.2.PR.1

    1. 1

      Improve art based on constructive feedback from instructors, peers, and self.2.PR.1.1

    2. 2

      Describe personal choices and processes used in artmaking.2.PR.1.2

  • 2

    Develop visual arts presentations.2.PR.2

    1. 1

      Identify formal and informal ways to display personal artwork.2.PR.2.1

    2. 2

      Discuss various ways an audience can interact with works of art.2.PR.2.2

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.RE

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    Analyze visual artworks from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-speci?c vocabulary.2.RE.1

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      Classify art into categories, such as landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, portraits, and still life.2.RE.1.1

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      Identify the "story" in a work of art.2.RE.1.2

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    Evaluate visual artworks using content-speci?c vocabulary.2.RE.2

    1. 1

      Express preferences for how the elements of art are used in a speci?c artwork.2.RE.2.1

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      Provide constructive feedback to others.2.RE.2.2

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