Standards for Program 4
California
| # | Standard | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 1.0 | ARTISTIC PERCEPTION Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to the Visual Arts. Students perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment. They use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations. Develop Visual Arts Vocabulary. | ||||||||||||
| 1.1 | Perceive and describe contrast and emphasis in works of art and the environment. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 1.2 | Describe how negative shapes and positive shapes are used in a chosen artwork. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Identify pairs of complementary colors (yellow/violet; red/green; orange/blue) and discuss how artists use them to communicate an idea or mood. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Describe the concept of proportion (in face, figure) as used in works of art. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Describe and analyze the elements of art (color, shape, line, texture, space and value), emphasizing form, as they are used in works of art and found in the environment. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 2.0 | CREATIVE EXPRESSION Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Visual Arts Students apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and intent in original artworks. Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools. | ||||||||||||
| 2.1 | Use shading (value) to transform a two-dimensional shape into what appears to be a three-dimensional form (e.g., circle to sphere). | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 2.2 | Use the conventions of facial and figure proportions in a figure study. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 2.3 | Use additive and subtractive processes in making simple sculptural forms. | X | X | ||||||||||
| 2.4 | Use fibers or other materials to create a simple weaving. | X | |||||||||||
| 2.5 | Use accurate proportions to create an expressive portrait or a figure drawing or painting. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 2.6 | Use the interaction between positive and negative space expressively in an artwork. | X | X | ||||||||||
| 2.7 | Use contrast (light and dark) expressively in an original work of art. | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 2.8 | Use complementary colors in an original composition to show contrast and emphasis. | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 3.0 | HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Culture Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to visual arts and artists. Role and Development of the Visual Arts. | ||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Describe how art plays a role in reflecting life (e.g., photography, pottery, quilts, architecture). | X | |||||||||||
| 3.2 | Identify and discuss the content of artworks of the past and present, focusing on the different cultures that have contributed to California’s history and art heritage. | X | |||||||||||
| 3.3 | Research and describe the influence of religious groups on art and architecture, focusing primarily on buildings in California both past and present. | X | |||||||||||
| 4.0 | AESTHETIC VALUING Responding to, Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works in the Visual Arts Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own, according to the elements of art, principles of design, and aesthetic qualities. Derive Meaning. | ||||||||||||
| 4.1 | Describe how using the language of the visual arts helps to clarify personal responses to works of art. | X | X | ||||||||||
| 4.2 | Identify and describe how a person’s own cultural context influences individual responses to works of art. | ||||||||||||
| 4.3 | Discuss how the selection of media relates to the meaning or purpose of a work of art. | X | |||||||||||
| 4.4 | Recognize and describe how various cultures define and value art differently. | X | |||||||||||
| 4.5 | Describe how individual experiences of an artist may influence the development of specific artworks. | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| 5.0 | CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND APPLICATIONS Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in the Visual Arts to Other Art Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers. Students apply what they learned in visual arts across subject areas. They develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management. Connections and Applications. | ||||||||||||
| 5.1 | Select a nonobjective painting, work in small groups to interpret it through dance/movement, and then write a paragraph reporting on the arts experience. | X | |||||||||||
| 5.2 | Research twentieth-century artists who have incorporated symmetry as part of their artwork and then create an artwork, using bilateral or radial symmetry. | X | |||||||||||
| 5.3 | Construct diagrams, maps, graphs, time lines, and illustrations to communicate ideas or tell a story about a historical event. | X | X | ||||||||||
| 5.4 | Read biographies and stories about artists and summarize the readings in short reports, telling how the artists mirrored or affected their time period or culture. | X | X | X | X |