Enduring Understandings
- important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the
instruction received this year.
- Art is a visual
form of communication.
- Art evokes
meaning.
- Tools, materials,
techniques and process are needed to create art.
- Tools, materials,
techniques and processes must be used properly when creating art.
- You can critique
art when you know how to analyze, assess and evaluate art.
Essential Questions
- most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer
after completing learning activities.
- How do you use art to
communicate?
- How do you use various tools,
materials, techniques and processes in the specific mediums?
- How do you critique a piece of
art?
Standards-Based
Assessments
I. Recognizes and uses the visual arts as
a form of communication. (Selects visual images for works of
art to communicate ideas.)
II. Knows and applies elements of art and principles of design.
(Identifies primary colors.)
III. Knows
and applies the use of tools, materials, techniques, and processes.
(Demonstrates appropriate use of tools
and materials.
Demonstrates instructed techniques and processes.)
IV. Demonstrates
an understanding of art in relation to history, culture, and community.
(Produces art that has been influenced
by aspects of history.
Produces art that has been influenced by aspects of culture.
Produces art that has been influenced by aspects of community.)
V. Critiques
works of art through analysis, assessment, and evaluation.
(Describes/shows similarities and
differences between works of art.
Describes the mood and/or feeling in works of art.
Explains personal likes and dislikes about works of art.) |
