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K–12 Standards

Media Arts: Grade 8

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Creating

  • 1

    Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

    1. 1

      Generate ideas, goals, and solutions for original media artworks through application of focused creative processes, such as divergent thinking and experimenting.8.MA:Cr1

  • 2

    Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

    1. 2

      Structure and critique ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context.8.MA:Cr2

  • 3

    Refine and Complete Artistic Work

    1. a

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

    2. b

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

Producing

  • 4

    Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

    1. 4

      Integrate multiple contents and forms into unified media arts productions, such as interdisciplinary projects or multimedia theatre, that convey specific themes or ideas.8.MA:Pr4

  • 5

    Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

    1. a

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

    2. b

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

  • 6

    Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

    1. 6

      Design the presentation and distribution of media artworks through multiple formats and/ or contexts considering previous results on personal growth and external effects.8.MA:Pr6

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work 

    1. a

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

    2. b

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

  • 8

    Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

    1. 8

      Analyze the intent and meanings of a variety of media artworks, focusing on intentions, forms, and various contexts.8.MA:Re8

  • 9

    Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

    1. 9

      Evaluate media artworks and production processes with developed criteria, considering context and artistic goals.8.MA:Re9

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

    1. a

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

    2. b

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

  • 11

    Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

    1. a

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

    2. b

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

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