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K–12 Standards

Visual Arts: Grades 7-8

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Creating

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Generate artistic ideas that demonstrate differences in composition principles (e.g., balance, proportion, emphasis) and push the boundaries of what materials can do7-8.V.Cr.01

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Develop clear artistic plans that others could implement7-8.V.Cr.02

  • 3

    Refine and complete artistic work. Apply strategies to work through creative blocks.7-8.V.Cr.03

Presenting

  • 4

    Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. Curate a theme-based exhibition.7-8.V.P.04

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. Utilize different approaches to share artwork (e.g., digital portfolio, exhibit installation)7-8.V.P.05

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Match a piece of artwork with expressed intent (e.g., wanting the audience to feel tension between two positions).7-8.V.P.06

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and analyze artistic work. Analyze elements of a work that are indicative of the historical or cultural context in which it was created7-8.V.R.07

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Explain how an artistic work was influenced by the culture or historical context in which it was created7-8.V.R.08

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Develop criteria for evaluating a collection of artworks (e.g., students determine criteria for an exhibition juried by students)7-8.V.R.09

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Describe and demonstrate influences of personal artistic style and preferences in visual arts.7-8.V.Co.10

  • 11

    Relate artistic ideas and works to societal, cultural and historical contexts to deepen understanding. Identify visual ideas from a variety of cultures connected to different historical populations7-8.V.Co.11

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Grade 7 and Grade 8

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