Visual Arts Education — Grade 2
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Goal 1
The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
Objective 1.01
Understand the process involved in using the media.
Objective 1.02
Plan and organize for creating art.
Objective 1.03
Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
Objective 1.04
Refine the form of visual symbols to more accurately define concepts.
Objective 1.05
Recognize that in a world of imagination there is no right or wrong, but that some solutions are better than others.
Objective 1.06
Use experimentation to find solutions.
Objective 1.07
Recognize that diverse solutions are preferable to predetermined visual solutions.
Objective 1.08
Recognize that images from reality and from fantasy may be used to create original art.
Goal 2
The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Objective 2.01
Become familiar with additional art media, techniques and processes that may include:
- Cut paper - tape
- Printmaking - styrofoam, water soluble printing ink
Objective 2.02
Recognize specific media and processes
Objective 2.03
Express moods and feelings.
Objective 2.04
Produce visual effects and textures using each media.
Objective 2.05
Depict self and others in a variety of real and imaginary situations.
Goal 3
The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
Objective 3.01
Incorporate a variety of lines in own artwork.
Objective 3.02
Use a horizon line to organize space.
Objective 3.03
Discuss how the viewer's eye moves through work of art.
Objective 3.04
Discuss and use opposites to create variety including big/little, light/dark, smooth/rough, tall/short, few/many.
Objective 3.05
Identify center of interest (emphasis) in a composition.
Objective 3.06
Create work which shows more complex organization.
Goal 4
The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
Objective 4.01
Create, discuss, and/or write about whether the content of their artwork is reality or fantasy.
Objective 4.02
Create fantasy environments.
Objective 4.03
Begin to recognize that an artist's background and experiences are important in shaping an artist's work.
Goal 5
The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
Objective 5.01
Identify main purpose for an individual artwork.
Objective 5.02
Identify selected characteristics of art from a particular culture.
Objective 5.03
Identify selected medium/techniques or processes used for an individual artwork.
Objective 5.04
Become aware of the ideas of time and history (what came before and after).
Objective 5.05
Begin to realize that there have been diverse cultures in the world and each culture has produced art.
Objective 5.06
Recognize selected works of art from various cultures.
Objective 5.07
Discuss common themes such as families, community life, and beauty.
Goal 6
The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
Objective 6.01
Begin to understand that the purpose for a work of art affects how a work is made.
Objective 6.02
Find diversity in art as a natural and positive expression of individuality.
Objective 6.03
Value art that does not rely on copying or tracing others' work.
Objective 6.04
Apply knowledge gained from a failure, mistake or accident to help achieve a more successful effort.
Objective 6.05
Discuss artwork using the design principles of repetition, emphasis, and movement.
Goal 7
The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
Objective 7.01
Understand that a major purpose of the arts is the creation of an original work.
Goal 8
The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.
Objective 8.01
Begin to understand different ways people can make a living from creating works of art.
Objective 8.02
Discuss the involvement in art of people of all ages to include visiting museums, making art, reading or writing about art and artists, buying art, and teaching and volunteering in the arts.
