Visual Arts Education — Grade 6
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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
Plan and organize for creating art.
Objective 1.02
Explore strategies for imagining and implementing images.
Objective 1.03
Recognize in a world of imagination there is no right or wrong, but some solutions are better than others.
Objective 1.04
Recognize and identify ideas that artists get from a variety of sources.
Objective 1.05
Understand that ideas evolve over time.
Objective 1.06
Develop perceptual awareness through the use of all senses.
Goal 2
The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Objective 2.01
Recognize the unique properties of various media.
Objective 2.02
Explore and identify the use of a variety of materials using proper vocabulary and terminology.
Objective 2.03
Differentiate among techniques and processes for working with each materials.
Objective 2.04
Discover the expressive potential of various media and techniques.
Objective 2.05
Use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.
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
Recognize and discuss the elements and principles found in the environment.
Objective 3.02
Recognize and discuss the elements and principles of design in an aesthetic composition.
Objective 3.03
Recognize and discuss how diverse solutions are preferable to predetermined visual solutions.
Objective 3.04
Recognize and discuss the value of intuitive perceptions in the problem-solving process.
Objective 3.05
Recognize and discuss how artists use the elements and principles of design to impact the environment.
Goal 4
The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
Objective 4.01
Recognize and discuss art as a means of communication and persuasion.
Objective 4.02
Understand the use of life surroundings and personal experiences are used to express ideas and feelings visually.
Objective 4.03
Interpret the environment with realistic imagery.
Objective 4.04
Convey meaning through original imagery that does not rely on copying, tracing, patterns or duplicated materials.
Objective 4.05
Recognize and discuss the personal imagery and style of various artists.
Goal 5
The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
Objective 5.01
Demonstrate an understanding that the visual arts have a history, purpose and function in all cultures.
Objective 5.02
Identify specific works of art as belonging to a particular culture, time and place.
Objective 5.03
Discover relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.
Objective 5.04
Recognize and discuss the existence of art movements, periods, and styles.
Objective 5.05
Recognize and discuss the existence of universal theme in art throughout history.
Objective 5.06
Recognize and discuss the aesthetic diversity of various cultures.
Goal 6
The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
Objective 6.01
Describe various purposes for creating works of visual art.
Objective 6.02
Describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks.
Objective 6.03
Acknowledge and discuss how other's work and ideas are unique expression of themselves.
Objective 6.04
Acknowledge and explain how unsuccessful efforts can be a constructive part of growth in the creative process.
Objective 6.05
Critique artwork through the use of: proper vocabulary, art elements and design principles, meaning, feeling, mood and ideas, oral and written expression.
Goal 7
The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
Objective 7.01
Identify connections, similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.
Objective 7.02
Identify ways the art elements and design principles interrelate with other arts disciplines.
Objective 7.03
Identify characteristics of visual arts within a particular historical period or style with ideas, issues or themes in other disciplines.
Objective 7.04
Identify how various technology affects visual arts and other disciplines.
Goal 8
The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.
Objective 8.01
Develop and discuss an awareness of art as an avocation.
Objective 8.02
Develop and discuss an awareness of art as a profession.
