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Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts
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Knows how to use structures (e.g., sensory qualities, organizational principles, expressive features) and functions of art
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Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts
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Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
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Understands the characteristics and merits of one's own artwork and the artwork of others
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Experiments with a variety of color, textures, and shapes
Creates three-dimensional structures and arrangements using concrete materials or manipulatives (e.g., blocks)
Uses a variety of basic art materials (e.g., paints, crayons, clay, pencils) to create works of art and express ideas and feelings
Knows the names of a basic of colors
Knows the differences between art materials (e.g., paint, clay, wood, videotape), techniques (e.g., overlapping, shading, varyi
Knows how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses from the viewer
Knows how different media (e.g., oil, watercolor, stone, metal), techniques, and processes are used to communicate ideas, ex
Uses art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
Understands what makes different art media, techniques, and processes effective (or ineffective) in communicating various id
Knows how the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes can be used to enhance communication
Applies media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that one’s intentions are carried out
Understands how the communication of ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes one uses
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Knows the differences among visual characteristics (e.g., color, texture) and purposes of art (e.g., to convey ideas)
Understands how different compositional, expressive features (e.g., evoking joy, sadness, anger), and organizational principle
Uses visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas
Knows some of the effects of various visual structures (e.g., design elements such as line, color, shape; principles such as repe
Understands what makes various organizational structures effective (or ineffective) in the communication of ideas
Knows how the qualities of structures and functions of art are used to improve communication of one’s ideas
Understands how the characteristics and structures of art are used to accomplish commercial, personal, communal, or other
Understands the effectiveness of various artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions
Knows how organizational principles and functions can be used to solve specific visual arts problems
Selects prospective ideas (e.g., formulated thoughts, opinions, concepts) for works of art
Knows how subject matter, symbols, and ideas are used to communicate meaning
Knows how visual, spatial, and temporal concepts integrate with content to communicate intended meaning in one’s artwork
Knows different subjects, themes, and symbols (through context, value, and aesthetics) which convey intended meaning in ar
Understands how visual, spatial, temporal, and functional values of artworks are tempered by culture and history
Applies various subjects, symbols, and ideas in one's artworks
Know that art exists from a variety of places and periods of time
Knows that artwork is present in stories as illustrations
Knows that the visual arts have both a history and a specific relationship to various cultures
Identifies specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places
Knows how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other
Understands similarities and differences among the characteristics of artworks from various eras and cultures (e.g., materials
Understands the historical and cultural contexts of a variety of art objects
Understands how factors of time and place (e.g., climate, resources, ideas, technology) influence visual, spatial, or temporal c
Knows a variety of historical and cultural contexts regarding characteristics and purposes of works of art
Knows the function and meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places
Understands relationships among works of art in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture
Discusses and evaluates the intentions and meanings of his or her own artwork and the work of others
Knows various purposes for creating works of visual art
Knows how people’s experiences (e.g., cultural background, human needs) can influence the development of specific artwork
Understands that specific artworks can elicit different responses
Distinguishes among multiple purposes for creating works of art
Understands possible contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks
Understands how one’s own artworks, as well as artworks from various eras and cultures, may elicit a variety of responses
Identifies intentions of those creating artworks
Understands some of the implications of intention and purpose in particular works of art
Knows how specific works are created and relate to historical and cultural contexts
Understands how various interpretations can be used to understand and evaluate works of visual art
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