Our district follows the National Core Arts Standards for Visual Arts. This unit covers many standards within the Presenting, Responding and Connecting processes but focuses on the following standards:
Visual Arts/Presenting Standard #VA: Pr.4.1
Anchor Standard: Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.
Enduring Understanding: Artists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation.
Essential Question: How are artworks cared for and by whom? What criteria, methods, and processes are used to select work for preservation or presentation? Why do people value objects, artifacts, and artworks, and select them for presentation?
Grade HS proficient
VA: Pr.4.1.HSI
Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.
Grade HS accomplished
VA: Pr.4.1.HSII
Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.
Grade HS advanced
VA: Pr.4.1.HSIII
Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
Visual Arts/Presenting Standard #VA: Pr6.1
Anchor Standard: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Enduring Understanding: Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
Essential Question: What is an art museum? How does the presenting & sharing of objects, artifacts, & artworks influence & shape ideas, beliefs, & experiences? How do objects, artifacts, & artworks collected, preserved, or presented, cultivate appreciation & understanding?
Grade HS proficient
VA: Pr6.1.HSI
Analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.
Grade HS accomplished
VA: Pr6.1.HSII
Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
Grade HS advanced
VA: Pr6.1.HSIII
Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, and/or political experiences.
Visual Arts/Responding Standard #VA: Re7.2
Anchor Standard: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Enduring Understanding: Visual imagery influences understanding of and responses to the world.
Essential Question: What is an image? Where and how do we encounter images in our world? How do images influence our views of the world?
Grade HS proficient
VA: Re7.2.HSI
Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.
Grade HS accomplished
VA: Re7.2.HSII
Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
Grade HS advanced
VA: Re7.2.HSIII
Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.
Visual Arts/Connecting Standard #VA: Cn11.1
Anchor Standard: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Enduring Understanding: People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
Essential Question: How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures? How is art used to impact the views of a society? How does art preserve aspects of life?
Grade HS proficient
VA:Cn11.1.HSI
Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.
Grade HS accomplished
VA: Cn11.1.HSII
Compare uses of art in a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts and make connections to uses of art in contemporary and local contexts.
Grade HS advanced
VA: Cn11.1.HSIII
Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.