Mrs. Aquila

Art instruction will include more than coloring, cutting, gluing, painting and making crafts.  The standards emphasize that children develop the ability to look at art, analyze and discern meaning from what they see and to communicate ideas and feelings through art.  The focus of my lessons will be to enhance the visual thinking skills of the students.

Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators

1. Historical, Cultural and Social Context.

Benchmark A: Compare and contrast the distinctive characteristics of art forms from various cultural, historical and social contexts.

Benchmark B: Create a work of art which incorporates the style or characteristics of artwork from a culture other than their own.

Benchmark C: Demonstrate knowledge of historical influences on contemporary works of art and make predictions about influences on the future of visual art.

Benchmark D:Research culturally or historically significant works of art and discuss their roles in society, history, culture or politics.

2. Creative Expression and Communication

Benchmark A: Apply knowledge of materials, tools, media, techniques and processes to communicate subject matter, themes or ideas in a variety of visual forms.

Benchmark B: Create two- and three-dimensional original artwork that demonstrates personal visual expression and communication.

Benchmark C: Achieve artistic purpose and communicate intent by selection and use of appropriate media.

Benchmark D: Use current, available technology to refine an idea and create an original.

Benchmark E: Identify and explain reasons to support artistic decisions in the creation of art work.

3. Analyzing and Responding

Benchmark A. Apply the strategies of art criticism to describe, analyze and interpret selected works of art.

Benchmark B. Present and support an individual interpretation of a work of art.

 Benchmark C: Establish and use criteria for making judgments about works of art.

4. Valuing the arts/aesthetic Reflection

A. Benchmark A: Demonstrate aesthetic inquiry and reflect skills when participating in discussions about the nature and value of art.

B. Benchmark B: Analyze diverse points of view about artworks and explain the factors that shape various perspectives.

5. Connections, Relationships and Applications

Benchmark A: Demonstrate the role of visual art in solving an interdisciplinary problem.

Benchmark B: Apply and combine visual art, research and technology skills to communicate ideas in visual form.

Benchmark C: Use key concepts, issues and themes to connect visual art to various content areas.

Benchmark D: Use words and images to explain the role of visual art in community and cultural traditions and events.