VISUAL ARTS
VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS GRADES 3-5
Overview
In grades 3-5 children continue to be family centered, but an increasing emphasis will be placed on peer relationships. Students of this age still generally want to please the teacher, but they are not as demonstrative. This more independent behavior should not be construed as an indication that they care less about the teacher's opinion. The art classroom promotes self-discipline as students take responsibility for sharing space, and room and supply clean up. Respect for each other's opinions, work, and personal space must be encouraged.
Assessment
It is appropriate for the assessment process to be broadened to include self and peer participation in evaluating projects according to the established objectives. A noncompetitive atmosphere continues to promote student self-esteem.
Instruction
Students at this age display increased manual dexterity, however, their skills may not keep pace with their desire for increasingly realistic work. This may lead to self-consciousness and insecurity in their artistic ability. The teacher's role at this stage is to provide a positive working environment, facilitate growth of technical skills, and sharpen observational skills. Children use a broader range of subject matter and media. Ideas gained from independent reading are incorporated into their art. They grow more sophisticated in depicting movement, spatial relationships and emotions in their work.
Connections
Interdisciplinary connections are an inherent part of art. The transfer of the multi-stepped problem-solving process from one discipline to another is readily reinforced in these grades. The students realize that a sequence of choices or events leads to unique solutions in a variety of disciplines. The scientific method, math problem solving, the writing process, and completing an art assignment all follow the same pattern. Cognitively, students develop a sense of history, including an ability to distinguish between art created by different cultures. Students enjoy knowing and sharing information about various artists and the times in which they lived. A much greater verbal fluency, the incorporation of selected art vocabulary, and a focus on expressing oneself in a positive manner should typify class discussion about artwork. A variety of written genres may be used to reinforce and complement artistic expression.
VISUAL ARTS - Grade 3
The study of visual arts is cumulative and sequential to include learning introduced and emphasized at previous grade levels.
The emphasis at this grade level is on:
- Research and personal interests
- Demonstrating ease in using a variety of media
- Use of space and balance in art
- Fables and myths, measurement, calligraphy, plants
- Differentiating between landscape, portrait and still life
Strands: Perceiving, Producing, Knowing, Communicating, Evaluating, Connecting
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
Objectives
1.01 Expand the use of appropriate vocabulary.
1.02 Apply knowledge and concepts gained across the curriculum as a source of ideas for art.
1.03 Select color both for emotional appeal and realism.
1.04 Respond to positive attention and suggestions from others.
1.05 Discuss why one solution is better than another through comparison.
1.06 Refine images of self, pets, family, friends, and environment.
1.07 Elaborate on an idea or theme.
1.08 Develop the ability to work in small groups to reach a group goal which will be greater than any one individual might achieve alone.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes. (National Standard 1)
Objectives
2.01 Expands control and manipulation of the media and tools which may include the following:
Photography - sun prints
Drawing - chalk, fine and broad markers, colored pencils, creates a variety of lines with tip, point and side, computer and software.
Cut paper - papers, found objects, fibers, glue, sharp-edged scissors, curling, scoring and stapling, cutting a variety of single and multiple shapes.
3-D - paper mache, small hand tools.
Printmaking - cardboard
Painting - liquid acrylics, large and small brushes, computer and software.
Ceramic - coil construction, compound pinch and slab, addition, smoothing, self-created stamps.
Fibers - Knotting, small hand looms for fibers.
2.02 Explore unique properties and potential of materials.
2.03 Demonstrate increased fine motor skills.
2.04 Develop familiarity with specific media and processes.
2.05 Interprets actual textures in a variety of media.
2.06 Create portraits, still lifes and landscapes from real life observation or memory.
2.07 Depict self and others in a variety of real and imaginary situations with increasing detail.
COMPETENCY 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. (National Standard 2 )
Objectives
3.01 Explore differences among actual, imaginary and applied texture in discussion and production.
3.02 Create a variety of visual textures using computers and basic drawing, printmaking, sculpture and painting tools.
3.03 Identify geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond, oval, octagon, and pentagon.
3.04 Use a variety of geometric and organic shapes in creating own work.
3.05 Compare objects in space through relative size and position including such things as: overlapping, foreground, middle ground, background, and amount of detail.
3.06 Develop ability to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of art elements.
3.07 Recognize composition is using the elements of art to create an artwork.
3.08 Achieve balance in compositions through use of like or different objects.
3.09 Develop repetition to create pattern in one's own artwork.
3.10 Respect the work of others when critiquing art.
3.11 Consider numerous solutions during the problem-solving process.
3.12 Recognize symmetrical and asymmetrical balance.
3.13 Mix tints and shades.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks. (National Standard 3)
Objectives
4.01 Write fables and myths with details based on one's own artwork.
4.02 Use knowledge and imagination to interpret environments.
4.03 Interject personal point of view regarding one's own surroundings.
4.04 Interpret freely work by other artists, cultures or time periods to create original art.
4.05 Know, discuss, and/or write about how an artist's background and experiences are important in shaping that artist's work.
4.06 Know, discuss, and/or write about how an artist's environment and time makes one's own work different from that of other artists in other times or places.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. (National Standard 4)
Objectives
5.01 Identify the main purposes for art in a society.
5.02 Differentiate between decorative and functional purpose in one's own artwork.
5.03 Identify specific works of art as belonging to a particular culture, time and place.
5.04 Identify media/techniques and processes used for an individual artwork.
5.05 Understand there have been many different cultures in the world and each culture has produced art.
5.06 Name selected artist.
5.07 Name selected works by an artist.
5.08 Recognize that cultures have different ideas about art.
COMPETENCY GOAL 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. (National Standard 5)
Objectives
6.01 Understand that the purpose for a work of art affects how it is made.
6.02 Recognize diversity in art as a natural and positive expression of individuality.
6.03 Express own ideas and feelings visually and with fluency.
6.04 Express what can be learned from a mistake or accident of one's own or others.
6.05 Apply knowledge gained from a failure situation to help achieve a more successful effort.
6.06 Critique art work using proper art vocabulary.
6.07 Express one's own thoughts and feelings about a specific artwork.
6.08 Critique artwork in relation to design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, and balance.
COMPETENCY GOAL 7: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines. (National Standard 6)
Objectives
7.01 Begin to acknowledge similarities among all the arts including vocabulary, concepts, and use of composition.
7.02 Discuss how the artwork people produce reflects the times in which they live.
COMPETENCY GOAL 8: The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.
Objectives
8.01 Recognize that people can derive satisfaction from involvement with art.
8.02 Understand ways people can make a living from creating works of art.
8.03 Understand that people can make a living in art related fields.
VISUAL ARTS - Grade 4
The study of visual arts is cumulative and sequential to include learning introduced and emphasized at previous grade levels. The emphasis at this grade level is on:
- The ability to organize and sequence
- Incorporating multi-step processes
- Value
- North Carolina history, animals, symmetry, narrative writing
- Exploring the art of North Carolina
- Recognizing the styles of individual artists
- Comparing and contrasting art movements
Strands: Perceiving, Producing, Knowing, Communicating, Evaluating, Connecting
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
Objectives
1.01 Expand the sense of environment to include global awareness as a source of ideas for imagery.
1.02 Create work which approaches a higher level of realism.
1.03 Depict sequence of events in artwork.
1.04 Use complex symbols to fully explore ideas.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes. (National Standard 1)
Objectives
2.01 Know about and correctly use stitchery needles and small hand tools.
2.02 Use additional art media, techniques and processes which may include:
Fibers - stitchery, a variety of fiber weaving techniques, felting and quilting
Cut paper - complex symmetrical folding and cutting;
Sculpture - experiments with varied tools including small hand tools.
2.03 Increase skills with familiar materials.
2.04 Demonstrate one's own thought and feelings visually, using sequential, visual narrative.
COMPETENCY 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. (National Standard 2 )
Objectives
3.01 Mix tints, shades and tones.
3.02 Differentiate horizontal, vertical, parallel, and diagonal lines.
3.03 Compare relative positions of objects in space through color intensity and value.
3.04 Exercise flexibility when approaching a problem-solving situation.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks. (National Standard 3)
Objectives
4.01 Create extended visual narratives based on one's own life and experiences.
4.02 Discuss and/or write extended narratives based on one's own art.
4.03 Enumerate characteristics of artist's work that distinguish it from others.
4.04 Compare work of various artists' styles and cultures.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. (National Standard 4)
Objectives
5.01 Recognize that art can serve more than one purpose and/or function in a given culture.
5.02 Make responses that are both knowledge-based and personal (objective and subjective).
5.03 Compare works of art from different times and cultures.
5.04 Compare works of art from one culture to that from another culture of the same time period.
5.05 Recognize an increased selection of works of art and artists.
5.06 Discuss themes which are most important to a particular culture.
5.07 Recognize that individuals are products of their own culture.
5.08 Explores the art and architecture of selected North Carolina artists.
COMPETENCY GOAL 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. (National Standard 5)
Objectives
6.01 Describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks.
6.02 Understand experience varies from individual to individual and from culture to culture.
6.03 Critique artwork through the use of design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, balance, and value.
COMPETENCY GOAL 7: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines. (National Standard 6)
Objectives
7.01 Recognize that in a particular place or time, shared beliefs or knowledge will affect the ideas, issues or themes in all disciplines.
7.02 Identify how technology affects how things look and how they are done.
COMPETENCY GOAL 8: The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.
Objectives
8.01 Discuss how some ways of making art are different than in the past but some are the same.
8.02 Discuss how there are art related jobs today that did not exist in the past such as photographer, videographer and computer artist.
VISUAL ARTS - Grade 5
The study of visual arts is cumulative and sequential to include learning introduced and emphasized previous grade levels. The emphasis at this grade level is on:
- Integrating and synthesizing subject matter, current events
- Evaluating results and recognizing which media will be successful in given situations
- Unity
- Cultures of the Americas, plants, interdependence
- Exploring the art of the Americas
Strands: Perceiving, Producing, Knowing, Communicating, Evaluating, Connecting
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
Objectives
1.01 Use the imagination as a source for symbolic expression.
1.02 Practice a variety of methods of observation from different points of view to explore spatial relationships.
1.03 Use current events as a catalyst for the discussion and production of art.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes. (National Standard 1)
Objectives
2.01 Use additional art media, techniques and processes, which may include:
Drawing - charcoal
Printmaking - easy cut, mixed media, collographs
3-D - wire
Photography - pin-hole cameras
COMPETENCY 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. (National Standard 2 )
Objectives
3.01 Recognize and apply the elements of art in an aesthetic composition.
3.02 Recognize and apply the design principles used in composition.
3.03 Develop repetition to create unity in one's own work.
3.04 Use variations to create interest in a composition.
3.05 Critique his or her own work and that of others in terms of design principles.
3.06 Recognize the validity of one's feelings and impressions when solving visual problems.
3.07 Recognize the value of intuitive perceptions in the problem-solving process when creating art.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks. (National Standard 3)
Objectives
4.01 Compare and contrast the work of various artists' styles and cultures.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. (National Standard 4)
Objectives
5.01 Begin to recognize that art is the visual record of the history of mankind.
5.02 Identify selected characteristics that make art of a particular culture unique.
5.03 Apply a knowledge of belief systems of selected cultures as reflected in the artwork of those cultures.
5.04 Compare art of one culture to that of another culture or time.
5.05 Recognize selected individual style characteristics of an artist.
5.06 Compare and contrast selected major artists and artwork.
5.07 Demonstrate a sense of history (what came before and after) regarding cultures and works of art.
5.08 Recognize there are many universal themes in art throughout history.
COMPETENCY GOAL 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. (National Standard 5)
Objectives
6.01 Respond to questions relating to purpose and appropriateness of works including: Why do you think this artist painted this way? How do the materials the artist used help get across the idea of the artwork?
6.02 Critique artwork in relation to design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, balance, value, unity.
COMPETENCY GOAL 7: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines. (National Standard 6)
Objectives
7.01 Identify similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.
7.02 Appreciate and speculate about how technology will precipitate additional artistic developments in the future.
7.03 Compare current technology to that of the past.
COMPETENCY GOAL 8: The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.Objectives
8.01 Examine the choice of art as a profession.
8.02 Recognize that art provides an opportunity for life long learning.
8.03 Begin to recognize that the creation of art requires creative and critical thinking skills that are used throughout life.
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