Standards 9-12
Strand:
1. Artistic Foundations
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form,
texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast
and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation
of, or response to visual artworks.
2. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis,
contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.
3. Analyze how the characteristics of Western and non-Western styles, movements,
and genres in art contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to artworks.
4. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in art.
Standard:
2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating
technology when applicable.
Benchmarks:
1. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in
original artworks to support artistic purposes.
Standard:
3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts
that influence the arts areas.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural
or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
2. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
Strand:
2. Artistic Process: Create or Make
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations
Benchmarks:
1. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.
2. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
3. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.
Strand:
3. Artistic Process:Perform and Present
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
Benchmarks:
1. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of artworks for different audiences and occasions.
2. Revise presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
3. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.
Strand:
4. Artistic Process: Respond or Critique
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Respond to or critique a variety of creations and performances using the artistic foundations.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.
2. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.
Strand:
1. Artistic Foundations
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form,
texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast
and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation
of, or response to visual artworks.
2. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis,
contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.
3. Analyze how the characteristics of Western and non-Western styles, movements,
and genres in art contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to artworks.
4. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in art.
Standard:
2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating
technology when applicable.
Benchmarks:
1. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in
original artworks to support artistic purposes.
Standard:
3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts
that influence the arts areas.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural
or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
2. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
Strand:
2. Artistic Process: Create or Make
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations
Benchmarks:
1. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.
2. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
3. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.
Strand:
3. Artistic Process:Perform and Present
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
Benchmarks:
1. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of artworks for different audiences and occasions.
2. Revise presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
3. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.
Strand:
4. Artistic Process: Respond or Critique
Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: Visual Art
Standard:
1. Respond to or critique a variety of creations and performances using the artistic foundations.
Benchmarks:
1. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.
2. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.