Art & Civilization- 6th-8th Grade

GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.

Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life. Analyze how the arts function from a Catholic perspective. -Contributions of the Arts

Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life from a Catholic perspective.

List technology used in the arts (e.g., cameras, synthesizers, computers, printing press).

Categorize types of artists with their art and art related products or performances (e.g., designers create packages, composers write advertising jingles, architects design buildings).

Describe and plan a Catholic celebration using the arts.

Explain the way the various arts are used to persuade and promote ideas in advertising.

Explain the ways technology is used to communicate in each of the arts.

Analyze how various arts are used to persuade and promote ideas (e.g., political conventions, campaigns, advertising).

Analyze how the arts are used to promote Catholic values or themes. 

Investigate occupations that are related to the arts industry (e.g., record producers, museum lecturers, gallery owners, box office administrators, wardrobe designers).

Appreciate art format as well as artists’ roles and contribution to society.

Compare and contrast Catholic media (e.g., radio, TV, movies, print materials) with secular media.

Investigate how the arts reflect different cultures, times and places.

Compare how different art forms express aspects of the same culture, time or place.

Compare and contrast the contribution of individual artists on movement, trends or periods.

Determine the reasons why certain artists or works of art reflect culture (e.g., totems, ritual).

Connect artists or their works with the trends and/or influences they create(d).

Analyze how a particular art work (e.g., social dance, political cartoons, protest songs, films) influenced society in a given time period.

Analyze how the works of a particular artist (e.g., playwright, composer, computer artist, choreographer) shape or reflect a given time period or event.

Describe the religious and cultural influences of at least two artists (dance, drama, music, or visual art) on their times.

Name significant religious artists and tell how their work affects society and everyday life. 

Recognize that Jesus became man for all mankind and explain how Jesus interacted with diverse people.