Media Arts: Grade 8

Creating Media Artwork

Understanding Artistic Design

Media Literacy

Making Connections

History and Culture

Using Technology Responsibly

The student will develop and expand his or her knowledge of the processes, techniques, and applications used in the creation of media artwork.

The student will create media artwork that demonstrates an understanding and command of the principles of artistic design.

The student will access, analyze, interpret, and create media texts.

The student will make connections between the media arts and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

The student will understand the context and history of the development of the media arts from the late nineteenth century to present and will recognize the role of media artwork in world cultures.

The student will demonstrate a knowledge of digital citizenship and a sense of responsibility in the media arts.

Identify the specific skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary for creating media artwork.

Analyze and use a variety of media technologies, techniques, and processes.

Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the accepted procedures regarding the responsible care of media arts equipment and materials.

Utilize information literacy skills to make informed decisions about his or her use of digital tools and resources.

Demonstrate the use of self-led and peer-led instruction and assessment materials for evaluating media artwork.

Expand his or her media arts vocabulary.

Design and create media artwork that communicates his or her experiences.

Describe processes used in the creation of media artwork and identify the products that are the result of those processes.

Apply elements of artistic design specific to individual media.

Explain the ways that a variety of media texts address their intended purpose and audience.

Interpret increasingly complex media texts.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and treatment of ideas in media texts.

Explain why different audiences might have different responses to a variety of media texts.

Identify creative techniques used in a variety of media texts (for example, television, film, radio, Internet).

Identify whose point of view is presented in a media text and identify missing or alternative points of view.

Analyze examples of media artwork to gain an awareness of the components that connect the media arts to everyday life and activities in the world at large.

Analyze and describe the relationship between the media arts and other arts disciplines and other content areas.

Analyze and describe financial aspects of media arts productions, including budget responsibility and career opportunities.

Analyze ways that information from past and present culture has influenced the evolution of the media arts.

Compare and contrast media artwork that portrays the people and cultures of the world and those of South Carolina.

Analyze and describe characteristics of the media arts that exist across time and among diverse cultural and ethnic groups.

Analyze and describe human, cultural, and societal issues related to the media arts and the use of technology.

Practice legal and ethical behavior in the media arts and the use of technology.