Visual Arts: Grade 5

Creating Works of Visual Art

Using Structures and Functions

Exploring Content

History and Culture

Interpreting Works of Visual Art

Making Connections

The student will demonstrate competence in the use of ideas, materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of visual art.

The student will use composition and the elements and principles of design to communicate ideas.

The student will examine the content of works of visual art and use elements from them in creating his or her own works.

The student will understand the visual arts in relation to history and world cultures and the technologies, tools, and materials used by artists.

The student will analyze and assess the characteristics and qualities of his or her own works of visual art and those of others.

The students will make connections between the visual arts and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

Identify the materials, techniques, and processes used in a variety of artworks.

Describe ways that different materials, techniques, and processes evoke different responses in one who is creating or viewing artworks.

Use a variety of materials, techniques, and processes to create artworks.

Select and use the most effective materials, techniques, and processes to communicate his or her ideas, experiences, and stories through works of visual art.

Use all art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

Select a work of art, analyze its composition, and discuss which elements of art and principles of design are used in the work.

Discuss the ways that the various elements and principles of design are used to communicate ideas.

Select elements and principles of design to create artworks with a personal meaning.

Discuss the ways that specific elements and principles of design are used to communicate meaning in his or her own works of visual art.

Identify and describe the content in a work of visual art.

Select and use subject matter, symbols, ideas, and the elements and principles of design to communicate meaning through his or her art-making.

Discuss the ways that choices of subject matter, symbols, and ideas combine to communicate meaning in his or her works of visual art.

Write a statement that lists the ways that specific elements of art convey the intended meaning in his or her works of visual art.

Identify specific artworks and styles as belonging to particular artists, cultures, periods, and places.

Write an analysis of the ways in which his or her artwork was influenced by another artist and conduct research on that artist to support his or her analysis.

Discuss and write about the ways that history, culture, technology, and the visual arts can influence each other.

Identify and discuss purposes for the creation of works of visual art.

Describe, discuss, and evaluate, both orally and in writing, the different qualities and characteristics of his or her own artworks and those of others, including works by South Carolina artists.

Identify connections between the visual arts and content areas across the curriculum.

Discuss the relationship between visual art and language as a means of storytelling.

Practice the usage of aesthetic terminology when discussing other areas of learning.

Discuss and write about the ways that skills from another area of the curriculum might be used in the visual arts.