Visual Arts: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Media, Techniques and Processes - Students will understand and apply media, techniques, and processes.

Structures and Functions - Students will use knowledge of both structures and functions.

Evaluation - Students will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.

Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Reflecting and Assessing - Students will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will make connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Demonstrate the use of knowledge and technical skills in at least one specific medium.

Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and responsible use of art media and tools.

Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes.

Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of art and the principles of design.

Critique organizational components (structures) and expressive qualities (functions) of a work of art.

Demonstrate an understanding of symbols and their origins.

Evaluate subject matter that reflects personal experiences and environments.

Analyze selected ideas in a work of art.

Demonstrate an understanding of how historical and contemporary works of art reflect and influence societies and cultures.

Describe the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places.

Reflect on the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Evaluate artworks in order to understand various interpretations.

Assess artworks and their meanings by using a variety of criteria and techniques.

Examine the correlation of materials, technologies, processes, and terminology used in visual art with those used in other disciplines.

Integrate ideas, issues, and themes in the visual arts and other disciplines.