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D E F I N I T I O N O F V I S UA L A R T S
Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture;
media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural,
environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art
such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.

Artistic Process | Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard | Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Enduring Understanding Essential Questions PreK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS Proficient HS Accomplished HS Advanced
VA:Cr1.1.IIIa
VA:Cr1.1.8a VA:Cr1.1.IIa

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What conditions, attitudes, and behaviors support creativity and VA:Cr1.1.1a VA:Cr1.1.2a Visualize and
VA:Cr1.1.Ka VA:Cr1.1.4a VA:Cr1.1.5a VA:Cr1.1.6a Document early Individually or

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Creativity and innovative VA:Cr1.1.PKa Engage Brainstorm VA:Cr1.1.7a VA:Cr1.1.Ia hypothesize to
innovative thinking? Engage in VA:Cr1.1.3a Brainstorm multiple Combine ideas Combine concepts stages of the creative collaboratively
Engage in self- collaboratively in collaboratively Apply methods to Use multiple generate plans for
thinking are essential life skills exploration and Elaborate on an approaches to a to generate an collaboratively to process visually formulate new
What factors prevent or encourage people to take creative risks? directed play with exploration and multiple approaches overcome creative approaches to begin ideas and directions
that can be developed. imaginative play with imaginative idea. creative art or design innovative idea for generate innovative and or verbally in creative problems
materials. imaginative play with to an art or design blocks. creative endeavors. for creating art and
How does collaboration expand the creative process? materials. problem. art-making. ideas for creating art. traditional or new based on students

Investigate | Plan | Make

materials. problem. design that can affect
media. existing artwork.
social change.
VA:Cr1.2.IIIa
Choose from a
range of materials
VA:Cr1.2.8a VA:Cr1.2.IIa and methods of
VA:Cr1.2.3a VA:Cr1.2.5a VA:Cr1.2.Ia
How does knowing the contexts, histories, and traditions of art VA:Cr1.2.2a VA:Cr1.2.4a Collaboratively Choose from a traditional and
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Artists and designers shape VA:Cr1.2.Ka Apply knowledge Identify and VA:Cr1.2.6a VA:Cr1.2.7a Shape an artistic
VA:Cr1.2.1a Make art or design Collaboratively set shape an artistic range of materials contemporary
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forms help us create works of art and design? VA:Cr1.2.PKa Engage of available demonstrate diverse Formulate an artistic Develop criteria to investigation of an
artistic investigations, following Use observation with various goals and create investigation of an and methods of artistic practices,
Engage in self- collaboratively in resources, tools, methods of artistic investigation of guide making a work aspect of present-
or breaking with traditions in Why do artists follow or break from established traditions? and investigation materials and tools artwork that is aspect of present- traditional and following or
directed creative creative art-making and technologies to investigation to personally relevant of art or design to day life using a
pursuit of creative artmaking in preparation for to explore personal meaningful and day life using a contemporary artistic breaking established
How do artists determine what resources and criteria are making. in response to an investigate personal choose an approach content for creating meet an identified contemporary
goals. making a work of art. interests, questions, has purpose to the contemporary practices to plan conventions, to
needed to formulate artistic investigations? artistic problem. ideas through the for beginning a work art. goal. practice of art or
and curiosity. makers. practice of art and works of art and plan the making of
art-making process. of art. design.
design. design. multiple works of art
and design based
on a theme, idea, or
concept.
Anchor Standard | Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr2.1.8a
VA:Cr2.1.7a VA:Cr2.1.IIa
VA:Cr2.1.6a Demonstrate VA:Cr2.1.IIIa
VA:Cr2.1.Ka VA:Cr2.1.2a VA:Cr2.1.5a Demonstrate Through
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How do artists work? VA:Cr2.1.3a Demonstrate willingness to Experiment, plan,

Through VA:Cr2.1.1a Experiment with VA:Cr2.1.4a Experiment and persistence in VA:Cr2.1.Ia experimentation,
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Artists and designers experiment Create personally openness in experiment, and make multiple
VA:Cr2.1.PKa experimentation, Explore uses of various materials Explore and develop skills in developing skills Engage in making a practice, and
with forms, structures, materials, How do artists and designers determine whether a particular satisfying artwork trying new ideas, innovate, and take works of art and
Use a variety of art- build skills in materials and tools to and tools to explore invent art-making multiple art-making with various work of art or design persistence,
concepts, media, and art- direction in their work is effective? using a variety of materials, methods, risks to pursue ideas, design that explore
making tools. various media and create works of art or personal interests techniques and techniques and materials, methods, without having a demonstrate
making approaches. artistic processes and and approaches in forms, and meanings a personally
How do artists and designers learn from trial and error? approaches to art- design. in a work of art or approaches. approaches through and approaches in preconceived plan. acquisition of skills
materials. making works of art that emerge in the meaningful theme,
making. design. practice. creating works of art and knowledge in a
and design. process of art- idea, or concept.
or design. chosen art form.
making or designing.
VA:Cr2.2.7a
VA:Cr2.2.8a VA:Cr2.2.IIIa
Demonstrate VA:Cr2.2.Ia
Demonstrate Demonstrate
awareness of ethical Explain how
How do artists and designers care for and maintain materials, VA:Cr2.2.3a VA:Cr2.2.4a VA:Cr2.2.6a awareness of understanding of
VA:Cr2.2.1a VA:Cr2.2.5a responsibility to traditional and VA:Cr2.2.IIa
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Artists and designers balance VA:Cr2.2.2a Demonstrate an When making works Explain practices, issues, the importance of
Investigate

tools, and equipment? VA:Cr2.2.Ka Demonstrate Demonstrate quality oneself and others non-traditional Demonstrate
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experimentation and safety, Demonstrate safe understanding of the of art, utilize and care environmental and ethics of balancing freedom
VA:Cr2.2.PKa Identify safe and safe and proper craftsmanship when posting materials may impact awareness of
Why is it important for safety and health to understand and procedures for using safe and proficient for materials, tools, implications of appropriation, fair and responsibility in
freedom and responsibility Share materials with non-toxic art procedures for using through care and sharing human health and ethical implications
follow correct procedures in handling materials, tools, and and cleaning art use of materials, and equipment in a conservation, care, use, copyright, open the use of images,
while developing and creating others. materials, tools, and materials, tools, and for and use of images and other the environment of making and
equipment? tools, equipment, tools, and equipment manner that prevents and clean up of art source, and creative materials, tools,
artworks. equipment. equipment while materials, tools, and materials through and demonstrate distributing creative
and studio spaces. for a variety of artistic danger to oneself materials, tools, and commons as they and equipment in
What responsibilities come with the freedom to create? making art. equipment. the Internet, social safe handling of work.
processes. and others. equipment. apply to creating the creation and
media, and other materials, tools, and
works of art and circulation of creative
communication equipment.
design. work.
formats.
VA:Cr2.3.Ia
VA:Cr2.3.7a VA:Cr2.3.IIIa
How do objects, places, and design shape lives and VA:Cr2.3.3a Collaboratively
VA:Cr2.3.1a Apply visual VA:Cr2.3.8a Demonstrate in
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communities? VA:Cr2.3.PKa Individually or VA:Cr2.3.5a VA:Cr3:1:6a develop a proposal

VA:Cr2.3.Ka Identify and classify VA:Cr2.3.4a organizational Select, organize, VA:Cr2.3.IIa works of art or
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People create and interact with Create and tell VA:Cr2.3.2a collaboratively Identify, describe, Design or redesign for an installation,
Create art that uses of everyday Document, describe, strategies to design and design images Redesign an object, design how visual
objects, places, and design that How do artists and designers determine goals for designing or about art that Repurpose objects construct and visually objects, places, or artwork, or space
represents natural objects through and represent and produce a work and words to system, place, or and material culture
define, shape, enhance, and redesigning objects, places, or systems? communicates a to make something representations, document places systems that meet design that
and constructed drawings, diagrams, regional constructed of art, design, or make visually clear design in response to defines, shapes,
empower their lives. story about a familiar new. diagrams, or maps of and/or objects of the identified needs transforms the
How do artists and designers create works of art or design that environments. sculptures, or other environments. media that clearly and compelling contemporary issues. enhances, inhibits,
place or object. places that are part personal significance. of diverse users. perception and
effectively communicate? visual means. communicates presentations. and/or empowers
of everyday life. experience of a
information or ideas. peoples lives.
particular place.
Anchor Standard | Refine and complete artistic work.
VA:Cr3.1.IIa
Reflect | Refine | Continue

Engage in
VA:Cr3.1.Ia VA:Cr3.1.IIIa
Apply relevant constructive critique Reflect on, re-
What role does persistence play in revising, refining, and VA:Cr3.1.5a VA:Cr3.1.7a VA:Cr3.1.8a with peers, then
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Artist and designers develop VA:Cr3.1.3a VA:Cr3.1.4a VA:Cr3.1.6a criteria from engage, revise, and
VA:Cr3.1.2a Create artist Reflect on and Apply relevant
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developing work? VA:Cr3.1.Ka VA:Cr3.1.1a Elaborate visual Revise artwork in Reflect on whether traditional and reflect on, re-engage, refine works of art or
excellence through practice and VA:Cr3.1.PKa Discuss and reflect statements using explain important criteria to examine,
Explain the process Use art vocabulary information by progress on the personal artwork contemporary revise, and refine design considering
constructive critique, reflecting How do artists grow and become accomplished in art forms? Share and talk about with peers about art vocabulary to information about reflect on, and plan
of making art while to describe choices adding details in an basis of insights conveys the intended cultural contexts to works of art and relevant traditional
on, revising, and refining work personal artwork. choices made in describe personal personal artwork in revisions for a work
How does collaboratively reflecting on a work help us creating. while creating art. artwork to enhance gained through peer meaning and revise examine, reflect on, design in response and contemporary
over time. creating artwork choices in art- an artist statement or of art or design in
experience it more fully and develop it more completely? emerging meaning. discussion. accordingly. and plan revisions to personal artistic criteria as well as
making. another format. progress.
for works of art and vision. The standard personal artistic
design in progress. vision.
used is from
Presenting.

Artistic Process | Presenting: Interpreting and sharing artistic work.

Anchor Standard | Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
Enduring Understanding Essential Questions PreK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS Proficient HS Accomplished HS Advanced
VA:Pr4.1.5a
VA:Pr4.1.4a VA:Pr4.1.6a VA:Pr4.1.IIIa
Artists and other presenters Define the roles and VA:Pr4.1.7a
How are artworks cared for and by whom? VA:Pr4.1.3a Analyze how Analyze similarities Critique, justify, and
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consider various techniques, VA:Pr4.1.Ka responsibilities of a Compare and VA:Pr4.1.8a VA:Pr4.1.Ia VA:Pr4.1.IIa
VA:Pr4.1.PKa VA:Pr4.1.1a VA:Pr4.1.2a Investigate and past, present, and differences present choices
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methods, venues, and criteria What criteria, methods, and processes are used to select work Select art objects for curator, explaining contrast how Develop and apply Analyze, select, Analyze, select, and
Identify reasons for Explain why some Categorize artwork discuss possibilities and emerging associated with in the process of
Select

personal portfolio the skills and technologies have criteria for evaluating and curate artifacts critique personal
when analyzing, selecting, and for preservation or presentation? saving and displaying objects, artifacts, and based on a theme and limitations of technologies have preserving and analyzing, selecting,
and display, knowledge needed changed the way a collection and/or artworks for artwork for a
curating objects, artifacts, and objects, artifacts, and artworks are valued or concept for an spaces, including impacted the presenting two- curating, and
Why do people value objects, artifacts, and artworks, and select explaining why they in preserving, artwork is preserved, of artwork for presentation and collection or portfolio
artworks for preservation and artwork. over others. exhibit. electronic, for preservation and dimensional, three- presenting artwork
them for presentation? were chosen. maintaining, and presented, and presentation. preservation. presentation.
presentation. exhibiting artwork. presentation of dimensional, and for a specific exhibit
presenting objects, experienced.
artwork. digital artwork. or event.
artifacts and artwork.
Anchor Standard | Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
VA:Pr5.1.4a
Analyze the various VA:Pr5.1.6a
VA:Pr5.1.8a
Artists, curators and others VA:Pr5.1.1a considerations VA:Pr5.1.5a Individually or
What methods and processes are considered when preparing Collaboratively VA:Pr5.1.IIa
Performance

consider a variety of factors and Ask and answer VA:Pr5.1.2a VA:Pr5.1.3a for presenting Develop a logical collaboratively, VA:Pr5.1.7a VA:Pr5.1.IIIa
prepare and present VA:Pr5.1.Ia Evaluate, select,
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artwork for presentation or preservation? VA:Pr5.1.PKa VA:Pr5.1.Ka questions such as Distinguish between Identify exhibit space and protecting argument for safe develop a visual plan Based on criteria, Investigate,
Analyze

methods including evolving selected theme- Analyze and evaluate and apply methods
Identify places where Explain the purpose where, when, why, different materials or and prepare works art in various and effective use for displaying works analyze and compare and
technologies when preparing How does refining artwork affect its meaning to the viewer? based artwork the reasons and or processes
art may be displayed of a portfolio or and how artwork artistic techniques of art including locations, indoor of materials and of art, analyzing evaluate methods contrast methods
and refining artwork for display for display and ways an exhibition is appropriate to
What criteria are considered when selecting work for or saved. collection. should be prepared for preparing artwork artists statements for or outdoor settings, techniques for exhibit space, the for preparing and for preserving and
and or when deciding if and how formulate exhibition presented. display artwork in a
presentation, a portfolio, or a collection? for presentation or for presentation. presentation. in temporary or preparing and needs of the viewer, presenting art. protecting art.
to preserve and protect it. narratives for the specific place.
preservation. permanent forms, presenting artwork. and the layout of the
viewer.
and in physical or exhibit.
digital formats
Anchor Standard | Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Objects, artifacts, and artworks
VA:Pr6.1.2a VA:Pr6.1.4a VA:Pr6.1.5a VA:Pr6.1.Ia
collected, preserved, or VA:Pr6.1.IIIa
What is an art museum? VA:Pr6.1.Ka Analyze how art VA:Pr6.1.3a Compare and Cite evidence about VA:Pr6.1.6a VA:Pr6.1.7a VA:Pr6.1.8a Analyze and describe VA:Pr6.1.IIa
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presented either by artists, VA:Pr6.1.1a Curate a collection

VA:Pr6.1.PKa Explain what an exhibited inside and Identify and explain contrast purposes how an exhibition in Assess, explain, and Compare and Analyze why and the impact that Make, explain, and
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museums, or other venues How does the presenting and sharing of objects, artifacts, and Identify the roles and of objects, artifacts,
Identify where art art museum is and outside of schools how and where of art museums, art a museum or other provide evidence contrast viewing how an exhibition an exhibition or justify connections
Share

responsibilities of or artwork to
communicate meaning and a artworks influence and shape ideas, beliefs, and experiences? is displayed both distinguish how (such as in museums, different cultures galleries, and other venue presents of how museums or and experiencing or collection collection has on between artists or
people who work in impact the viewers
record of social, cultural, and inside and outside of an art museum is galleries, virtual record and illustrate venues, as well as ideas and provides other venues reflect collections and may influence personal awareness artwork and social,
How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or and visit museums understanding of
political experiences resulting in school. different from other spaces, and other stories and history of the types of personal information about a history and values of exhibitions in ideas, beliefs, and of social, cultural, or cultural, and political
presented, cultivate appreciation and understanding? and other art venues. social, cultural and/or
the cultivating of appreciation buildings. venues) contributes life through art. experiences they specific concept or a community. different venues. experiences. political beliefs and history.
political experiences.
to communities. provide. topic. understandings.
and understanding.

Artistic Process | Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.
Anchor Standard | Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Enduring Understanding Essential Questions PreK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS Proficient HS Accomplished HS Advanced
VA:Re7.1.8a VA:Re7.1.IIa
Individual aesthetic and VA:Re7.1.7a
VA:Re7.1.2a VA:Re7.1.6a Explain how a Recognize and VA:Re7.1.IIIa
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empathetic awareness How do life experiences influence the way you relate to art? VA:Re7.1.1a VA:Re7.1.4a VA:Re7.1.5a Explain how the VA:Re7.1.Ia
Perceive and VA:Re7.1.3a Identify and interpret persons aesthetic describe personal Analyze how
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developed through VA:Re7.1.Ka Select and describe Compare responses Compare ones own method of display, Hypothesize ways in
VA:Re7.1.PKa describe aesthetic Speculate about works of art or design choices are aesthetic and responses to art
How does learning about art impact how we perceive the Identify uses of art works of art that to a work of art interpretation of a the location, and which art influences
engagement with art can lead to Recognize art in ones characteristics of processes an artist that reveal how influenced by culture empathetic develop over time
world? within ones personal illustrate daily life before and after work of art with the the experience of an perception and
understanding and appreciation environment. ones natural world uses to create a work people live around and environment responses to the based on knowledge
environment. experiences of ones working in similar interpretation of artwork influence understanding of
of self, others, the natural world, What can we learn from our responses to art? and constructed of art. the world and what and impact the visual natural world of and experience
self and others. media. others. how it is perceived human experiences.
environments. they value. image that one and constructed with art and life.
Perceive

and constructed environments. and valued.

conveys to others. environments.
VA:Re7.2.6a VA:Re7.2.IIIa
VA:Re7.2.8a VA:Re7.2.IIa
Analyze ways that Determine the
Performance

Compare and VA:Re7.2.Ia Evaluate the

VA:Re7.2.5a visual components VA:Re7.2.7a commonalities
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What is an image? VA:Re7.2.PKa VA:Re7.2.1a VA:Re7.2.2a VA:Re7.2.3a VA:Re7.2.4a contrast contexts Analyze how ones effectiveness of an
Visual Imagery influences VA:Re7.2.Ka Identify and analyze and cultural Analyze multiple within a group of
Distinguish between Compare images that Categorize images Determine messages Analyze components and media in which understanding of the image or images
understanding of and responses Where and how do we encounter images in our world? Describe what an cultural associations associations ways that images artists or visual
images and real represent the same based on expressive communicated by an in visual imagery that viewers encounter world is affected by to influence ideas,
to the world. image represents. suggested by visual suggested by influence specific images attributed
How do images influence our views of the world? objects. subject. properties. image. convey messages. images that influence experiencing visual feelings, and
imagery. images influence audiences. to a particular type
ideas, emotions, and imagery. behaviors of specific
ideas, emotions, and of art, timeframe, or
actions. audiences.
actions. culture.
Anchor Standard | Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.8a
VA:Re8.1.6a Interpret art by
VA:Re8.1.5a Interpret art by VA:Re8.1.7a analyzing how
VA:Re8.1.4a Interpret art distinguishing Interpret art by the interaction of
VA:Re8.1.2a VA:Re8.1.Ia VA:Re8.1.IIa
Interpret art by analyzing between relevant analyzing art-making subject matter, VA:Re8.1.IIIa
VA:Re8.1.1a Interpret art by VA:Re8.1.3a Interpret an artwork Identify types
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What is the value of engaging in the process of art criticism? VA:Re8.1.Ka by referring characteristics of and non-relevant approaches, the characteristics Analyze differing
VA:Re8.1.PKa Interpret art by identifying the Interpret art by or collection of of contextual
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People gain insights into Interpret art to contextual form and structure, contextual characteristics of of form and interpretations of an
Analyze

Interpret art by categorizing mood suggested analyzing use of works, supported information useful
meanings of artworks by How can the viewer read a work of art as text? by identifying information, and contextual information form and structure, structure, use of artwork or collection
identifying and subject matter and by a work of art and media to create by relevant and in the process
engaging in the process of art subject matter and analyzing relevant information, subject and analyzing relevant contextual media, art-making of works in order to
How does knowing and using visual art vocabularies help us describing subject identifying the describing relevant subject matter, sufficient evidence of constructing
criticism. describing relevant subject matter, matter, visual subject matter, information, subject approaches, and select and defend
understand and interpret works of art? matter. characteristics of subject matter and characteristics of found in the work interpretations of an
details. characteristics of elements, and use characteristics of matter, and use of relevant contextual a plausible critical
form. characteristics of form, and mood. and its various artwork or collection
form, and use of of media to identify form and structure, media to identify information analysis.
form. contexts. of works.
media. ideas and mood and use of media to ideas and mood contributes to
conveyed. identify ideas and conveyed. understanding
mood conveyed. messages or ideas
and mood conveyed.
Anchor Standard | Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
VA:Re9.1.7a
VA:Re9.1.5a Compare and explain
Recognize the difference VA:Re9.1.IIa VA:Re9.1.IIIa
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VA:Re9.1.Ia
VA:Re9.1.1a VA:Re9.1.2a VA:Re9.1.4a differences in VA:Re9.1.6a between an VA:Re9.1.8a Determine the Construct
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Interpret

How does one determine criteria to evaluate a work of art? VA:Re9.1.Ka VA:Re9.1.3a Establish relevant
VA:Re9.1.PKa Classify artwork Use learned art Apply one set of criteria used to Develop and apply evaluation of an Create a convincing relevance of criteria evaluations of a work
People evaluate art based on Explain reasons for Evaluate an artwork criteria in order to
How and why might criteria vary? Select a preferred based on different vocabulary to criteria to evaluate evaluate works of art relevant criteria to artwork based on and logical argument used by others to of art or collection
various criteria. selecting a preferred based on given evaluate a work of
artwork. reasons for express preferences more than one work depending on styles, evaluate a work of personal criteria and to support an evaluate a work of of works based on
How is a personal preference different from an evaluation? artwork. criteria. art or collection of
preferences. about artwork. of art. genres, and media as art. an evaluation of an evaluation of art. art or collection of differing sets of
works.
well as historical and artwork based on works. criteria.
cultural contexts. a set of established
criteria.

Artistic Process | Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.
Anchor Standard | Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
Enduring Understanding Essential Questions PreK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS Proficient HS Accomplished HS Advanced
VA:Cn10.1.7a
Individually or VA:Cn10.1.IIa VA:Cn10.1.IIIa
VA:Cn10.1.5a
How does engaging in creating art enrich peoples lives? VA:Cn10.1.6a collaboratively VA:Cn10.1.8a VA:Cn10.1.Ia Utilize inquiry Synthesize
Performance

Through artmaking, people Apply formal

Synthesize

VA:Cn10.1.PKa VA:Cn10.1.1a VA:Cn10.1.2a VA:Cn10.1.3a VA:Cn10.1.4a Generate a collection create visual Make art Document methods of knowledge of social,
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make meaning by investigating How does making art attune people to their surroundings? VA:Cn10.1.Ka and conceptual
Explore the world Identify times, places Create works of art Develop a work Create works of of ideas reflecting documentation of collaboratively the process of observation, cultural, historical,
Create art that tells vocabularies of art
and developing awareness of How do people contribute to awareness and understanding using descriptive and and reasons by which about events in of art based on art that reflect current interests and places and times to reflect on and developing ideas research, and and personal life
a story about a life and design to view
perceptions, knowledge, and expressive words and students make art home, school, or observations of community cultural concerns that could in which people reinforce positive from early stages experimentation to with art-making
of their lives and the lives of their communities through art- experience. surroundings in new
experiences. art-making. outside of school. community life. surroundings. traditions. be investigated in gather to make aspects of group to fully elaborated explore unfamiliar approaches to create
making? ways through art-
art-making. and experience art identity. ideas. subjects through art- meaningful works of
making.
or design in the making. art or design.
community.
Anchor Standard | Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
VA:Cn11.1.7a VA:Cn11.1.IIa
Analyze how Compare uses of
VA:Cn11.1.3a VA:Cn11.1.4a VA:Cn11.1.5a VA:Cn11.1.Ia VA:Cn11.1.IIIa
Performance

People develop ideas and How does art help us understand the lives of people of different VA:Cn11.1.1a VA:Cn11.1.2a VA:Cn11.1.6a response to art VA:Cn11.1.8a art in a variety of
Recognize that Through observation, Identify how art Describe how Appraise the impact
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understandings of society, Understand that Compare and Analyze how art is influenced by Distinguish different societal, cultural,
Relate

times, places, and cultures? VA:Cn11.1.PKa VA:Cn11.1.Ka responses to art infer information is used to inform knowledge of of an artist or a
people from different contrast cultural reflects changing understanding ways art is used to and historical
culture, and history through Recognize that Identify a purpose of change depending about time, place, or change beliefs, culture, traditions, group of artists on
How is art used to impact the views of a society? places and times uses of artwork from times, traditions, the time and place represent, establish, contexts and
their interactions with and people make art. an artwork. on knowledge of the and culture in which values, or behaviors and history may the beliefs, values,
have made art for a different times and resources, and in which it was reinforce, and reflect make connections
analysis of art. How does art preserve aspects of life? time and place in a work of art was of an individual or influence personal and behaviors of a
variety of reasons. places. cultural uses. created, the available group identity. to uses of art in
which it was made. created. society. responses to art. society.
resources, and contemporary and
cultural uses. local contexts.

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