| Visual Arts and Design Enduring Understanding 1 Creative Processes – Visual Art and Design is the process of creative problem solving using both traditional and innovative media, tools, techniques, and processes in order to make the imagined visible. |
| Elementary Assessment Targets Students formulate ideas for creating their own works of art and design using brainstorming strategies, sketching, and journaling; use a variety of media, techniques, and processes to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas; and apply basic art concepts (e.g., line, color, shape, texture, and pattern).
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| GSEs for Grades 3-4 |
| VAD 1 (3-4)-1 Students demonstrate knowledge and application of Visual Art and Design concepts by…
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| a. describing and applying basic VAD concepts: line, shape, form, texture, color, organization of visual compositions, emphasis/focal point, pattern, balance/ symmetry, and contrast
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| b. applying basic strategies and techniques to address artistic problems
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| c. using observation to develop a visual representation of basic objects |
| d. maintaining a portfolio of self-created art work and explaining art concepts learned |
| VAD 1 (3-4) – 2 Students demonstrate knowledge and skill of media, tools, techniques, and processes of Visual Art and Design by… |
| a. identifying and using media, tools, techniques, and processes with basic skill, while creating two- and three- dimensional works of art and design (e.g., media, tools and techniques in drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, digital media)
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| b. demonstrating knowledge of basic art vocabulary relating to painting techniques and processes, and media, techniques, and processes |
| Visual Arts and Design Enduring Understanding 2 Cultural Contexts – Visual Art and Design creatively expresses the values and ideas of human experience, community, and civilization.~ |
| Elementary Assessment Targets Students recognize ways that works of art express unique characteristics based on culture, time, and place. |
| GSEs for Grades 3-4 |
| VAD 2(3-4)-1 Students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the role of Visual Art and Design in personal, cultural, and historical contexts by… |
| a. comparing different purposes for making visual art and design (e.g., telling a story, communicating ideas and emotions, creating functional objects)
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| b. describing the connections between Visual Arts and Design and other disciplines (e.g., artists communicate historical events; artists explain how things work in images) |
| c. Describing the roles of the arts and artist in society to communicate stories, events and feelings and to design things to work well |
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| e. describing in broad terms how the visual arts and design are different and similar in different cultures or times |
| Visual Arts and Design Enduring Understanding 3 Communication – Visual Art and Design is a vehicle for expression and communication through the use and development of metaphor and symbol systems.
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| Elementary Assessment Targets Students create works of art using VAD concepts to communicate their observations, ideas, and emotions and discuss works of art using VAD vocabulary. |
| GSEs for Grades 3-4 |
| VAD 3 (3-4) –1 Students demonstrate the ability to communicate in the language of Visual Art and Design by… |
| a. identifying and applying media, techniques, processes, and visual arts and design concepts to convey feelings, ideas, or meanings |
| b. creating a unique solution for a basic visual art or design problem (e.g., designing or redesigning a toy from recycled materials) |
| c. describing how visual symbols in everyday life represent meaning (e.g. how different clothing styles - street clothes and uniforms - represent meaning; how media advertising persuades consumerism) |
| d. describing how their works of art or design are symbolic representations of events, ideas, feelings, or beliefs |
| VAD 3 (3-4) –2 Students demonstrate the ability to extract meaning from works of art by… |
| a. describing subject matter, feeling and broad ideas (e.g., American pioneers struggling across the plains to find new homes in the west) |
| Visual Arts and Design Enduring Understanding 4 Aesthetic - Applying knowledge of Visual Art and Design in order to reflect on and evaluate the work of self and others. |
| Elementary Assessment Targets Students make observations and ask probing questions to demonstrate an understanding about the process for gaining meaning from works of art and design. |
| GSEs for Grades 3-4 |
| VAD 4 (3-4) –1 Students reflect upon, analyze and evaluate the work of self and others by…
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| a. describing subject matter, colors, shapes, and story seen in a work of art or design using affirmative statements |
| b. making interpretations based on observations |
| c. recognizing creative elements in the work |
| d. asking questions about other’s artwork relating to subject matter, colors, and shapes to gain a deeper understanding of the artwork’s meaning (e.g., Why is the girl hiding her face?) |
| e. contributing in individual or group discussions about work in which the student gives and receives constructive criticism |
| f. comparing one’s own work with the work of others by describing similarities and differences of subject matter, colors, shapes, and ideas |