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Using the State Curriculum: Visual Arts, Grade K

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Historical, Cultural, and Social Context:

Visual Arts:

Historical, Cultural, and Social Context

Standard 2.0 Historical, Cultural, and Social Context

Students will demonstrate an understanding of visual arts as an essential aspect of history and human experience.

Indicator

  • 1. Determine ways in which works of art express ideas about self, other people, places, and events
Objectives
  1. Observe works of art and describe ideas expressed by different artists
  2. Use selected works of art as inspiration to express ideas visually and verbally

Indicator

  • 2. Discuss reasons why people (including self) create and use art by studying artworks and other sources of information
Objectives
  1. Discuss and describe artworks with common themes or similar ideas expressed
  2. Identify reasons for creating personal artworks

Indicator

  • 3. Differentiate among works by artists representative of different cultures
Objective
  1. Discuss and describe the common themes or subject matter of selected artworks from different cultures

Indicator

Objectives
  1. Identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines
  2. Identify processes used to make art

August 25, 2008