Sees
in ways that engage the student in personal inquiry leading to a vision of what could be

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Gathers information from a variety of sources and stimuli; applies that information to create artworks.

Utilize information provided by teacher and apply that information to create artworks.

Utilize information gathered by teachers and students and apply that information to create artworks.

Utilize information from variety of sources both inside and out of classroom, including independent research to create artworks.

Uses insightful observations over time to reflect their abilities, interests, and talents.

Identify their abilities, interests and talents as sources to create artworks.

Discuss abilities, interests, and talents in the artwork of other artists and peers.

Demonstrate the use of insightful observations to reflect abilities, interests and talents in their artworks.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Expresses oneself freely with an awareness of multiple solutions without fear of failure.

Express oneself freely with an awareness of multiple solutions through multiple sketches without fear of failure.

Express oneself freely with an awareness of multiple solutions through multiple sketches and multiple styles without fear of failure.

Express oneself freely with an awareness of multiple solutions through multiple sketches, styles, and media without fear of failure.

Formulates problems, eliminates ineffective information, and forms creative solutions.

Choose the best solution in collaboration with teacher's input.

Choose the best solution in collaboration with teacher's input and make revisions.

Choose the best solution with more independence and make informed decisions to fit selected media.

Identifies a variety of singular characteristics from a variety of sources to analyze, apply, and create new ideas.

Identify concepts from a variety of sources.

Identify and analyze concepts from a variety of sources.

Identify and analyze concepts from a variety of sources and apply them creatively to their own artworks.

Describes how different materials, techniques, and processes can result in different visual expression.

Recognize different materials, techniques, and processes.

Recognize and name different materials, techniques, and processes.

Describe how artists use different materials, techniques, and processes to achieve different visual expressions.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Devises and applies a plan to create artwork.

Create preliminary sketches that utilize the elements of art.

Create preliminary sketches that utilize the elements of art and principles of design.

Create preliminary sketches that utilize the elements of art and principles of design.

Recognizes visual systems and demonstrates their importance in creating artworks.

Recognize and name the elements of art.

Recognize and name the elements of art and principles of design.

Recognize, name, and apply the elements of art and principles of design to artworks.

Employs organizational structures and analyzes what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of ideas.

Recognize effective principles of composition and ineffective applications through visual examples and vocabulary.

Recognize and name effective principles of composition and ineffective applications through visual examples and vocabulary.

Define and analyze effective principles of composition and ineffective applications through visual examples and vocabulary.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Select media, techniques, and processes; analyzes what makes them effective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflects upon the effectiveness of their choices.

Use a variety of media and analyze the effectiveness in communicating ideas.

Use a variety of media, techniques, and processes and analyze the effectiveness in communicating ideas.

Analyze and reflect upon the effectiveness of choice in media, techniques, processes, and communication of ideas.

Intentionally takes advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas.

Use a variety of media and identify qualities and characteristics of each.

Use a variety of media, techniques, and processes and identify qualities and characteristics of each.

Choose media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of experiences and ideas.

Selects and uses the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their ideas.

Recognize form and function of art in their environment.

Compare and contrast form and function of art in their environment.

Utilize form and function to communicate their ideas through visual art.

Generalizes about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflects upon these effects in their own work.

Identify form and function in handcrafted and mass-produced art.

Differentiate between handcrafted and mass-produced art.

Summarize reflections of the role of art in society and in their own lives.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

 6

 7

8

Creates a quality product applying craftsmanship as indicated by best personal effort.

Define and apply craftsmanship.

Convey growing awareness of craftsmanship and apply it to their artworks.

Convey growing awareness of craftsmanship and apply it to their artworks.

Demonstrates technical proficiency in a variety of media.

Demonstrate technical proficiency in a variety of media.

Demonstrate technical proficiency in a variety of media.

Demonstrate technical proficiency in a variety of media.

Follows directions, interprets, and executes those directions without creative compromise and evaluates results.

Follow directions, interpret, and execute those directions.

Follow directions, interpret, and execute those directions without creative compromise.

Follow directions, interpret, and execute those directions without creative compromise and evaluate results.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Compares multiple purposes for creating works of art.

Recognize multiple purposes for creating works of art including architecture, adornment and decoration, political and persuasive art, and folk art and crafts.

Recognize multiple purposes for creating works of art including architecture, adornment and decoration, political and persuasive art, and folk art and crafts.

Recognize multiple purposes for creating works of art including architecture, adornment and decoration, political and persuasive art, and folk art and crafts.

Analyzes contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks through cultural and aesthetic inquiry.

Recognize the cultural and historical meaning of art across time in specific artworks.

Demonstrate an understanding of cultural and aesthetic inquiry in specific artworks.

Analyze the cultural and historical meaning of art across time in specific artworks through cultural and aesthetic inquiry.

Describes and compares a variety of individual responses to their own artworks and to artworks from various eras and cultures.

Define the term critique and apply the process to specific artworks using appropriate vocabulary.

Critique their own artwork using appropriate vocabulary.

Critique their own artwork and the artwork of others using appropriate vocabulary.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Integrates visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks.

Recognize visual and spatial relationships and ideas in a variety of artworks.

Explain the use of visual and spatial relationships and ideas to communicate through a variety of artworks.

Utilize visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with context to communicate intended meaning in their artworks.

Uses subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meanings in artworks.

Recognize that subjects, themes, and symbols hold context and value.

Explain how subjects, themes, and symbols communicate meaning in specific artworks.

Recognize the use of aesthetics, knowledge of context, and values to communicate meaning in artworks.

Understanding
Understands the function and structure of the visual arts in relation to human history and cultures.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Knows and compares the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures.

Recognize the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures.

Identify and compare the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures.

Describe the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures.

Describes and places a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts.

Recognize the historical and cultural context of a variety of art objects.

Identify and compare a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts.

Place a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts.

Analyzes, describes, and demonstrates how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Recognize that factors of time and place influence the characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Identify and compare how factors of time and place influence the characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Demonstrate how factors of time and place influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.

Performance Standard Grade EIGHT

6

7

8

Compares the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context.

Compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context with a focus on subject matter.

Compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context with a focus on historical periods.

Compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context with a focus on cultural context.

Describes ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts.

Recognize and identify the connections of art with basic concepts taught in other disciplines focusing on social studies and science. e.g., Describe how the principle of balance is related to the subject matter of anatomy in science.

Recognize and identify the connections of art with basic concepts taught in other disciplines focusing on language arts. e.g., Describe how the principle of rhythm is related to the subject matter of poetry in language arts.

Recognize and identify the connections of art with basic concepts taught in other disciplines focusing on mathematics. e.g., Describe how the principle of repetition is related to the subject matter of tessellation in math.