GRADE 3 STANDARDSVisual Literacy
Contextual Relevancy
- 3.V.1 Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
- 3.V.1.1 Use art vocabulary, including specific artistic terms.
- 3.V.1.2 Understand that artists use their art to express personal ideas.
- 3.V.1.3 Identify themes from masters’ works.
- 3.V.1.4 Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including lines, shapes, colors, textures, form, space, and value.
- 3.V.1.5 Understand characteristics of the Principles of Design, including repetition, movement, emphasis, contrast, balance, proportion, harmony, and unity.
- 3.V.2 Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
- 3.V.2.1 Create art through a process that includes generating ideas, planning solutions, and producing original art.
- 3.V.2.2 Use personal point of view and experiences as sources for creating art.
- 3.V.2.3 Create art from realistic sources of inspiration.
- 3.V.3 Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.
- 3.V.3.1 Understand how a single tool can be manipulated in multiple ways, safely and appropriately.
- 3.V.3.2 Use a variety of media with refined skills.
- 3.V.3.3 Create art using the processes of drawing, painting, weaving, printing, stitchery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and current technology.
Contextual Relevancy
- 3.CX.1 Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts.
- 3.CX.1.1 Exemplify how visual arts are used by various groups for artistic expression within the local community.
- 3.CX.1.2 Understand how art documents the history of the local community.
- 3.CX.1.3 Classify artists, styles, and movements.
- 3.CX.1.4 Compare purposes of art in different cultures, time periods, and societies.
- 3.CX.1.5 Use local, natural, or recycled resources to create art.
- 3.CX.2 Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts.
- 3.CX.2.1 Understand how artists fit or function within a society.
- 3.CX.2.2 Understand how to use information learned in other disciplines, such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and other arts in visual arts.
- 3.CX.2.3 Use appropriate collaborative skills to create a work of art
- 3.CX.2.4 Understand how visual arts has changed and remained the same, with changes in digital media.
- 3.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts.
- 3.CR.1.1 Analyze art in terms of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design.
- 3.CR.1.2 Evaluate the compositional and expressive qualities of personal works of art.