Essential Standards
There are three Essential Standards (V.1), (V.2), and (V.3) in the Visual Literacy Strand for Visual Arts:
• V.1: The first Essential Standard requires students to use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively. In grades 3-5, students will use specific terminology to discuss their works of art, as well as works of art throughout history and different art movements. They use such terms as cubism, photo-realism, foreground, and proportion. Students begin to express their own ideas in art using experiences that
only they have had, reflecting their own personal perspectives of the world in which they live. For example, they illustrate a geographical region and determine how it would be represented, whether it is during a specific season or a specific time of day. They understand different voices in art, and they also understand differences in works of the masters and determine the differences between realistic and non-objective art. Students’ knowledge of the elements and principles expands, and they can accurately depict different types of lines and
correlate groups of colors with the moods of works of art. They demonstrate the ability to compose a picture effectively incorporating the Principles of Design.
• V.2: The second Essential Standard requires students to use creative and critical thinking skills. Students in grades 3-5 understand that art problems have multiple solutions, and they understand that some solutions are better than others in their effectiveness. As their inspiration for ideas, they use their personal point of view and experiences. They also look towards the larger environment for ideas, including ideas from around the world or from books or on television. Students create abstract art that expresses ideas.
• V.3: The third Essential Standard requires students to use a variety of tools, media, and processes (e.g. drawing, painting, weaving, printing, stitchery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and current technology) safely and appropriately when creating art. Students manipulate tools more easily now, and they explore several techniques when using tools and media. For example, students use a pencil to
create a wider range of values by varying the pressure on the pencil, or they create different looks with a brush by using the techniques of drybrush, pointillism, and wet on wet. Students understand how the correct use of tools and media will produce desired results, and that specific techniques are used in select situations.
There are three Essential Standards (V.1), (V.2), and (V.3) in the Visual Literacy Strand for Visual Arts:
• V.1: The first Essential Standard requires students to use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively. In grades 3-5, students will use specific terminology to discuss their works of art, as well as works of art throughout history and different art movements. They use such terms as cubism, photo-realism, foreground, and proportion. Students begin to express their own ideas in art using experiences that
only they have had, reflecting their own personal perspectives of the world in which they live. For example, they illustrate a geographical region and determine how it would be represented, whether it is during a specific season or a specific time of day. They understand different voices in art, and they also understand differences in works of the masters and determine the differences between realistic and non-objective art. Students’ knowledge of the elements and principles expands, and they can accurately depict different types of lines and
correlate groups of colors with the moods of works of art. They demonstrate the ability to compose a picture effectively incorporating the Principles of Design.
• V.2: The second Essential Standard requires students to use creative and critical thinking skills. Students in grades 3-5 understand that art problems have multiple solutions, and they understand that some solutions are better than others in their effectiveness. As their inspiration for ideas, they use their personal point of view and experiences. They also look towards the larger environment for ideas, including ideas from around the world or from books or on television. Students create abstract art that expresses ideas.
• V.3: The third Essential Standard requires students to use a variety of tools, media, and processes (e.g. drawing, painting, weaving, printing, stitchery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and current technology) safely and appropriately when creating art. Students manipulate tools more easily now, and they explore several techniques when using tools and media. For example, students use a pencil to
create a wider range of values by varying the pressure on the pencil, or they create different looks with a brush by using the techniques of drybrush, pointillism, and wet on wet. Students understand how the correct use of tools and media will produce desired results, and that specific techniques are used in select situations.
