SKILLS FROM
ARTS FRAMEWORKS:
1: METHODS AND MATERIALS:
Variety of media and
effects, vocabulary, proper and safe use
Working from observation, memory,
imagination
2D, collage, 3D, assemblage, printmaking,
weaving, clay
Gr.
5-8
2D-transparent, opaque, wet, dry,
stippled, blended, wash
3D-mobile, stabile, carved, molded,
constructed, sculpture
Space, volume, scale, vanishing point,
perspective, shading
Technology
2: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
OF DESIGN:
Colors-primary, secondary,
intermediate, complementary, gradation, value, mood, emotion
2D & 3D: Line, shape, texture, relief,
form
Patterns, symmetry, balance, rhythm,
repetition
Space and composition: Foreground,
middleground, background
Gr.
5-8
Chroma, hue, tint, shade, monochromatic,
analogous
Contour drawing, surface texture,
tessellation
Scale, proportion
3: OBSERVATION, ABSTRACTION,
INVENTION:
2D & 3D: Direct observation, abstraction, to tell a story, idea,
fantasy
Gr.
5-8
Representational, symbols, imagery
4: PROCESSES OF ARTISTRY,
DRAFTING, REVISING:
Discuss own art work- successes, processes
Keep a portfolio, reflect
Develop criteria, exhibit, respond orally
and written
Gr.
5-8
Layout, organize,
assess, reflect, set goals
Describe style
5: CRITICAL RESPONSE:
Identify basic elements of an art work, visual inventory, categorize, respond to,
compare art, classify, explain emotional aspect
Gr.
5-8
Demonstrate ability to recognize and describe characteristics and imagery
used in their art and that
of others
6: PURPOSE OF THE ARTS:
Understand function, purpose, describe
applications of art in daily life
Gr.
5-8
Interpret meaning of art works and how influenced by religious, economic,
political, cultural and
aesthetic preference of society
7: ROLES OF ARTISTS IN
COMMUNITIES:
Learn how artists create work, read, see
films, interviews
Gr.
5-8
Roles in different cultures and times
Careers, cultural organizations
8: CONCEPTS OF STYLE,
INFLUENCE, STYLISTIC CHANGE:
Characteristics of native art, immigrants
Arts of world civilizations
Gr.
5-8
Styles and genres: dance,
music, theater, art, architecture in
9: MATERIALS, INVENTIONS,
TECHNOLOGIES
Affects of materials and technologies
Gr.
5-8
Examples of changes due to materials,
technology
Innovations by artists, computer
technology
10: INTERDISCIPLINARY
CONNECTIONS: