Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Through artmaking, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
EQ: How does engaging in creating art enrich people's lives? How does making art attune people to their surroundings? How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and the lives of their communities through artmaking?
EQ: How does engaging in creating art enrich people's lives? How does making art attune people to their surroundings? How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and the lives of their communities through artmaking?
Skills Examples
- Look at murals and environmental sculptures.
- Identify and discuss what an artist does. Find and Identify works of art in their school and community.
- Discuss the meaning of visual symbols, images and icons observed in an artwork.
- Explain how personal interests and experiences are reflected in their artwork.
- Look at masks from various cultures.
- Discuss how technology such as the Internet and virtual museums increase our ability to experience different cultures.
- Discuss their response to a work of art with others. Consider other opinions to a work of art.
- Examine one or more cultural and historical artworks and respond to the visual, expressive features in the work.
Vocabulary
- Complementary colors
- Contrast
- Curator
- Elements of Art
- Texture
- Landscapes
- Portrait
- Positive/ negative space and shape
- Principles of design
- Repetition
- Variety
- Secondary colors
- Still life
- Technique
- Venue
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences.
