AE17.VA.1.13

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.1.13
Classify/group artwork based on subject matter.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: People evaluate art based on various criteria.
EQ: How does one determine criteria to evaluate a work of art? How and why might criteria vary? How is a personal preference different from an evaluation?

Skills Examples

Identify the basic elements of art in a work of art through group discussion.
Discuss how people create works of art to communicate ideas and serve different purposes.
Investigate how a select work of art was created.
Identify elements of art and principles of design in their own artwork and in those of others using art vocabulary.
Connect the stories in works of art to the cultures they represent.
Compare Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa with Johannes Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring to identify different uses of the elements of art and principles of design.
Compare images that represent the same subject matter.
Connect visual stories with literary stories.
Share their art-making processes with peers
Classify/ group art work by portraits, landscapes and still life.

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 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

COS Examples

Examples: Group portraits, landscapes, and still life.

Aligned Learning Resources

Classifying Artwork