AE17.VA.3.12

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 3 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.3.12
Interpret art by analyzing use of media to create subject matter, visual qualities, and mood/feeling.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
EQ: What is the value of engaging in the process of art criticism? How can the viewer "read" a work of art as text? How does knowing and using visual arts vocabularies help us understand and interpret works of art?

Skills Examples

Identify the basic elements of art in a work of art through discussion and writing.
Observe and compare similar themes in artwork from historical and contemporary eras.
Theorize how individuals can have different opinions about works of art.
Demonstrate and apply critiques of personal work and the work of others in a positive way.
Select an art object and explain reasons why it is a work of art.
Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the quality of personal artwork.
Discuss the difference between Meret Oppenheim's Object and an everyday cup.
Discuss how art can be related to other subject areas.