AE17.VA.4.13

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.4.13
Apply one criterion from elements or principles of design to evaluate more than one work of art/design.

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

Compare Gyotaku Japanese fish printing and printing with a rubber stamp.
Make conclusions about the artist's feelings and perspective.
Analyze the meaning of Edvard Munch's The Scream.
Interpret Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware River and its relevance to the Revolutionary War.
Discuss and form an opinion about the social and personal value of a piece of art.
Apply one element or principle of design to discuss how students' outcomes are different even though they used the same criteria for a work of art/ design.
Formulate criteria for discussing and assessing works of art.
Use art vocabulary when discussing and judging artworks.
Engage in group critiques of one's work and the work of others for the purpose of personal reflection and on-going improvement.