AE17.VA.5.11

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.5.11
Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Visual imagery influences understanding of and responses to the world.
EQ: What is an image? Where and how do we encounter images in our world? How do images influence our views of the world?

Skills Examples

Compare and contrast artworks in terms of content, stylistic characteristics, and techniques.
Collaboratively observe, analyze, and interpret a body of artworks about places, focusing on content, style, and technique.
Identify and analyze the terracotta Army and its relationship to Chinese Culture.
Describe the relationship between works of art from different cultures being respectful and mindful of cultural sensitive themes.
Discuss differences in art of familiar and unfamiliar cultures.
Discuss the reasons and value of documenting and preserving works of art and objects for a culture.
Recognize what was learned and the challenges that remain when assessing a work of art.
Use criteria to assess works of art individually and collaboratively.
Use contextual cues to discuss notions of beauty and aesthetic value.
Compare and contrast different media and techniques.

Vocabulary

Cultural context
Formal & conceptual vocabulary
Genre
Linear perspective
Preserve
Principles of design

Movement
Emphasis

Relief
Vanishing point

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

COS Examples

Example: The Terra Cotta Army and its relationship to Chinese culture.

Aligned Learning Resources

Artful Thinking: What Makes You Say That?