AE17.VA.5.14

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

AE17.VA.5.14
Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art-making.

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?

Skills Examples

Analyze the role of cultural objects in our everyday environment.
Select and access contemporary digital media arts tools to investigate ideas in art-making.
Interpret an artwork that communicates something about a place that has meaning for them.
Discuss how political cartoons can influence a person's view.
Compare how artists work in different cultures and at different times in history.

Vocabulary

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

Movement
Emphasis

Relief
Vanishing point

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences.