AE17.VA.5.15

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

AE17.VA.5.15
Identify how works of art/design are used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
EQ: How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures? How is art used to impact the views of a society? How does art preserve aspects of life?

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 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

COS Examples

Examples: Discuss how political cartoons can influence a person’s view.

Aligned Learning Resources

Picturing America Lesson

Fantastical Beasts