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Dos Palos High School

 

Performance Benchmarks Addressed

Instructional and Materials

Benchmark Assessment

 

Processing, analyzing, and responding to sensory information through the language and skills unique to the visual arts.

Students write about their perceptions and responses to works of art, objects in nature, events, and observations.

Options for Enrichment

Additional technology application, visual product or contest.

1  - 1.1 Identify and use the principles of design to discuss, analyze, and write about visual aspects in the environment and in works of art, including their own.

2  - 1.2 Describe the principles of design as used in works of art, focusing on dominance and subordination.

3  - 1.3 Research and analyze the work of an artist and write about the artist ’s distinctive style and its contribution to the meaning of the work. Include two of the following analysis:

a) 1.4 Analyze and describe how the composition of a work of art is affected by the use of a particular principle of design.

b) 1.5 Analyze the material used by a given artist and describe how its use influences the meaning of the work.

c) 1.6 Compare and contrast similar styles of works of art done in electronic media with those done with materials traditionally used in the visual arts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Benchmarks Addressed

Instructional and Materials

Benchmark Assessment

 

Creating, performing, and participating in the visual arts

Students apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and intent in original works of art.

Options for Enrichment

Additional technology application, visual product or contest.

1 - 2.1 (2.4 Review and refine) observational drawing skills while solving a visual arts problem that involves the effective use of the elements of art and the principles of design. Include one of the following:

a) 2.5 Create an expressive composition, focusing on dominance and subordination.

b) 2.6 Create a two-or three-dimensional work of art that addresses a social issue.

2 - 2.2 Prepare a portfolio of original two-and three-dimensional works of art that reflects refined craftsmanship and technical skills.

3 - 2.3 Develop and refine skill in the manipulation of digital imagery (either still or video).

 

 

 

 

Performance Benchmarks Addressed

Instructional and Materials

Benchmark Assessment

 

Understanding the historical contributions and cultural dimensions of the visual arts

Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists role and development of the Visual Arts.

Options for Enrichment:

Additional technology application, visual product or contest.

Student completes one of the following in written, oral or a visual technology presentation

1 - 3.1 Identify similarities and differences in the purposes of art created in selected cultures.

2 - 3.2 Identify and describe the role and influence of new technologies on contemporary works of art.

3 - 3.3 Identify and describe trends in the visual arts and discuss how the issues of time, place, and cultural influence are reflected in selected works of art.

4 - 3.4 Discuss the purposes of art in selected contemporary cultures.

 

 

Performance Benchmarks Addressed

Instructional and Materials

Benchmark Assessment

 

Responding to, analyzing, and making judgments about works in the visual arts

Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own,

According to the elements of art, the principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.

Options for Enrichment

Additional technology application, visual product or contest

 

1- 4.1 Articulate how personal beliefs, cultural traditions, and current social, economic, and

Political contexts influence the interpretation of the meaning or message in a work of art.

2 -4.2 Compare the ways in which the meaning of a specific work of art has been affected over

Time because of changes in interpretation and context.

3 -4.3 Formulate and support a position regarding the aesthetic value of a specific work of art

And change or defend that position after considering the views of others.

4 -4.4 Articulate the process and rationale for refining and reworking one of their own works of

Art.

5 -4.5 Employ the conventions of art criticism in writing and speaking about works of art.

 

 

Performance Benchmarks Addressed

Instructional and Materials

Benchmark Assessment

 

Connecting and applying what is learned in the visual arts to other art forms and subject areas and to careers

Students apply what they learned in the visual arts across subject areas. They develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management of time and resources that contribute to lifelong learning and career skills. They also learn about careers in and related to the visual arts.

Options for Enrichment:

Additional technology application, visual product or contest.

1 -5.1 Design an advertising campaign for an event such as Red Ribbon week, or a theatre or dance production held at a school, creating images that represent characters and major events in the production.

2 -5.2 Create a work of art that communicates a cross-cultural or universal theme taken from literature or history.

3 -5.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the various skills of an artist, art critic, art historian, art collector, art gallery owner, and philosopher of art (aesthetician).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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