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   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] VISA (7) 2 :
2) Develop and implement criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

Example: Students make a group checklist for completion to include technical steps, use of materials, subject matter and compositional strategies.

[ARTS] VISA (7) 4 :
4) Demonstrate ethical responsibility to oneself and others when posting and sharing images and other materials through the internet, social media, and other communication formats.

[ARTS] VISA (8) 3 :
3) Engage, experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meaning that emerge in the process of creating art.

[ARTS] VISA (8) 4 :
4) Define and/or illustrate awareness of practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, Open Source, and Creative Commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.

Example: Take their own reference photos and use them to create a work of art.

[ARTS] VISAN (9-12) 3 :
3) Explore works of art and/or design that demonstrate basic technical skills and craftsmanship with various art media used to create images from observation, memory, and imagination.

[ARTS] VISAN (9-12) 4 :
4) Understand how traditional and non-traditional materials may impact humans and the environment, while demonstrating safe handling of materials, tools, and equipment.

a. Identify safety and environmental regulations.

Examples: Rules from Environmental Protection Agency, state and local environmental agencies.

[ARTS] VISAI (9-12) 2 :
2) Implement multiple solutions with the use of available digital tools and/or innovative technology in an artistic investigation of traditional and/or contemporary practices.

Examples: Printmaking, digital photography, animation, or digital graphics.

[ARTS] VISAI (9-12) 3 :
3) Make works of art and/or design that demonstrate technical skill and craftsmanship with various art media when creating images from observation, memory, and imagination.

a. Determine the appropriateness of techniques used to create a work of art.

b. Demonstrate technical proficiency in the production and presentation of a work of art.

[ARTS] VISAA (9-12) 2 :
2) Make informed choices using a range of materials, methods, and techniques of traditional and/or contemporary artistic processes to plan works of art and design.

a. Employ a diverse range of traditional media, digital media, and multimedia; techniques; styles; tools; concepts; and processes in producing meaningful and expressive compositions.

b. Organize subject matter and formal qualities in a work of art into meaningful and expressive compositions.

[ARTS] VISAA (9-12) 3 :
3) Explore and create works of art and/or design that demonstrate increased technical skill and craftsmanship with various art media to explore a theme, idea, or concept.

Subject: Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: Expressionism: What’s the deal with these strange colors?
Description:

The students will gain a good understanding of the history of Expressionism painting and its use of color and paint application to establish an “emotional feel”. They will use this knowledge to create their own expressionistic oil painting.




ALEX Learning Activities  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [SC2015] LSC7 (7) 3 :
3 ) Construct an explanation of the function (e.g., mitochondria releasing energy during cellular respiration) of specific cell structures (i.e., nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and vacuoles) for maintaining a stable environment.

[ARTS] VISA (7) 2 :
2) Develop and implement criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

Example: Students make a group checklist for completion to include technical steps, use of materials, subject matter and compositional strategies.

Subject: Science (7), Arts Education (7)
Title: Animal Cell Models
Description:

Students will review the parts of an animal cell using the "Anatomy of an Animal Cell" webpage, and will then use their knowledge of animal cells to create a three-dimensional model of an animal cell.

This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.




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