North Carolina Arts Education Standards

Sixth Grade Visual Arts

CONNECT

CN - Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.

6.CN.1 Relate visual arts ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.

6.CN.1.1 Analyze the effect of geographic location and physical environment on the development of visual arts.

6.CN.1.2 Explain how skills and concepts developed in the visual arts can be applied to daily life.

6.CN.2 Explore advancements in the field of visual arts.

6.CN.2.1 Identify the art skills, characteristics, and behaviors needed for success in art careers.

6.CN.2.2 Compare how innovative tools and ideas have been used in a variety of visual artworks.

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CREATE

CR - Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.

6.CR.1 Create original visual arts ideas and 2-D and 3-D artworks, including drawing, painting, printmaking, fibers, sculpture, ceramics, and digital media, using tools safely and appropriately, independently or collaboratively.

6.CR.1.1 Use materials in both traditional and non-traditional ways to create art.

6.CR.1.2 Create original imagery as a means of self-expression to communicate ideas and feelings.

6.CR.2 Adapt original visual arts ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.

6.CR.2.1 Combine ideas from multiple artists to create a new work of art.

6.CR.2.2 Describe how fair use, copyright, public domain, open source, and creative commons affect the ability of artists to create original or derivative art.

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PRESENT

PR - Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.

6.PR.1 Present visual artworks.

6.PR.1.1 Improve the use of elements of art and principles of design using feedback based on given criteria.

6.PR.1.2 Create an artist statement describing elements of art and principles of design used in personal art.

6.PR.2 Develop visual arts presentations.

6.PR.2.1 Identify personal artwork that meets multiple criteria.

6.PR.2.2 Differentiate etiquette for appropriately engaging with works of art in a variety of settings.

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RESPOND

RE - Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.

6.RE.1 Analyze visual artworks from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-specific vocabulary.

6.RE.1.1 Analyze style, subject matter, and movements in art from various historical periods.

6.RE.1.2 Speculate on why the artist chose specific qualities for a work of visual art.

6.RE.2 Evaluate visual artworks using content-specific vocabulary.

6.RE.2.1 Justify appealing qualities of works in visual artworks.

6.RE.2.2 Develop relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.