North Carolina Arts Education Standards

Seventh Grade Visual Arts

CONNECT

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

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

7.CN.1.1 Analyze how individuals and groups of artists have influenced various cultures.

7.CN.1.2 Identify how the application of skills and information from other content areas can aid in solving different types of artistic problems.

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

7.CN.2.1 Identify art skills, characteristics, and behaviors that contribute to success in post-secondary education and career readiness.

7.CN.2.2 Identify how various tools and innovations can be used to create, edit, and present visual images for media or the immediate environment.

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CREATE

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

7.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.

7.CR.1.1 Use methods and approaches in media, techniques, and processes in both traditional and non-traditional ways.

7.CR.1.2 Create original art emphasizing selected Elements of Art and Principles of Design to express ideas, feelings, or personal experiences.

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

7.CR.2.1 Adapt imagery of another artist's work by changing the tools or media.

7.CR.2.2 Identify the legal and ethical issues for creating derivative art.

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PRESENT

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

7.PR.1 Present visual artworks.

7.PR.1.1 Revise artwork by applying instructor or peer feedback.

7.PR.1.2 Create an artist statement considering multiple perspectives.

7.PR.2 Develop visual arts presentations.

7.PR.2.1 Organize personal artwork that illustrates a variety of skills.

7.PR.2.2 Compare how different methods of display influence the experience of the viewer.

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RESPOND

RE - Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.

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

7.RE.1.1 Identify the defining characteristics of contemporary art that distinguish it from other art movements or periods.

7.RE.1.2 Describe how visual literacy skills and personal experiences influence interpretations of visual artworks.

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

7.RE.2.1 Compare personal preferences for multiple works of art.

7.RE.2.2 Critique artwork based on given criteria.