Students Create,
Perform, exhibit, or
participate in the arts.
• Students create and revise original art to express ideas, experiences and stories at a high level.
• Students select and
recognize qualities and
characteristics of art media,
techniques, technologies
and processes to
communicate their
experiences and ideas
through art at a high level
• Students analyze the use of
the elements and principles
of design in their artwork at
a high level
• Students collaborate with
others in creative artistic
processes at a high level
• Students use art materials
and tools in a safe and
responsible manner at all
times
• Students prepare and
exhibits at a high level their
artwork
• Students create and revise
original art to express
ideas, experiences and
stories
• Students select and
recognize qualities and
characteristics of art
media, techniques,
technologies and
processes to communicate
their experiences and
ideas through art
• Students analyze the use
of the elements and
principles of design in their
artwork
• Students collaborate
withothers in creative
artistic processes
• Students use art materials
and tools in a safe and
responsible manner
• Students prepare and
exhibit their artwork
• Students create and
revises at a limited level
original art to express
ideas, experiences and
stories
• Students select and
recognizes qualities and
characteristics of art
media, techniques,
technologies and
processes to
communicate their
experiences and ideas
through art at a limited
level
• Students analyze at a
limited level the use of
the elements and
principles of design in
their artwork
• Students collaborate at a
limited level with others in
creative artistic processes
• Students use art
materials and tools at a
limited level in a safe and
responsible manner
• Students prepares and
exhibits at a limited level
their artwork
• Exhibits very limited or
no participation in
creating, performing,
exhibiting or participating
in the arts
Aesthetic Perception:
Students respond to, analyze, and
make informed judgments about
the arts.
• Students observe and
describe in detail the
physical properties of
works of art at a high level
• Students interpret art,
identifying subjects,
themes and symbols that
communicate their
knowledge of context,
values and meaning at a
high level
• Students describe and
analyze works of art using
the language of artistic
elements and principles at
high level
• Students form and defend
their preferences for artists
and specific works at a
high level
• Students observe and
describe in detail the
physical properties of
works of art
• Students interpret art,
identifying subjects,
themes and symbols
that communicate their
knowledge of context,
values and meaning
• Students describe and
analyze works of art
using the language of
artistic elements and
principles
• Students form and
defend their preferences
for artists and specific
works
• Students observe
and describe in
detail the physical
properties of works
of art at a limited
level
• Students interpret
art, identifying
subjects, themes
and symbols that
communicate their
knowledge of
context, values and
meaning at a
limited level
• Students describe
and analyze works
of art using the
language of artistic
elements and
principles at a
limited level
• Students form and
defend their
preferences for
artists and specific
works at a limited
level
The student did not attempt
to analyze, and make
informed judgments about
the arts
Students demonstrate an
understanding of the arts in
relation to history, cultures, and
contemporary society.
• Students know, identify
and compare the
characteristics of works of
art from various
environments, eras and
cultures at a high level
• Students describe and
place a variety of art
objects in historical,
environmental and cultural
contexts at a high level
• Students analyze,
describe, and relate how
factors of culture, time and
environment influence
visual characteristics that
give meaning and value to
a work of art at a high level
• Students know, identify
and compare the
characteristics of works
of art from various
environments, eras and
cultures
• Students describe and
place a variety of art
objects in historical,
environmental and
cultural contexts
• Students analyze,
describe, and relate how
factors of culture, time
and environment
influence visual
characteristics that give
meaning and value to a
work of art
• Students know, identify
and compare the
characteristics of works
of art from various
environments, eras and
cultures at a limited level
• Students describe and
place a variety of art
objects in historical,
environmental and
cultural contexts at
limited level
• Students analyze,
describe, and relate how
factors of culture, time
and environment
influence visual
characteristics that give
meaning and value to a
work of art at a limited
level
• The student does
not see the
connections
between the arts
and history and
culture.
Students relate the arts to
other disciplines, careers
and everyday life.
• Students describe ways in
detail, which the principles
and subject matter of other
disciplines taught in the
school are interrelated with
the visual arts
• Students explore in detail
visual arts careers and
recreational opportunities
and investigate the artistic
skills needed for those
opportunities
• Students recognize in detail
the role of visual artists in
their culture and investigate
how these artists create their
work
• Students demonstrate in
detail appropriate behavior
in a variety of art settings
• Students describe ways
in which the principles
and subject matter of
other disciplines taught in
the school are
interrelated with the
visual arts
• Students explore visual
arts careers and
recreational opportunities
and investigate the
artistic skills needed for
those opportunities
• Students recognize the
role of visual artists in
their culture and
investigate how these
artists create their work
• Students demonstrate
appropriate behavior in a
variety of art settings
• Students describe at a
limited level ways in
which the principles
and subject matter of
other disciplines
taught in the school
are interrelated with
the visual arts
• Students explore at a
limited level visual arts
careers and
recreational
opportunities and
investigate the artistic
skills needed for those
opportunities
• Students recognize at
a limited level the role
of visual artists in their
culture and investigate
how these artists
create their work
• Students demonstrate
at a limited level
appropriate behavior
in a variety of art
settings
Makes little to no
connection between arts,
other disciplines, careers
and everyday life