STANDARDS:

• 7th GRADE

Creating:

1.1 Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

2.1 Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.

2.3 Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

3.0 Reflect on and explain important information about personal artist statement or another format.

Responding:

7.1 Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.

8th GRADE

Creating:

1.1 Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or contemporary media.

2.1 Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.

2.3 Select, organize and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.

3.0 Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

Responding:

7.1 Explain how a person's aesthetic choices are influenced by culture, environment, and personal experiences . which impacts the message it conveys to others.