6th Grade

6th grade visual Art Standards

Creating

Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

  • VA:Cr1.1.6a—Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.
  • VA:Cr1.2.6a—Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

  • VA:Cr2.1.6a—Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.6a—Explain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.6a—Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified needs of diverse users.
  • Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
  • VA:Cr3.1.6a—Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

Presenting

Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret work for presentation.

  • VA:Pr4.1.6a—Analyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital artwork.

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

  • VA:Pr5.1.6a—Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.

Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

  • VA:Pr6.1.6a—Assess, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community.

Responding

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze work.

  • VA:Re.7.1.6a—Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
  • VA:Re.7.2.6a—Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.

Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

  • VA:Re8.1.6a—Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

  • VA:Re9.1.6a—Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

Connecting

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

  • VA:Cn10.1.6a—Generate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in art-making.

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding

  • VA:Cn11.1.6a— Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses