7th Grade

7th grade visual Art Standards

Creating

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

  • VA:Cr1.1.7a—Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.
  • VA:Cr1.2.7a—Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

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

  • VA:Cr2.1.7a—Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.7a—Demonstrate awareness of ethical responsibility to oneself and others when posting and sharing images and other materials through the Internet, social media, and other communication formats.
  • VA:Cr2.3.7a—Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

  • VA:Cr3.1.7a—Reflect on and explain important information about personal artwork in an artist statement or another format.

Presenting

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

  • VA:Pr4.1.7a—Compare and contrast how technologies have changed the way artwork is preserved, presented, and experienced.

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

  • VA:Pr5.1.7a—Based on criteria, analyze and evaluate methods for preparing and presenting art.
  • Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
  • VA:Pr6.1.7a—Compare and contrast viewing and experiencing collections and exhibitions in different venues.

Responding

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze work.

  • VA:Re.7.1.7a—Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
  • VA:Re.7.2.7a—Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.

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

  • VA:Re8.1.7a—Interpret art by analyzing art-making approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

  • VA:Re9.1.7a—Compare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.

Connecting

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

  • VA:Cn10.1.7a—Individually or collaboratively create visual documentation of places and times in which people gather to make and experience art or design in the community.

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

  • VA:Cn11.1.7a—Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.