5th Grade

5th Grade Visual Art Essential Standards

Visual Literacy NCES.5.VA.V.1 - Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively. NCES.5.VA.V.1.1 - Use appropriate art vocabulary to describe art movements. NCES.5.VA.V.1.2 - Create art that reflects personal voice and choice. NCES.5.VA.V.1.3 - Classify works of art in terms of whether they are realistic, abstract, or non-objective. NCES.5.VA.V.1.4 - Understand the relationship between the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. NCES.5.VA.V.1.5 - Apply the Principles of Design in creating compositions. NCES.5.VA.V.2 - Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression. NCES.5.VA.V.2.1 - Evaluate solutions to artistic problems, including their effectiveness. NCES.5.VA.V.2.2 - Use ideas and imagery from the global environment as sources for creating art. NCES.5.VA.V.2.3 - Create realistic, imaginative, abstract, and non-objective art. NCES.5.VA.V.3 - Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately. NCES.5.VA.V.3.1 - Evaluate how to manipulate tools safely and appropriately to reach desired outcomes. NCES.5.VA.V.3.2 - Use appropriate media for the creation of original art. NCES.5.VA.V.3.3 - Create art using the processes of drawing, painting, weaving, printing, stitchery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and current technology.
Contextual Relevancy NCES.5.VA.CX.1 - Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts. NCES.5.VA.CX.1.1 - Understand how the visual arts have affected, and are reflected in, the culture, traditions, and history of the United States. NCES.5.VA.CX.1.2 - Recognize key contributions of North American artists in history. NCES.5.VA.CX.1.3 - Classify North American artists in terms of styles, genre, and/or movements. NCES.5.VA.CX.1.4 - Explain how traditions and values influence ideas, issues, and themes found in art. NCES.5.VA.CX.1.5 - Analyze the effect of the geographic location and physical environment on the media and subject matter of North American art and artists. NCES.5.VA.CX.2 - Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts. NCES.5.VA.CX.2.1 - Analyze the relationship between arts and daily life in product design, print, and digital media. NCES.5.VA.CX.2.2 - Exemplify how information and skills learned in art can be applied in other disciplines. NCES.5.VA.CX.2.3 - Understand the balance of individual roles and collaborative skills to create art. NCES.5.VA.CX.2.4 - Interpret visual images from media sources and the immediate environment.
Critical Response NCES.5.VA.CR.1 - Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts. NCES.5.VA.CR.1.1 - Judge art through the application of art concepts and vocabulary. NCES.5.VA.CR.1.2 - Critique personal art based on established criteria and expressive qualities.