Creating Art:

• Uses concepts of balance, movement, dark and light, and pattern to obtain visual unity.
• Practice conservation, care and safety in the use of tools and materials.
• Uses elements of design to communicate visually.
• Works in large scale with both two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials.
• Chooses appropriate media to solve various visual problems.
• Refines craftsmanship by gaining greater control of media.
• Develops a personal style through studio projects.
• Begins to compile a collection of personal art work.
• Develops methods for presentation and display of personal art..

Perceiving and Responding to Art:

• Encounters actual works of art in a gallery or during a visiting artist session.
• Applies critical techniques to both the natural and man-made environment
• (e.g., describes, analyzes, interprets, and judges visual qualities).
• Identifies emotional expression in drawings and paintings.
• Distinguishes the difference between judgment and opinion.
• Identifies the 'best" of personal art works and justifies the choices.
• Verbalizes how personal art work illustrates preferences different from those of another artist, student, or culture.
• Identifies similar themes across culture and time.
• Discusses the concept of patronage.
• Understands the art world has its own political and economic structure.
• Recognizes the critic's role in the art world.
• Cites practical applications of three-dimensional design and form in architecture and in the environment.

Historical & Cultural Inquiry:

• Compares and contrasts works of art from different periods in history.
• Compares and contrasts the effects of various kinds of line quality
• (e.g., sharp/curved, rough/smooth, short/long) in noted works of art.
• Describes the effects of lighting (e.g., soft/sharp) on great works of
• the masters (examples may include but are not limited to: Rembrandt, deChirico).
• Describes how various American art forms and art works represent and reflect the cultural, aesthetic, technological, and social development of the United States.
• Analyzes American art forms, including that of local artists, with particular attention to style, design, and media.
• Examines art works that represent the ethnic diversity of the United States (e.g., Hispanic, African American, Native American, Asian American, people of Appalachia).

Personal Growth:

• Identifies art in everyday life.
• Is venturesome and flexible in expressing ideas visually.
• Develops confidence through success.
• Accepts and gives constructive criticism.
• Examines and explores art program opportunities in high schools.
• Recognizes and discusses careers in art.