Art+Level+4-5+Essential+Learnings

= Essential Learnings and Indicators of Success =

== EL 1 Students will recognize and apply the visual arts as a tool for communication. ==
 * 1) Create real and fantasy images
 * 2) Create artwork inspired by the spoken or written word
 * 3) Generate multiple ideas for works of art
 * 4) Incorporate unanticipated results into works of art
 * 5) Create artwork by interpreting a life experience

== **EL 2** Students will know and apply elements and principles of art and design with sensory and expressive features of the visual arts ==
 * 1) Combine line and value in a composition
 * 2) Incorporate overlapping, size relationships and exaggeration in a design
 * 3) Use one point perspective
 * 4) Invent a symmetrical and/or radial design
 * 5) Recognize asymmetry
 * 6) Recognize emphasis as a focal point
 * 7) Utilize pattern, texture, and repetition
 * 8) Apply color and value knowledge to create tints and shades
 * 9) Identity an analogous color scheme

== **EL 3** Students will know and apply the visual art material, tools, techniques and processes ==
 * 1) Use wire as an armature to create a gestural sculpture
 * 2) Utulize the additive technique to create a sculpture
 * 3) Choose appropriate brush for project at hand
 * 4) Synthesize technology with traditional visual art processes
 * 5) Using incised line, create a print
 * 6) Using weaving technique, create a textile
 * 7) Follow safety procedures
 * 8) Wear protective clothing

== **EL 4 Students will relate the visual arts to various historical and cultural traditions** == == **EL 5** Students will analyze and evaluate the characteristics, merits, and meaning of works of art == >
 * 1) Compare and contrast different artworks from different time periods
 * 2) Discuss artists and styles from various cultures
 * 3) Recognize the role of visual art in other cultures
 * 4) Identify various art forms (architecture, sculpture, painting) from historical periods
 * 1) Compare and contrast the elements and principles of selelcted artwork using appropriate vocabulary
 * 2) Identify expressive qualities in a work of art
 * 3) Describe the mood or feeling in a work of art
 * 4) Defend an opinion about a selected work of art