4-30-2012 Asthetic Responses to Art

Teching the CCCS

Visual and Performing Arts

Grades 5-8

Asthetic Responses

1.4 Aesthetic Responses & Critique Methodologies: All students will demonstrate and apply an understanding of arts philosophies, judgment, and analysis to works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
A.  ASTHETIC RESPONSES: By the end of grade 8, all students demonstrate COMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills for their required area of specialization in DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, or VISUAL ART.			RESOURCES
Contextual clues to artistic intent are embedded in artworks. Analysis ofarchetypal or consummate works of art requires knowledge and understanding of culturally specific art within historical contexts.	1.4.8.A.1	Generate observational and emotional responses to diverse culturally and historically specific works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art	The Getty Museum The British Museum Art Babble Arts Edge The Art Project by Google Unscramble Game Unravel Game How to Read a Painting Interpreting Art (Essay) Interpreting Abstract Art Art Criticism Interpreting Art Lesson Symbolism in Art Sistine Chapel Symbolism (blog) Color Symbolism and Culture Middle School Art Lessons A World History of Art Metaphore in Art Strategies Learning About Art Meaning of Colors Color Theory Interpreting Culture (journal) Gardner's Art Through the Ages Art Appreciation Flashcards 3 Levels of Analysis Lesson Song Meanings
Art may be used for utilitarian and non-utilitarian purposes.	1.4.8.A.2	Identify works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art that are used for utilitarian and non-utilitarian purposes.
Performance technique in dance, music, theatre, and visual art varies according to historical era and genre.	1.4.8.A.3	Distinguish among artistic styles, trends, and movements in dance, music, theatre, and visual art within diverse cultures and historical eras.
Abstract ideas may be expressed in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art using a genre’s stylistic traits.	1.4.8.A.4	Compare and contrast changes in the accepted meanings of known artworks over time, given shifts in societal norms, beliefs, or values.
Symbolism and metaphor are characteristics of art and art-making.	1.4.8.A.5	Interpret symbolism and metaphors embedded in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
Awareness of basic elements of style and design in dance, music, theatre, and visual art inform the creation of criteria for judging originality.	1.4.8.A.6	Differentiate between “traditional” works of art and those that do not use conventional elements of style to express new ideas.
Artwork may be both utilitarian and non-utilitarian. Relative merits of works of art can be assessed through analysis of form, function, craftsmanship, and originality.	1.4.8.A.7	Analyze the form, function, craftsmanship, and originality of representative works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art.