4-22-2012 Art Across the Curriculum

Teching the CCCS

Visual and Performing Arts

Grades 5-8

Creative Process: Visual Art

1.1 The Creative Process: All students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles that govern the creation of works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art. 

D.  By the end of grade 8, those students choosing VISUAL ART as their required area of specialization demonstrate COMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills.			RESOURCES
Art is a universal language. Visual communication through art crosses cultural and language barriers throughout time.	1.1.8.D.1	Describe the intellectual and emotional significance conveyed by the application of the elements of art and principles of design in different historical eras and cultures.	Philadelphia Museum of Art MoMA PS1 A World History of Art Artsonia Civil War Personalities Understanding Formal Analysis Elements of Art Elements of Design Art Through the Ages Art Through Time Virtual Museum of Japanese Art China Online Museum Museum of the Netherlands British Museum Artcyclopedia Louvre Web Museum: Paris Vatican Museum Virtual Museum List Asian Art
The study of masterworks of art from diverse cultures and differenthistorical eras assists in understanding specific cultures.	1.1.8.D.2	Compare and contrast various masterworks of art from diverse cultures, and identify elements of the works that relate to specific cultural heritages.