The Arts
Use it online!.	Middle Level: Grades 6-8 Middle-Level Standard: Artistic Creativity and Performance Use arts terminology descriptive of the visual elements of artworks (e.g., color, shape, line, light, texture, space). Use arts terminology descriptive of technical processes involved in creating various art forms (e.g., prints, ceramics, bronzes, oil paintings, photographs). Describe the visual choices that artists made in creating the unit's eight images by responding to questions that can be answered by looking at the images. Create artistic works in various media that relate to the unit's specific visual images as well as to the unit's theme. (See Amazing Animals Activities, Art.) Middle-Level Standard: Artistic Interpretation Use appropriate arts terminology to analyze and express ideas about the unit's eight images and to identify styles of art belonging to different cultures and times. Interpret each of the unit's eight images by responding to questions that help explore the artist's creative intent and the reasons behind the artist's visual choices. Describe personal reactions to the unit's eight images by responding to association questions (e.g., reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with artist's viewpoint). Explain how each of the unit's eight images reflects a social, cultural, or historical context.
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