BPS Visual Arts Standards Book

Kindergarten

• ART-00.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-00.Re.07.1: Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment.
  • ART-00.Re.07.2: Describe what an image represents.
• ART-00.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-00.Re.08.1: Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.
• ART-00.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-00.Re.09.1: Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.

First Grade

• ART-01.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-01.Re.07.1: Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of one’s self and others.
  • ART-01.Re.07.2: Compare images that represent the same subject.
• ART-01.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-01.Re.08.1: Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form.
• ART-01.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-01.Re.09.1: Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.

Second Grade

• ART-02.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-02.Re.07.1: Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments.
  • ART-02.Re.07.2: Categorize images based on expressive properties.
• ART-02.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-02.Re.08.1: Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.
• ART-02.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-02.Re.09.1: Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Third Grade

• ART-03.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-03.Re.07.1: Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.
  • ART-03.Re.07.2: Determine messages communicated by an image.
• ART-03.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-03.Re.08.1: Interpret art by analyzing use of media to create subject matter, characteristics of form, and mood.
• ART-03.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-03.Re.09.1: Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.

Fourth Grade

• ART-04.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-04.Re.07.1: Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
  • ART-04.Re.07.2: Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.
• ART-04.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-04.Re.08.1: Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
• ART-04.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-04.Re.09.1: Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.

Fifth Grade

• ART-05.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-05.Re.07.1: Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.
  • ART-05.Re.07.2: Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.
• ART-05.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-05.Re.08.1: Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
• ART-05.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-05.Re.09.1: Recognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.

Sixth Grade

• ART-06.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-06.Re.07.1: Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
  • ART-06.Re.07.2: Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
• ART-06.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-06.Re.08.1: Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
• ART-06.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-06.Re.09.1: Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

Seventh Grade

• ART-07.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-07.Re.07.1: Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
  • ART-07.Re.07.2: Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.
• ART-07.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-07.Re.08.1: Interpret art by analyzing artmaking approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
• ART-07.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-07.Re.09.1: Compare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.

Eighth Grade

• ART-08.Re.07: Anchor Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work
  • ART-08.Re.07.1: Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others.
  • ART-08.Re.07.2: Compare and contrast contexts and media in which viewers encounter images that influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
• ART-08.Re.08: Anchor Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
  • ART-08.Re.08.1: Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.
• ART-08.Re.09: Anchor Standard 9 - Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • ART-08.Re.09.1: Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.