Standard 1: Visual and Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) for the end of the designated grade span

Place a "+" for an expectation that represents a strength & a "-" for a weakness

+ or -

STANDARD 1.4     (CRITIQUE) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP, APPLY AND REFLECT UPON KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESS OF CRITIQUE.

 

A. Knowledge

 

By the end of Grade 2, students will:

 

1.     Explain that critique is a positive tool.

 

2.     Define the basic concepts of color, line, shape, form, texture, space and rhythm.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

 

1.     Utilize basic arts terminology and arts elements in all four arts domains.

 

2.     Recognize the value of critiquing one’s own work as well as the work of others.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 

1.     Classify elements of unity or repetition in a work of art.

 

2.     Apply domain specific arts terminology to express statements of both fact and opinion regarding works of art.

 

3.     Describe the technical proficiency of the artist’s work, orally and in writing.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 

1.    Explain the process of critique using the progression of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation.

 

2.    Compare artistic content among contrasting art works in the same domain.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 

1.    Examine the artwork from a variety of historical periods in both western and non-western culture(s).

 

2.    Categorize the artistic subject, the formal structure, and the principal elements of art used in exemplary works of art.

 

3.    Determine the influence of tradition on arts experience, as an arts creator, performer and arts consumer.

 

   B.    Skills

  By the end of Grade 2, students will:
 

1.     Orally communicate opinion regarding dance, music, theater, and visual art based on observation.

 

2.     Express how individuals can have different opinions toward works of art.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

 

1.     Observe the basic arts elements in performances and exhibitions.

 

2.     Formulate positive analysis of arts performances by peers and respond positively to critique.

 

3.     Recognize the main subject or theme in a work of art.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 

1.    Critique performances and exhibitions based on the application of the elements of the art form.

 

2.    Identify and differentiate among basic formal structures within artworks.

 

3.    Consider the impact of traditions in the critique of works of art.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 

1.    Evaluate the judgment of others based on the process of critique.

 

2.    Compare and contrast the technical proficiency of artists.

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 

1.  Develop criteria for evaluating art in a specific domain and use the criteria to evaluate one’s personal work and that of their peers, using positive commentary for critique.

 

2.    Provide examples of how critique may affect the creation and/or modification of an existing or new work of art