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Pre K-12 Standards


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PreK–12 STANDARD 4: Drafting, Revising, and Exhibiting

Project
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the processes of creating and exhibiting their own artwork: drafts, critique, self-assessment, refinement, and exhibit preparation.
Grades K - 4
4.1 Select a work or works created during the year and discuss them with a parent, classmate, or teacher, explaining how the work was made, and why it was chosen for discussion For example, a first grader chooses a painting and tells how she mixed the colors, and talks about the decisions she made.
4.2 Select works for exhibition and work as a group to create a display
4.3 As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art
Grades 5 - 8
4.4 Produce work that shows an understanding of the concept of craftsmanship
4.5 Demonstrate the ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally; to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts; and to organize and complete projects
4.6 Demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom
4.7 Maintain a portfolio of sketches and finished work
4.8 Create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions
Grades 9 - 12
4.9 Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, organize, and complete long-term projects, alone and in group settings
• Conceptualize: plan, generate ideas, make preliminary sketches, participate in discussions, imagine outcomes, and set goals;
• Organize: choose materials and techniques to attain the desired look and feel; maintain work space and personal schedule; review progress of work with others; and revise work appropriately;
• Complete: prepare work for presentation or exhibition
4.10 Demonstrate the ability to develop an idea through multiple stages, responding to criticism and self-assessment
4.11 Maintain a portfolio of artwork that demonstrates a progression of ideas and skills over time
4.12 Choose and prepare artwork for exhibition, and be able to discuss their choices
Grades 9 - 12 Extended
4.13 Create a presentation portfolio that includes work in several media and that demonstrates a progression of ideas and preliminary and finished work in each medium
4.14 Demonstrate an ability to see their own personal style and discriminate among historical and contemporary styles
4.15 Demonstrate the ability to draw from other disciplines in the creation of a body of work
4.16 Organize and present an exhibit of a body of their own work to others

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