Appendix On Implementing District Standards
Standards-- National Core Art Standards for Visual Arts-- 6th Grade. These standards can be easily cross-referenced to other standards. Additional supporting standards from the National Core Art Standards are incorporated throughout the unit as students engage in collaborative inquiry, critique, exhibition design, and reflective artmaking.
VA:Cr1.2.6a Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.
Students investigate issues, identities, and causes that are personally meaningful before developing artwork that communicates a message they believe deserves to be seen. This standard is most evident in the culminating project and throughout planning activities.
VA:Pr5.1.6a Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.
Students curate a mini exhibition by selecting, organizing, and displaying artworks around a common theme of resistance. They create labels and curator statements that explain the connections between the works.
VA:Pr6.1.6a Assess, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect the history and values of a community.
Students investigate how museums, monuments, and public spaces shape historical narratives and determine whose stories are represented. They also consider how artists challenge these institutional spaces through alternative forms of exhibition.
VA:Re7.2.6a Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
Students develop visual literacy by analyzing how artists use color, symbolism, composition, scale, and imagery to communicate meaning. They explore how visual choices can persuade audiences, shape beliefs, and inspire collective action.
VA:Cn11.1.6a Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.
Students investigate how artists across cultures and historical periods have responded to power, censorship, and social change. They recognize that art both reflects society and has the power to shape it.
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