STANDARD 1.5: Visual and Performing Arts

Standard 1: Visual and Performing Arts

Mission: The arts contribute to the achievement of social, economic and human growth by fostering creativity and providing opportunities for expression beyond the limits of language.

Standard 1.5 World Cultures, History, and Society

All students will understand and analyze the role, development and continuing influence of the arts in relation to world cultures, history, and society.

Big Idea: The relationship of the arts and culture is mutually dependent; culture affects the arts and the arts reflect and preserve culture.
1.5 A. Knowledge
Essential Questions	Enduring Understandings
- Does art define culture or does culture define art? - What is old and what is new in any work of art? - How important is “new” in art?	- Culture affects self-expression, whether we realize it or not. - Every artist has a style; every artistic period has a style.
Cumulative Progress Indicators	Comments and Examples
By the end of Grade 8:
1. Analyze how technological changes have influenced the development of the arts.
2. Examine how the social and political environment influences artists in various social/historical/political contexts.
1.5 B. Skills
Essential Questions	Enduring Understandings
- Does art define culture or does culture define art? - What is old and what is new in any work of art? - How important is “new” in art?	- Culture affects self-expression, whether we realize it or not. - Every artist has a style; every artistic period has a style.
Cumulative Progress Indicators	Comments and Examples
By the end of Grade 8:
1. Identify the common artistic elements that help define a given historical period.
2. Discuss how cultural influences add to the understanding of works of art.

Link to Standard 1.5 Grade 5-6

Link to Standard 1.5 High School

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