| Grade 6: Visual Arts |
Achievement
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Overall Expectations
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| •produce two- and three-dimensional works of art that
communicate a range of ideas (thoughts, feelings, experiences) for specific
purposes and to specific audiences, using a variety of familiar art tools,
materials, and techniques; |
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| •identify the elements of design (colour, line, shape,
form, space, texture) and the principles of design (emphasis, balance,
rhythm, unity, variety, proportion), and use them in ways appropriate for
this grade when producing and responding to works of art; |
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| •explain their interpretation of a variety of art works,
supporting it with examples of how the elements and some of the principles
of design are used in the work; |
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| •use correctly vocabulary and art terminology associated
with the specific expectations for this grade. |
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Specific Expectations
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| Knowledge of Elements |
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| •identify colour relationships, using a basic colour
wheel that they have made (e.g., the combination of a primary and a secondary
colour will create a tertiary colour such as blue-green); |
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| •describe how line can be used to direct the viewer's
attention (e.g., the eye is drawn along the line of an outstretched arm
to other areas of the work); |
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| •describe how one-point perspective can be used to create
the illusion of depth (e.g., the space between railway tracks appears to
narrow, creating the illusion of distance); |
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| •demonstrate understanding that shadows and shading create
the illusion of a third dimension (e.g., explain that adding the appropriate
shading to an object makes the object look three-dimensional); |
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| •identify things to be considered when placing a sculpture
in a specific location (e.g., the amount and type of light available); |
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| •describe how artists may use texture to represent or
to evoke an emotional response (e.g., a rough texture to represent strength,
anger, or something unpleasant); |
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| •describe how the strengths and limitations of both traditional
and contemporary art tools, materials, and techniques affect artistic choices
(e.g., strengths and limitations of pens, twigs, feathers, and brushes
as tools for applying watercolours and ink in specific ways); |
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| •identify the most appropriate tools, materials, and
techniques for the size and scope of the work and use them correctly (e.g.,
select the appropriate tools to draw plants they have observed). |
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| Creative Work |
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| •solve artistic problems in their work, using the elements
of design and at least one of the principles of design specified for this
grade (e.g., create a work depicting a local historical event, using line
and colour as means of emphasis to highlight the most important aspect
of the picture); |
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| •produce two- and three-dimensional works of art (i.e.,
works involving media and techniques used in drawing, painting, sculpting,
printmaking) that communicate a range of thoughts, feelings, and ideas
for specific purposes and to specific audiences (e.g., create a sculpture
out of clay that shows a figure engaged in a typical pioneer activity); |
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| •describe, in their plan for a work of art, how they
will research their subject matter (e.g., by examining photographs and
art works on the same theme), select their media, and use the elements
and principles of design in solving the artistic problems in the work; |
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| •identify strengths and areas for improvement in their
own work and that of others. |
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| Critical Thinking |
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| •compare works from various periods and cultures, and
describe how the artists have used the elements and principles of design
(e.g., compare ceremonial headdresses and masks by traditional Haida artists
with Thunderbird Man by Daphne Odjig, focusing on their use of balance); |
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| •demonstrate awareness that an artist intentionally uses
some of the elements and principles of design to convey meaning, and explain
how the artist accomplishes his or her intentions (e.g., explain that,
in a seascape, the artist emphasizes the size and power of an iceberg by
placing it in the foreground and using bold, diagonal lines to define it); |
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| •explain their preference for specific art works, with
reference to the artist's intentional use of the elements and principles
of design to communicate an idea or feeling (e.g., the brush strokes, the
rhythmic, swirling lines, and the strong, bright colours in the stars in
The Starry Night by van Gogh create a feeling of movement and excitement); |
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| •identify the function of visual arts in their community
and the contribution that the visual arts make to the economy. |
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