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Alaska Content Standards: Arts
These standards represent the efforts of many people working for more than a decade to decide what young Alaskans should know and be able to do as a result of their public schooling. This publication is for teachers, parents, local school board members, and other community members involved in the education of our children. Taken seriously and used well, this information will help prepare all our children to do their best in school and on state exams.
2011-03-02
2006
A.
Content Standard
A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.
1)
participate in dance, drama, music, visual arts, and creative writing;
2)
refine artistic skills and develop self-discipline through rehearsal, practice, and revision;
3)
appropriately use new and traditional materials, tools, techniques, and processes in the arts;
4)
demonstrate the creativity and imagination necessary for innovative thinking and problem solving;
5)
collaborate with others to create and perform works of art;
6)
integrate two or more art forms to create a work of art; and
7)
investigate careers in arts production.
B.
Content Standard
A student should be able to understand the historical and contemporary role of the arts in Alaska, the nation, and the world.
1)
recognize Alaska Native cultures and their arts;
2)
recognize United States and world cultures and their arts;
3)
recognize the role of tradition and ritual in the arts;
4)
investigate the relationships among the arts and the individual, the society, and the environment;
5)
recognize universal themes in the arts such as love, war, childhood, and community;
6)
recognize specific works of art created by artists from diverse backgrounds;
7)
explore similarities and differences in the arts of world cultures;
8)
respect differences in personal and cultural perspectives; and
9)
investigate careers relating to arts history and culture.
C.
Content Standard
A student should be able to critique the student's art and the art of others.
1)
know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme;
2)
examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student's own works as follows:<ol type="a"><li>identify the piece;</li><li>describe the use of basic elements;</li><li>analyze the use of basic principles;</li><li>interpret meaning and artist's intent; and</li><li>express and defend an informed opinion;</li></ol>
3)
accept and offer constructive criticism;
4)
recognize and consider an individual's artistic expression;
5)
exhibit appropriate audience skills; and
6)
investigate careers relating to arts criticism.
D.
Content Standard
A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the student's life.
1)
make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student's life;
2)
discuss what makes an object or performance a work of art;
3)
recognize that people tend to devalue what they do not understand;
4)
listen to another individual's beliefs about a work of art and consider the individual's reason for holding those beliefs;
5)
consider other cultures' beliefs about works of art;
6)
recognize that people connect many aspects of life through the arts;
7)
make artistic choices in everyday living; and
8)
investigate careers related to the search for beauty and meaning, which is aesthetics.