8th Grade Learning Objectives
National Art Education Association Standards
Creating
Presenting
Responding
Connecting
- Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.
- Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.
- Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate and take risks to pursue ideas, forms and meanings that emerge in the process of artmaking or designing.
- Select, organize and design images and words to make visually clean and compelling presentations.
- Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.
Presenting
- Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation.
- Collaboratively prepare and present selected theme-based artwork for display and formulate exhibition narratives for the viewer.
Responding
- Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others.
- Compare and contrast contexts and media in which viewers encounter images that influence ideas, emotions and actions.
Connecting
- Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, art making approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages of ideas and mood conveyed.
- Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.
8th Grade Art
Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) is a nationally recognized choice-based art education approach to teaching art in which I am piloting at Big Hollow Middle School during 4th quarter. This approach connects the National Art Education Association standards along with Illinois Art Education Association standards in a way that promotes self exploration.
Choice-based art education regards students as artists and offers them real choices for responding to their own ideas and interests through the making of art. Choice-based art education supports multiple modes of learning and assessment for the diverse needs of students. This style of teaching encourages independent thinking, persistence and risk-taking, all qualities valued by practicing artists.
Choice-based art education regards students as artists and offers them real choices for responding to their own ideas and interests through the making of art. Choice-based art education supports multiple modes of learning and assessment for the diverse needs of students. This style of teaching encourages independent thinking, persistence and risk-taking, all qualities valued by practicing artists.