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K–12 Standards

Sixth Grade

Other North Carolina Arts: Visual Arts sets

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.CN

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    Relate visual arts ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.6.CN.1

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      Analyze the effect of geographic location and physical environment on the development of visual arts.6.CN.1.1

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      Explain how skills and concepts developed in the visual arts can be applied to daily life.6.CN.1.2

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    Explore advancements in the ?eld of visual arts.6.CN.2

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      Identify the art skills, characteristics, and behaviors needed for success in art careers.6.CN.2.1

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      Compare how innovative tools and ideas have been used in a variety of visual artworks.6.CN.2.2

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.CR

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    Create original visual arts ideas and 2-D and 3-D artworks, including drawing, painting, printmaking, ?bers, sculpture, ceramics, and digital media, using tools safely and appropriately, independently or collaboratively.6.CR.1

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      Use materials in both traditional and non-traditional ways to create art.6.CR.1.1

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      Create original imagery as a means of self-expression to communicate ideas and feelings.6.CR.1.2

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    Adapt original visual arts ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.6.CR.2

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      Combine ideas from multiple artists to create a new work of art.6.CR.2.1

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      Describe how fair use, copyright, public domain, open source, and creative commons affect the ability of artists to create original or derivative art.6.CR.2.2

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.PR

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    Present visual artworks.6.PR.1

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      Improve the use of elements of art and principles of design using feedback based on given criteria.6.PR.1.1

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      Create an artist statement describing elements of art and principles of design used in personal art.6.PR.1.2

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    Develop visual arts presentations.6.PR.2

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      Identify personal artwork that meets multiple criteria.6.PR.2.1

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      Differentiate etiquette for appropriately engaging with works of art in a variety of settings.6.PR.2.2

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.RE

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    Analyze visual artworks from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-speci?c vocabulary.6.RE.1

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      Analyze style, subject matter, and movements in art from various historical periods.6.RE.1.1

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      Speculate on why the artist chose speci?c qualities for a work of visual art.6.RE.1.2

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    Evaluate visual artworks using content-speci?c vocabulary.6.RE.2

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      Justify appealing qualities of works in visual artworks.6.RE.2.1

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      Develop relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.6.RE.2.2

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Grade 6

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