Learning Standards
The curriculum meets the following Illinois state standards* :
*FINE ARTS:
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
* If used in a general education classroom, the curriculum unit could include several other Illinois Learning Standards.
STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.
A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.
- 25.A.3d Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of value, perspective and color schemes; the principles of contrast, emphasis and unity; and the expressive qualities of thematic development and sequence.
- 25.A.3e Visual Arts: Analyze how the elements and principles can be organized to convey meaning through a variety of media and technology.
B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.
- 25.B.3 Compare and contrast the elements and principles in two or more art works that share similar themes.
STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.
- 26.A.3e Visual Arts: Describe how the choices of tools/technologies and processes are used to create specific effects in the arts.
STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
- 27.A.3b Compare and contrast how the arts function in ceremony, technology, politics, communication and entertainment.
- 27.B.3 Know and describe how artists and their works shape culture and increase understanding of societies, past and present.
* If used in a general education classroom, the curriculum unit could include several other Illinois Learning Standards.