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Subject - NAS: National Arts Standards
NAS: National Arts Standards
Discipline - NAS.DA: Dance
Discipline - NAS.MA: Media Arts
Discipline - NAS.MU: Music
Discipline - NAS.TH: Theatre
Discipline - NAS.VA: Visual Arts
Process - NAS.VA.Cr: Creating
Anchor Standard - NAS.VA.Cr1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
NAS.VA.Cr1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
NAS.VA.Cr2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Enduring Understanding - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.EU: Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.EU: Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.
Essential Question - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.EQ: How do artists work? How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective? How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.EQ: How do artists work? How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective? How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.PK: Pre K
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.PK.a: Use a variety of art-making tools.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.PK.a: Use a variety of art-making tools.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.K: Kindergarten
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.K: Kindergarten
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.K.a: Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.K.a: Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.1: 1st Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.1: 1st Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.1.a: Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.1.a: Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.2: 2nd Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.2: 2nd Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.2.a: Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.2.a: Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.3: 3rd Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.3: 3rd Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.3.a: Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.3.a: Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.4: 4th Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.4: 4th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.4.a: Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.4.a: Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.5: 5th Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.5: 5th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.5.a: Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.5.a: Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.6: 6th Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.6: 6th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.6.a: Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.6.a: Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.7: 7th Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.7: 7th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.7.a: Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.7.a: Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.8: 8th Grade
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.8: 8th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.8.a: Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.8.a: Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.I: High School Proficient
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.I: High School Proficient
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.I.a: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.I.a: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.II: High School Accomplished
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.II: High School Accomplished
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.II.a: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.II.a: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
Grade - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.III: High School Advanced
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.III: High School Advanced
Performance Standard - NAS.VA.Cr2.1.III.a: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
NAS.VA.Cr2.1.III.a: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
Enduring Understanding - NAS.VA.Cr2.2.EU: Artists and designers balance experimentation and safety, freedom and responsibility while developing and creating artworks.
NAS.VA.Cr2.2.EU: Artists and designers balance experimentation and safety, freedom and responsibility while developing and creating artworks.
Essential Question - NAS.VA.Cr2.2.EQ: How do artists and designers care for and maintain materials, tools, and equipment? Why is it important for safety and health to understand and follow correct procedures in handling materials, tools, and equipment? What responsibilities come with the free
NAS.VA.Cr2.2.EQ: How do artists and designers care for and maintain materials, tools, and equipment? Why is it important for safety and health to understand and follow correct procedures in handling materials, tools, and equipment? What responsibilities come with the free
Enduring Understanding - NAS.VA.Cr2.3.EU: People create and interact with objects, places, and design that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.
NAS.VA.Cr2.3.EU: People create and interact with objects, places, and design that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.
Essential Question - NAS.VA.Cr2.3.EQ: How do objects, places, and design shape lives and communities? How do artists and designers determine goals for designing or redesigning objects, places, or systems? How do artists and designers create works of art or design that effectively communicate?
NAS.VA.Cr2.3.EQ: How do objects, places, and design shape lives and communities? How do artists and designers determine goals for designing or redesigning objects, places, or systems? How do artists and designers create works of art or design that effectively communicate?
Anchor Standard - NAS.VA.Cr3: Refine and complete artistic work.
NAS.VA.Cr3: Refine and complete artistic work.
Process - NAS.VA.Pr: Performing/Presenting/Producing
NAS.VA.Pr: Performing/Presenting/Producing
Process - NAS.VA.Re: Responding
Process - NAS.VA.Cn: Connecting
