New Brunswick - Visual Arts 5
Strand: Create
Big Idea: Exploration and Process
Skill Descriptor:
Apply the elements of art and the principles of design to develop skills, language, techniques, and processes.
Achievement Indicators:
Use directionality of line for a variety of purposes
Create with geometric and organic shapes
MediaSmarts Resources
Big Idea: Application and Product
Skill Descriptor:
Create and present expressive work in visual arts for a range of audiences and purposes using a variety of art media including technology.
Achievement Indicators:
Create representations of a variety of subjects with a focus on careful observation
Create art for a variety of reasons, including responses to music and literature
Differentiate between elements of art and principles of design in artwork
MediaSmarts Resources
- Advertising All Around Us
- Avatars and Body Image
- Comic Book Characters
- Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script
- Looking at Advertising: Brands and Mascots
- Looks Good Enough to Eat
- Media Kids
- Media Stereotypes
- Once Upon a Time
- Prejudice and Body Image
- What do Halloween costumes say?
Strand: Connect
Big Idea: Art and Culture
Skill Descriptor:
Discuss the role of visual art in creating, expressing, recording, and reflecting culture and human experiences.
Achievement Indicators:
Give examples of how visual art is a universal means of expression
Discuss the effects of the media on making art
MediaSmarts Resources
- Comic Book Characters
- Looking at Advertising: Brands and Mascots
- Looks Good Enough to Eat
- Packaging Tricks
Big Idea: Art Form Relationships
Skill Descriptor:
Discuss the relationship between visual art and other art forms.
Achievement Indicators:
Compare visual arts and other art forms using the language of art
MediaSmarts Resources
Strand: Communicate
Big Idea: Reflect and Respond
Skill Descriptor:
Reflect on and respond to artistic intent in their own and others’ expressive works.
Achievement Indicators:
Discuss artwork using elements of art and principles of design
Discuss reasons why artwork is created
Explain reasons for personal decisions during the art-making process
Discuss personal intentions in creating art objects