Course Syllabus
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Contact Information:
glory.sotomarcellini@ucps.k12.nc.us
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Class Information:
Room G102
1st Semester - First Block: 8:15-9:43
Second Block: 9:49-11:16
Fourth Block: 1:28-2:58 (dismissal 3:05 / senior dismissal 3:03)
Course Objectives / Standards:
Beginning High School Visual Arts standards are designed for students with no or limited K-8
progression in Visual Arts education.
Visual Literacy
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
B.V.1.1 Use art vocabulary when discussing art and artistic styles.
B.V.1.2 Apply the Elements of Art and Principles of Design to
create art.
B.V.1.3 Classify art according to specified styles.
B.V.1 Use the language of visual arts
to communicate effectively.
B.V.1.4 Recognize how Elements of Art and Principles of Design
are used in art.
B.V.2.1 Understand the role of planning in solving artistic problems.
B.V.2.2 Understand the relationships between sensory awareness
and artistic expression.
B.V.2 Apply creative and critical
thinking skills to artistic
expression.
B.V.2.3 Create personal, symbolic expression as a means of
communication (original, visual language).
B.V.3.1 Understand the appropriate and safe use of tools, media, and
equipment.
B.V.3.2 Use a variety of media, including 2-D, 3-D, and digital, to
produce art.
B.V.3 Create art using a variety of
tools, media, and processes,
safely and appropriately.
B.V.3.3 Exemplify characteristics of different artistic processes.
North Carolina Essential Standards
High School Visual Arts
Contextual Relevancy
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
B.CX.1.1 Use visual arts to explore concepts in world history and
relate them to significant events, ideas, and movements
from a global context.
B.CX.1.2 Explain how art influences historical perspectives on
society.
B.CX.1.3 Understand how art is used to document human experience.
B.CX.1.4 Interpret art in terms of cultural and ethnic context.
B.CX.1 Understand the global,
historical, societal, and cultural
contexts of the visual arts.
B.CX.1.5 Explain the effect of the geographic location and physical
environment on the media and subject matter of art.
B.CX.2.1 Analyze the contribution of art to the design of consumable
goods, products, and services, both historical and
contemporary.
B.CX.2.2 Recognize the interdisciplinary knowledge used in the
creation of art.
B.CX.2.3 Analyze the collaborative process in the creation of art.
B.CX.2 Understand the
interdisciplinary connections
and life applications of the
visual arts.
B.CX.2.4 Analyze the role of art in creating digital images,
technological products, and design.
Critical Response
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
B.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate B.CR.1.1 Understand the art criticism process.
responses to a variety of
prompts. B.CR.1.2 Use teacher-generated criteria to evaluate personal art
Grading Scheme