Course Syllabus
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Contact Information:
glory.sotomarcellini@ucps.k12.nc.us
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Class Information:
Room G102
1st Semester - Third Block: 11:22-1:22 (combo class with Art III)
Course Objectives / Standards:
North Carolina Essential Standards
Advanced Visual Arts
Note on Numbering:
A-Advanced High School Standards
V - Visual Literacy, CX – Contextual Relevancy, CR – Critical Response
Note: Students at the high school level will have the option of studying an individual arts discipline
as an area of interest, or specializing or completing a concentration in studies to prepare them for
further education and/or a career in the arts. The Essential Standards communicate what students
should know and be able to do as a result of instruction at each proficiency level: beginning,
intermediate, proficient, and advanced (9-12).
Advanced High School Visual Arts standards are designed for those students who have achieved
proficient level Visual Arts standards at the high school level.
Visual Literacy
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
A.V.1.1 Use art vocabulary to explain compositional choices.
A.V.1.2 Create art based on personal expression and applied design.
A.V.1.3 Create art that responds to contemporary themes in art.
A.V.1 Use the language of visual arts
to communicate effectively.
A.V.1.4 Analyze the compositional components of art.
A.V.2.1 Create original art in response to artistic problems.
A.V.2.2 Create art using experiences and observation to represent
individual perspectives.
A.V.2 Apply creative and critical
thinking skills to artistic
expression.
A.V.2.3 Generate art based on a creative exploration of a concept.
A.V.3.1 Produce art by using a variety of tools and media
appropriately, safely, and effectively.
A.V.3 Create art using a variety of
tools, media, and processes,
safely and appropriately. A.V.3.2 Produce art by using a variety of processes appropriately,
safely, and effectively.
North Carolina Essential Standards
High School Visual Arts
Contextual Relevancy
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
A.CX.1.1 Interpret visual arts from personal, cultural, and historical
contexts.
A.CX.1.2 Implement a personal philosophy of art.
A.CX.1.3 Apply personal artistic style while creating art.
A.CX.1.4 Apply a personal aesthetic to the creation of art.
A.CX.1 Understand the global,
historical, societal, and cultural
contexts of the visual arts.
A.CX.1.5 Apply environmental responsibility to the creation of art.
A.CX.2.1 Design a portfolio to reflect personal choices and growth
over time as an artist.
A.CX.2.2 Create art using skills and knowledge learned in other
disciplines.
A.CX.2.3 Understand the collaborative relationship between the artist
and the community.
A.CX.2 Understand the
interdisciplinary connections
and life applications of the
visual arts.
A.CX.2.4 Analyze the influence of digital media and technology on
creating art.
Critical Response
Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives
A.CR.1.1 Construct convincing and logical arguments, individually
and collaboratively, to defend analyses of art.
A.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate
responses to a variety of
prompts. A.CR.1.2 Critique personal portfolios using personal and teachergenerated criteria.
Strand: Visual Literacy