List of Benchmarks for Visual Arts |
| Standard 2. | Knows how to use structures (e.g., sensory qualities, organizational principles, expressive features) and functions of art |
| | Level Pre-K (Grades Pre-K) |
| | 1. | Not appropriate for this level |
| | Level II (Grades K-4) |
| | 1. | Knows the differences among visual characteristics (e.g., color, texture) and purposes of art (e.g., to convey ideas) |
| | 2. | Understands how different compositional, expressive features (e.g., evoking joy, sadness, anger), and organizational principles (e.g., repetition, balance, emphasis, contrast, unity) cause different responses |
| | 3. | Uses visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas |
| | Level III (Grades 5-8) |
| | 1. | Knows some of the effects of various visual structures (e.g., design elements such as line, color, shape; principles such as repetition, rhythm, balance) and functions of art |
| | 2. | Understands what makes various organizational structures effective (or ineffective) in the communication of ideas |
| | 3. | Knows how the qualities of structures and functions of art are used to improve communication of one’s ideas |
| | Level IV (Grades 9-12) |
| | 1. | Understands how the characteristics and structures of art are used to accomplish commercial, personal, communal, or other artistic intentions |
| | 2. | Understands the effectiveness of various artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions |
| | 3. | Knows how organizational principles and functions can be used to solve specific visual arts problems |
