List of Benchmarks for Visual Arts |
| Standard 4. | Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures |
| | Level Pre-K (Grades Pre-K) |
| | 1. | Know that art exists from a variety of places and periods of time |
| | 2. | Knows that artwork is present in stories as illustrations
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| | Level II (Grades K-4) |
| | 1. | Knows that the visual arts have both a history and a specific relationship to various cultures |
| | 2. | Identifies specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places |
| | 3. | Knows how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other |
| | Level III (Grades 5-8) |
| | 1. | Understands similarities and differences among the characteristics of artworks from various eras and cultures (e.g., materials; visual, spatial, and temporal structures) |
| | 2. | Understands the historical and cultural contexts of a variety of art objects |
| | 3. | Understands how factors of time and place (e.g., climate, resources, ideas, technology) influence visual, spatial, or temporal characteristics that give meaning or function to a work of art |
| | Level IV (Grades 9-12) |
| | 1. | Knows a variety of historical and cultural contexts regarding characteristics and purposes of works of art |
| | 2. | Knows the function and meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places |
| | 3. | Understands relationships among works of art in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture |
