Janesville Curriculum Center

Art - Grade Three
Benchmarks - Art Grade Three - click here to open the Benchmark document which contains Power Benchmarks, Skills, and Vocabulary
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.1 Develop a basic mental storehouse of images
Skills:	Strategies/Activities/Assessments:	Resources/Teaching Tools:
D - Recognize a variety of famous art and cultural objects D - Identify a significant work of art and the artist that created it	Choose an item from another culture and look at the artistic and functional value of the item and how it expresses the culture View artwork from famous artists throughout history Learn about the life and art of a specific artist by creating a project in the style of that artist	Book series: Getting to know the World's Greatest Artists, by Mike Venenzia Prints of famous art and/or cultural items Multicultural art books
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.2 Learn basic vocabulary related to their study of art
D - Use art vocabulary to describe art materials and processes	Write words on the board Create a word wall of art vocabulary and art concepts
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.3 Learn about basic styles of art from their own and other parts of the world
D - Compare and contrast similar art styles
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.4 Learn about styles of art from various times
D - Recognize characteristics of different styles of art throughout history
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.5 Know that art is one of the greatest achievements of human beings
B-Discuss the value of art objects to individuals and cultures
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge Benchmark: A.3.6 Know that art is a basic way of thinking and communicating about the world
D- Communicate an idea or story through a work of art
Standard: B. Art and Design History, Citizenship, and Environment Benchmark: B.3.1 Understand that artists and cultures throughout history have used art to communicate ideas and to develop functions
D- Explore purposes and qualities of cultural artifacts
Standard: B. Art and Design History, Citizenship, and Environment Benchmark: B.3.3 Know that works of art and designed objects relate to specific cultures, times, and places
D - Discuss and compare works of art from different cultures, times and places speculating what accounts for differences
Standard: B. Art and Design History, Citizenship, and Environment Benchmark: B.3.4 Know that art is influenced by artists, designers, and cultures
D - Identify an artist and know how their work related to the time in which they lived.
Standard: B. Art and Design History, Citizenship, and Environment Benchmark: B.3.5 Understand that their choices in art are shaped by their own culture and society
D - Understand that culture influences student's style and choices in making art
Standard: B. Art and Design History, Citizenship, and Environment Benchmark: B.3.6 Know basic ways to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge art images and objects from various cultures, artists, and designers
D - Compare characteristics of cultures and artists
D - Explain how access to materials within a culture influence art
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.1 Explore the elements of design
S - Create a work of art that uses 3 or more of the 7 elements of design (line, shape, form, space, color, vlaue, texture) - Q4
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.2 Explore what makes quality design
B- Identify how elements and principles of art are present in a quality design
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.3 Know how the design of art changes its meaning
D - Produce an altered work of art and describe the change in meaning
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.4 Use design to improve artwork
B- Apply the principles of design to the production of a work of art
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.7 Use art tools effectively to create art that exhibits quality over time
D - Use art tools correctly
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.8 Explore the natural characteristics of materials and their possibilities and limitations
D- Extend ideas to find new possibilities of materials
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.9 Be aware of their creative processes to better understand their work
D- Use the steps of creative processing
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: C.3.10 Develop personal responsibility for their learning and creative processes
D- Set personal goals to enhance the creative process
Standard: D Practical Applications Benchmark: D.3.1 Know basic information, such as the history, public art, and unique architecture, of their own cultural community
B- Identify some examples of public art or architecture from their own culture and community
Standard: D. Paractical Applications Benchmark: D.3.4 Learn about basic concepts in art, such as , "less is more," balance, symmetry, and originality
D - Create a symetrical piece of art work
D - Create a work of art from your imagination
Standard: D. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: D.3.5 Learn basic language used in art
D- State an opinion about a piece of artwork
Standard: D. Visual Design and Production Benchmark: D.3.6 Use problem-solving strategies that promote fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality
B - Brainstorm multiple solutions to an art problem
S - Explore ways to create original works of art
D - Use mistakes to make their product complete
Standard: E. Visual Communication and Expression Benchmark: E.3.1 Communicate basic ideas by producing studio art forms, such as drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, fibers, and ceramics
S - Produce a 3-dimensional work of art - Q4
Standard: E. Visual Communication and Expression Benchmark: E.3.2 Communicate basic ideas by producing design art forms, such as graphic design, product design, architecture, landscape, and media arts, such as film, photography, and multimedia
B - Explore the difference between are and photography
Standard: E. Visual Communication and Expression Benchmark: E.3.3 Communicate basic ideas by producing popular images and objects, such as folk art, traditional arts and crafts, popular arts, mass media, and consumer products
B- Explore popular images with a choice of media and styles
Standard: E. Visual Communication and Expression Benchmark: E.3.4 Communicate basic ideas by producing visual communication forms useful in everyday life, such as sketches, plans, and models
B - Produce a 3-D model to communicate an idea visually
D - Produce a sketch to communicate an idea visually
D - Produce a plan to communicate an idea visually
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.1 Learn that art includes mass media, such as magazines, television, computers, and films
D- Compare artistic qualities in mass media
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.2 Know that art techniques are used in mass media
D- Discuss art techniques used in mass media
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.3 Know that advertisements, news, and entertainment programs contain visual messages
B- Explore visual messages in advertising and entertainment programs
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.4 Know that there are stereotypes in visual media
B- Understand what a stereotype is
B - Discuss and recognize stereotypes in visual media
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.5 Know that production techniques affect viewers' perceptions
B - Compare and discuss production techniques such as cartoons, comics, film claymation and film animation
Standard: F. Visual Media and Technology Benchmark: F.3.6 Learn simple media techniques
D - Use technology to create a visual image
Standard: G. Art and Design Criticism Benchmark: G.3.1 Know that art communicates ideas
D - Express ideas visually
Standard: G. Art and Design Criticism Benchmark: G.3.2 Know that artwork has meanings
S - Analyze and find the meaning in a piece of art - Q4
Standard: G. Art and Design Criticism Benchmark: G.3.3 Talk and write about the meanings of artworks and design
B - Discuss and write about the meaning of a work of art or design
Standard: G. Art and Design Criticism Benchmark: G.3.4 Know how to create works of art that have meanings
B - Identify an art work with a special theme or meaning
Standard: H. Visual Thinking Benchmark: H.3.1 Study the patterns and color in nature
D - Produce a work of art that uses tints, shades, or neutral colors
D - Use patterns from nature in a work of art
Standard: H. Visual Thinking Benchmark: H.3.2 Use drawing to examine objects closely
D - Produce a drawing with details
Standard: H. Visual Thinking Benchmark: H.3.3 Show differences among colors, shapes, textures, and other qualities of objects in their artwork
D - Produce an art object using two or more textures
D - Create art using geometric or organic shapes
Standard: H. Visual Thinking Benchmark: H.3.4 Create three-dimensional forms with paper, clay, and other materials
D - Create a three dimensional form
S- Categorize organic or geometric shapes in their artwork
Standard: H. Visual thinking Benchmark: H.3.4. Create three-dimensional forms with paper, clay, and other materials
S - Produce 3-dimension form
Standard: H. Visual Thinking Benchmark: H.3.5 Be able to read simple maps, charts, and plans
S - Use the color wheel to locate color concepts
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.1 Use art to understand how they feel
S - Produce a work of art that shows feeling - Q4
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.2 Make art that shows how they sometimes feel
D - Produce a piece of art that expresses their feelings
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.3 Talk or write about feelings in a work of art
D - Discuss in oral or written form the feelings and emotions in a work of art
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.4 Recognize their own feelings when they look at a work of art Benchmark: I.3.6 Realize that creating or looking at art can bring out different feelings

Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.5 Understand that art is made by people from different times, places, and cultures
D - Identify art that is made in a different time, place & culture
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development Benchmark: I.3.7 Work alone and with others to develop visual ideas and objects
D - Collaborate with others to create a piece of art
D - Work independently to create a piece of art work
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.1 Explore the purposes and functions of art
D - Create a picture that tels a story
D - Distinguish between a functioal and decorative piece of art
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.2 Understand that the choice of materials and techniques influences the expressive quality of art
D - Identify the materials the artist chose ina work of art D - Discuss how the artists choice of materials influences the meaning
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.3 Learn that different cultures think about art differently
D - Discuss, compare and contrast art of different cultures
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.6 Begin learning the value of art as a basic part of being human
B - Understand that art has always been a part of human culture since ancient times
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.7 Begin to understand and apply the role of art criticism and aesthetic knowledge in art and design
B - Analyze formally signifiant historical works of art
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3.8 Know that different cultures have different concepts of beauty
B - Discuss and compare cultural ideals of beauty such as body art, clothing and architecture
Standard: J. Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding Benchmark: J.3 9 Understand the difference between original artworks, reproductions, and copies
D - Identify original artwork and a reproduction
Standard: K. Making Connections Benchmark: K.3.1 Connect their knowledge and skills in art to other areas, such as the humanities, sciences, social studies, and technology
D - Discuss how art connects to other subject areas
Standard: K. Making Connections Benchmark: K.3.2 Invent new ways to communicate ideas and solutions to problems in art
B - Create art that is unique
Standard: K. Making Connections Benchmark: K.3.3 Use what they are learning about life, nature, the physical world, and people to create art
B - Produce a work of art that incorporates personal knowledge of nature and the physical world such as a landscape
Standard: K. Making Connections Benchmark: K.3.4 Use a variety of tools, such as words, numbers, sounds, movements, images, objects, emotions, technology, and spaces, to help understand and communicate about the visual world
B - Know that a variety of tools are used to help understand and communicate about the visual world
Standard: K. Making Connections Benchmark: K.3.6 Know about some of the similarities and diferences of world cultures by studying their fine arts: theatre, literature, and architecture
B - Compare and contrast elements of theatre and cultural literature such as folktales, or compare and contrast elements of architecture of different cultures
Standard: L. Visual Imagination and Creativity Benchmark: L.3.1 Use their knowledge, intuition, and personal experiences to develop ideas for artwork
D - Create a work of art based on personal knowledge, intuition or experience
Standard: L. Visual Imagination and Creativity Benchmark: L.3.2 Begin to develop a base of knowledge and skills from which to create new ideas
D - Activate prior knowledge as source material in their art
Standard: L. Visual Imagination and Creativity Benchmark: L.3.3 Explore the role that personal traits, such as independent thinking, courage, integrity, insight, dedication, and patience, play in creating quality art and design
D - Understand that art may take a long time to create and risk-taking is a part of the art process
Standard: L. Visual Imagination and Creativity Benchmark: L.3.5 Explore nature and designs by artists as sources for new ideas for their artwork
D - Produce a work of art using the external environment as a source for ideas
Integration Matrix: Visual Arts and Information and Technology Literacy Benchmarks: Visual Arts and Information and Technology Literacy