Visual Arts 11/12 IRP Visual Arts Kindergarten to Grade 12 Objectives


A set of objectives for visual arts has been developed for Kindergarten to Grade 12. These may help teachers by providing a sense of the overall direction intended for the prescribed learning outcomes. The Visual Arts Kindergarten to Grade 12 Curriculum Objectives chart describes the objectives in relation to curriculum structure.



CONTENT ORGANIZERS PROCESS ORGANIZERS
  Perceiving/Responding Creating/Communicating
Image-Development and Design Strategies Students perceive and respond to images in ways that demonstrate awareness of the sources, techniques, and strategies of image development and design. Students create images reflecting their understanding of a wide variety of image sources, techniques, and image-development and design strategies.
Context Students perceive and respond to images and the ways these images reflect and affect personal, social, cultural, and historical contexts. Students create images that communicate understanding of and appreciation for the influence of personal, social, cultural, and historical contexts.
Visual Elements and Principles of Art and Design Students perceive and respond to images in ways that demonstrate their understanding of the visual elements and principles of art and design. Students create images that communicate their understanding of and appreciation for the visual elements and principles of art and design and how they are used to communicate.
Materials, Technologies, and Processes Students perceive and respond to images from a variety of different types of artworks in ways that demonstrate their understanding of how the choice of materials, technologies, and processes affects images. Students create images that demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively using a variety of materials, technologies, and processes.

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