Fifth Grade Learning Expectations

The learning expectations listed below are for fifth grade. Students will be assessed based on their progress toward meeting these grade-level expectations.

Visual Art Expectations

1. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to create, to perform, and to respond effectively to the visual arts.

• 1.1 Creates, presents, and evaluates visual artwork
• 1.2 Understands and applies the concepts and vocabulary of line, color, shape/form, texture, space, proportion, and perspective

2. The student applies the creative process with visual arts knowledge and skills to reason and solve problems.

• 2.1 Begins to use the senses to connect visual art to things they represent
• 2.2 Begins to select works of visual art by others for ideas

3. The student uses visual art to communicate ideas and feelings.

• 3.1 Identifies how visual art can be used for widely different functions
• 3.2 Begins to respond critically to the meaning and personal relevance of visual art in media messages

4. The student understands how visual art connects to other subject areas, life, and work.

• 4.1 Includes visual art as an integral part of a classroom presentation or a report
• 4.2 Participates in discussions about the application of visual art skills in careers