2011 Next Generation Florida Sunshine State Standards 1. Benchmark Number:VA.912.C.1.1 Benchmark Description:Integrate curiosity, range of interests, attentiveness, complexity, and artistic intention in the art-making process to demonstrate self-expression. Big Idea:Critical Thinking and Reflection Enduring Understanding:Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.
4. Benchmark Number:VA.912.H.1.4 Benchmark Description:Apply background knowledge and personal interpretation to discuss cross-cultural connections among various artworks and the individuals, groups, cultures, events, and/or traditions they reflect. Big Idea:Historical and Global Connections Enduring Understanding:Through study in the arts, we learn about and honor others and the worlds in which they live(d). 5. Benchmark Number:VA.912.H.1 Benchmark Description:Analyze the impact of social, ecological, economic, religious, and/or political issues on the function or meaning of the artwork.
Big Idea:Historical and Global Connections Enduring Understanding: Through study in the arts, we learn about and honor others and the worlds in which they live(d). 6. Benchmark Number:VA.912.H.1.8 Benchmark Description:Analyze and compare works in context, considering economic, social, cultural, and political issues, to define the significance and purpose of art. Big Idea:Historical and Global Connections Enduring Understanding:Through study in the arts, we learn about and honor others and the worlds in which they live(d). 7. Benchmark Number:VA.912.S.1.1 Benchmark Description:Use innovative means and perceptual understanding to communicate through varied content, media, and art techniques. Big Idea:Skills, Techniques, and Processes Enduring Understanding:The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.