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TEKS
for Art, Grade 4
§117.14. Art,
Grade 4.
(a) Introduction.
(1) Four basic strands--perception,
creative expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage,
and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures
for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected
to acquire. Students rely on their perceptions of the environment,
developed through increasing visual awareness and sensitivity
to surroundings, memory, imagination, and life experiences,
as a source for creating artworks. They express their thoughts
and ideas creatively, while challenging their imagination,
fostering reflective thinking, and developing disciplined
effort and problem-solving skills.
(2) By analyzing
artistic styles and historical periods students develop respect
for the traditions and contributions of diverse cultures.
Students respond to and analyze artworks, thus contributing
to the development of lifelong skills of making informed judgments
and evaluations.
(b) Knowledge
and skills.
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Perception.
The student develops and
organizes ideas from the environment.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) communicate ideas about
self, family, school, and community, using sensory knowledge
and life experiences; and
B) choose appropriate vocabulary
to discuss the use of art elements such as color, texture,
form, line, space, and value and art principles such
as emphasis, pattern, rhythm, balance, proportion, and
unity.
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| (4.2)
Creative expression/performance.
The student expresses ideas
through original artworks, using a variety of media
with appropriate skill.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) integrate a variety
of ideas about self, life events, family, and community
in original artworks;
(B) design original artworks;
and
(C) invent ways to produce
artworks and to explore photographic imagery, using
a variety of art media and materials.
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Historical/cultural heritage.
The student demonstrates
an understanding of art history and culture as records
of human achievement.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) identify simple main
ideas expressed in art;
(B) compare and contrast
selected artworks from a variety of cultural settings;
and
(C) identify the roles
of art in American society.
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Response/evaluation.
The student makes informed
judgments about personal artworks and the artworks of
others.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) describe intent and
form conclusions about personal artworks; and
(B) interpret ideas and
moods in original artworks, portfolios, and exhibitions
by peers and others.
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