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TEKS
for Art, Grade 6
§117.32. Art, Grade 6.
(a) General requirements.
When Grade 6 is part of a departmentalized
middle school, students may select the following art course:
Art 6.
(b) 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) illustrate themes from
direct observation, personal experience, and traditional
events; and
(B) analyze and form generalizations
about the interdependence of the art elements such as
color, texture, form, line, space, and value and principles
such as emphasis, pattern, rhythm, balance, proportion,
and unity, using art vocabulary appropriately.
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| (6.2) 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) express a variety of
ideas based on personal experience and direct observations
(B) describe in detail
a variety of practical applications for design ideas;
and
(C) demonstrate technical
skills effectively, using a variety of art media and
materials to produce designs, drawings, paintings, prints,
sculptures, ceramics, fiberart, photographic imagery,
and electronic media-generated art.
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| (6.3) 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 in artworks
the influence of historical and political events;
(B) compare specific artworks
from a variety of cultures; and
(C) compare career and
avocational opportunities in art.
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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) conduct in-progress
analyses and critiques of personal artworks; and
(B) analyze original artworks,
portfolios, and exhibitions of peers to form conclusions
about formal properties and historical and cultural
contexts.
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