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TEKS
for Art, Grade 7
§117.35. Art, Grade 7.
(a) General requirements.
Students may select the following
art course: Art 7.
(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.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
| (7.1)
Perception.
The student develops and
organizes ideas from the environment.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) illustrate ideas from
direct observation, imagination, personal experience,
and school and community events; and
(B) compare and contrast
the use of art elements and principles, using vocabulary
accurately.
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| (7.2) 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) create artworks based
on direct observations, personal experience, and imagination;
(B) incorporate design
into artworks for use in everyday life; and
(C) produce drawings, paintings,
prints, sculptures, ceramics, fiberart, photographic
imagery, and electronic media-generated art, using a
variety of art materials and tools in traditional and
experimental ways.
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| (7.3) 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) analyze ways that international,
historical, and political issues influence artworks;
(B) analyze selected artworks
to determine cultural contexts; and
(C) identify career and
avocational choices in art.
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| (7.4) 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) analyze and compare
relationships, such as function and meaning, in personal
artworks; and
(B) analyze original artworks,
portfolios, and exhibitions by peers and others to form
conclusions about formal properties, historical and
cultural contexts, and intent.
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