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TEKS
for Art, Middle School
Chapter 117.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts
Subchapter B.
Middle School
Statutory Authority: The provisions
of this Subchapter B issued under the Texas Education Code,
§28.002, unless otherwise noted.
§117.31. Implementation of Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Middle School.
The provisions of this subchapter
shall supersede §75.31(g) and §75.47 of this title (relating
to Fine Arts) beginning September 1, 1998.
Source: The provisions of
this §117.31 adopted to be effective September 1, 1998, 22
TexReg 4943.
§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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| (6.4)
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) 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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§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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§117.38. Art, Grade 8.
(a) General requirements.
Students may select the following
art course: Art 8.
(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.
| (8.1)
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, and personal experience
and from experiences at school and community events;
and
(B) define a variety of
concepts directly related to the art elements and principles,
using vocabulary accurately.
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| (8.2)
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 integrating
themes found through direct observation, personal experiences,
and imagination;
(B) apply design skills
to communicate effectively ideas and thoughts in everyday
life; and
(C) select appropriate
art materials and tools to interpret subjects or themes
when producing drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures,
ceramics, fiberart, photography/film making, and electronic
media-generated art, traditionally and experimentally.
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| (8.3)
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 in which
electronic media/technologies have influenced art;
(B) identify cultural ideas
expressed in artworks relating to social, political,
and environmental themes; and
(C) survey career and avocational
opportunities in art.
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| (8.4)
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 with the teacher
or peers personal artworks in progress, using critical
attributes, and participate in individual and group
critiques; and
(B) analyze original artworks,
portfolios, and exhibitions by peers and others to form
conclusions about formal properties, historical and
cultural contexts, intents, and meanings.
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