Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 117 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR FINE ARTS
Subchapter A - ELEMENTARY, ADOPTED 2013
Section 117.114 - Art, Grade 4, Adopted 2013
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 117.114
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Introduction.
(1) The fine arts incorporate
the study of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique
experiences and empower students to explore realities, relationships, and
ideas. These disciplines engage and motivate all students through active
learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving. The fine arts
develop cognitive functioning and increase student academic achievement,
higher-order thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine
arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace
environments, social skills, and everyday life. Students develop aesthetic and
cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression.
Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential to
nurture and develop the whole child.
(2) Four basic strands--foundations:
observation and perception; creative expression; historical and cultural
relevance; and critical evaluation and response--provide broad, unifying
structures for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected to
acquire. Each strand is of equal value and may be presented in any order
throughout the year. Students rely on personal observations and perceptions,
which are developed through increasing visual literacy and sensitivity to
surroundings, communities, memories, imaginings, and life experiences, as
sources for thinking about, planning, and creating original artworks. Students
communicate their thoughts and ideas with innovation and creativity. Through
art, students challenge their imaginations, foster critical thinking,
collaborate with others, and build reflective skills. While exercising
meaningful problem-solving skills, students develop the lifelong ability to
make informed judgments.
(3)
Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be
mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible
illustrative examples.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations: observation and perception.
The student develops and expands visual literacy skills using critical
thinking, imagination, and the senses to observe and explore the world by
learning about, understanding, and applying the elements of art, principles of
design, and expressive qualities. The student uses what the student sees,
knows, and has experienced as sources for examining, understanding, and
creating artworks. The student is expected to:
(A) explore and communicate ideas drawn from
life experiences about self, peers, family, school, or community and from the
imagination as sources for original works of art;
(B) use appropriate vocabulary when
discussing the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form,
space, and value, and the principles of design, including emphasis,
repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and
unity; and
(C) discuss the elements
of art as building blocks and the principles of design as organizers of works
of art.
(2) Creative
expression. The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a
variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and
ideas creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective
thinking, and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving
skills. The student is expected to:
(A)
integrate ideas drawn from life experiences to create original works of
art;
(B) create compositions using
the elements of art and principles of design; and
(C) produce drawings; paintings; prints;
sculpture, including modeled forms; and other art forms such as ceramics, fiber
art, constructions, mixed media, installation art, digital art and media, and
photographic imagery using a variety of art media and materials.
(3) Historical and cultural
relevance. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture
by analyzing artistic styles, historical periods, and a variety of cultures.
The student develops global awareness and respect for the traditions and
contributions of diverse cultures. The student is expected to:
(A) compare content in artworks for various
purposes such as the role art plays in reflecting life, expressing emotions,
telling stories, or documenting history and traditions;
(B) compare purpose and content in artworks
created by historical and contemporary men and women, making connections to
various cultures;
(C) connect art
to career opportunities for positions such as architects, animators,
cartoonists, engineers, fashion designers, film makers, graphic artists,
illustrators, interior designers, photographers, and web designers;
and
(D) investigate connections of
visual art concepts to other disciplines.
(4) Critical evaluation and response. The
student responds to and analyzes artworks of self and others, contributing to
the development of lifelong skills of making informed judgments and reasoned
evaluations. The student is expected to:
(A)
evaluate the elements of art, principles of design, intent, or expressive
qualities in artworks of self, peers, and historical and contemporary
artists;
(B) use methods such as
written or oral response or artist statements to identify emotions found in
collections of artworks created by self, peers, and major historical or
contemporary artists in real or virtual portfolios, galleries, or art museums;
and
(C) compile collections of
personal artworks for purposes of self-assessment or exhibition such as
physical artworks, electronic images, sketchbooks, or portfolios.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Texas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
