Art

Middle School Level 3

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2013

17 standards
  • Foundations: observation and perception (1)
    • MS3.ART.1.A

      Identify and illustrate concepts from direct observation, original sources, imagination, personal experience, and communities such as family, school, cultural, local, regional, national, and international.

    • MS3.ART.1.B

      Evaluate the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value, as the fundamentals of art in personal artworks using vocabulary accurately.

    • MS3.ART.1.C

      Evaluate the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity, in personal artworks using vocabulary accurately.

    • MS3.ART.1.D

      Compare and contrast the expressive properties of artworks, including appropriation, meaning, narrative, message, and symbol, using vocabulary accurately.

  • Creative expression (2)
    • MS3.ART.2.A

      Create original artworks expressing themes found through direct observation; original sources; personal experiences, including memory, identity, and imagination; and the community.

    • MS3.ART.2.B

      Apply the art-making process to solve problems and generate design solutions.

    • MS3.ART.2.C

      Create artworks by selecting appropriate art materials, including drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures/modeled forms, ceramics, fiber art, photographic imagery, and digital art and media.

    • MS3.ART.2.D

      Use an understanding of copyright and public domain to appropriate imagery when working from sources rather than direct observation or imagination.

    • MS3.ART.2.E

      Create experimental artworks using installation, performance, or collaboration.

  • Historical and cultural relevance (3)
    • MS3.ART.3.A

      Analyze ways in which global, contemporary, historical, and political issues have influenced art.

    • MS3.ART.3.B

      Analyze cultural ideas expressed in artworks relating to social, political, and environmental themes such as environment/nature, conflict and power, relationships to others, and reality/fantasy.

    • MS3.ART.3.C

      Evaluate the relationships that exist among a society's art, music, theatre, and dance.

    • MS3.ART.3.D

      Compare and contrast career and avocational opportunities in art such as various design, museum, and fine arts fields.

  • Critical evaluation and response (4)
    • MS3.ART.4.A

      Create written and oral responses about personal or collaborative artworks addressing purpose, technique, organization, judgment, and personal expression.

    • MS3.ART.4.B

      Analyze original artworks and portfolios using a method of critique such as describing the artwork, analyzing the way it is organized, interpreting the artist's intention, and evaluating the success of the artwork.

    • MS3.ART.4.C

      Investigate and explore original artworks in a variety of venues outside of the classroom such as museums, galleries, or community art.

    • MS3.ART.4.D

      Understand and demonstrate proper exhibition etiquette.