Enduring Understanding 1: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.

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Number: VA.5.S.1
Title: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Visual Art
Grade: 5
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes

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This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

VA.5.S.1.In.a
Manipulate tools and media to enhance communication in personal artworks.
VA.5.S.1.In.b
Use diverse resources to inspire artistic expression and achieve varied results.
VA.5.S.1.In.c
Incorporate ideas from art exemplars for specified time periods and cultures.
VA.5.S.1.In.d
Choose accurate art vocabulary to describe works of art and art processes.

Supported

VA.5.S.1.Su.a
Experiment with art tools and media to express ideas.
VA.5.S.1.Su.b
Explore diverse resources to inspire artistic expression and achieve varied results.
VA.5.S.1.Su.c
Use accurate art vocabulary to communicate ideas about art.

Participatory

VA.5.S.1.Pa.a
Use a variety of visual art tools and media to express ideas.
VA.5.S.1.Pa.b
Use selected art vocabulary to communicate about art.

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Lesson Plan

Super Hero Self Portrait:

Students will create a superhero character based upon their own personality using color, value and texture to convey mood and intensity in their artwork.

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