Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards

  • 1. Foundation
  • 1a. Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

  • 2. Create
  • 2a. Generate and develop original artistic ideas.
  • 2b. Create original artistic work.
  • 2c. Revise and complete original artistic work.

  • 3. Present
  • 3a. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for performance.

  • 3b. Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through performance.
  • 4. Respond
  • 4a. Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

  • 4b. Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.
  • 5. Connect
  • 5a. Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

  • 5b.Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
    • *All standards listed above are from the 2020 Minnesota Art Standards document.
  • My personal addition to the standards:
  • Understand and effectively use the Elements and Principles of Visual Art.

    • Animation

    Dynamic Cartoon Faces

    Geometric construction of 10 Cartoon Heads

    Students are lead through a quick demonstration about how to make cartoons more expressive (Students follow and do what the instructor does on the board).

    Starting with a "smiley face", students modify and change the smiley to be more and more expressive. A brief video outlining the basics of this process can be viewed by clicking here.



    Students are to freehand draw (no tracing) two heads of existing cartoon characters they enjoy like Calvin and Hobbes or Bugs Bunny or a Simpson's character. Then they should create 8 original cartoon character heads of their own design.

    Evaluation:
    2 points -- Accurate drawings of 2 existing characters
    3 points -- Originality/Creativity of 8 original Characters
    3 points -- Details included
    2 points -- Finished Layout
    10 points total.

    Below is Megan's example:


    Below is Lilly's example:


    Below is Reis's example:


    Below is Alaina's example:


    Below is Kyla's example:


    Below is Isabella's example:


    Below are just two examples by Kristin Watry.


    Let's Make Something!