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K.VA:Re8 (Arts)


Standard Identifier: K.VA:Re8
Content Area: Arts
Grade: K
Discipline: Visual Arts
Artistic Process: Responding
Anchor Standard: 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Enduring Understanding: People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
Essential Question(s): What is the value of engaging in the process of art criticism? How can the viewer "read" a work of art as text? How does knowing and using visual arts vocabularies help us understand and interpret works of art?
Process Component(s): Interpret

Performance Standard(s):
Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.

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