• Describe how various cultural values, historical context and visual perceptions can influence responses to artwork.
• Describe how various cultural values, historical context and visual perceptions can influence responses to artwork.
• Describe different genres of art.

In Skills and Techniques, your student:

• creates artwork from observation, imagination, and personal experiences using a variety of two- and three-dimensional materials.
• shows responsibility and safety practices when handling tools and materials, and minimizes waste.
• recognizes and exhibits qualities of good craftsmanship when creating a work of art (e.g., orderly appearance, neat application of materials).

In Creation and Communication, your student:

• looks at artwork, discusses why it looks and "feels" the way it does, and experiments with similar solutions in his or her artwork

In Cultural and Historical Connections, your student:

• creates artwork which displays cultural influences (e.g., ceramic vase with Grecian design, weaving with Mexican color scheme and symbols).
• looks at works of art from a variety of cultures and periods of time and identifies their qualities.

In Aesthetic and Critical Analysis, your student:

• uses art vocabulary appropriately when talking or writing about art.
• tells a story about what's happening in a work of art.
• recognizes that a work of art is greater than the sum of its parts.

In Applications to Life, your student:

• understands and can describe where art ideas are used in everyday life.
• understands and can describe where art ideas are used in everyday life.
• sees works of art in a variety of settings and knows why they are there (e.g., galleries sell art, studios are where artists work, museums record and save master works).

Helpful Hints to Use at Home

• Talk about art.
• Do an art project with your student.
• Provide a variety of art materials for your student.
• Display your student's art work around your home and workspace.
• Monitor use of materials and clean-up practices.
• Sign, date, and save some of your student's artwork in a portfolio.
• Encourage your student to take an artistic risk (e.g., enter a contest, display at an arts and crafts fair, send in something for publication).

GRADUATION EXPECTATIONS

The Graduation Expectations reflect the district, state, community, and workplace requirements. The expectations are in all subjects and focus on broad life-related skills and characteristics that make students quality producers. They incorporate future trends that will influence the lives of students and will help them make responsible, ethical, financial, and civic decisions. The graduation expectations are listed in bold below followed by selected descriptors created by educators, parents, business representatives, and the community.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is a Problem Solver who:

• Identifies problems and challenges of a rapidly changing world.
• demonstrates creative and critical thinking skills in order to solve real-life problems.
• recognizes and proposes nonviolent solutions to local, national, and world issues.
• makes decisions by researching, collecting, recording, and analyzing pertinent data from a variety of sources using diverse thinking processes and applying effective strategies.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is a Responsible Individual who:

• is accountable for his or her actions.
• adapts to changes in order to live a physically, mentally, and emotionally balanced life.
• recognizes the contribution of diversity to society.
• displays a commitment to family.
• contributes to the community.
• demonstrates respect for the environment.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is a Self-directed Learner who:

• creates a positive vision with multiple options for his or her own future.
• sets aims and goals and takes responsibility for executing a success plan.
• is a lifelong learner who monitors and evaluates his or her own progress.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is an Effective Communicator who:

• receives and presents information in a variety of forms and ways.
• interacts effectively with a variety of audiences by demonstrating effective skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• interprets human experiences through media, literature, and the arts.
• uses technology as a communication tool.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is a Knowledgeable Individual who:

• acquires essential knowledge in the areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, related arts, world languages, health, human movement and fitness, and technology.
• is diversely educated and informed of the geographies, histories, and cultures of the community, state, nation, and world.

A Fifth Grade Graduate is a Collaborative Team Worker who:

• shows appreciation and consideration for others when negotiating solutions and resolving conflicts.
• works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds and ages.
• uses effective leadership skills to define and delegate tasks and achieve goals.
• shares the responsibility of the team personally and as a team member.