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Art Language and Tools

Art Language and Tools (A-L1) »
Students demonstrate understanding of the elements and principles of artistic design in a variety of contexts.

 

Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Elements of Art
use art media, tools, and processes to explore and demonstrate awareness of the elements of art: line, colour, texture, shape, form, and space

K-2 A-L1.1

 use art media, tools, and processes to explore and demonstrate understanding of the elements of art: line, colour, texture, shape, form, and space

3-4 A-L1.1
Appendix A: Elements of Art
use the words line, colour, texture, shape, and space appropriately

K-1 A-L1.2

 use the words line, colour, texture, shape, form, and space appropriately, and demonstrate understanding that they comprise the elements of art

2-4 A-L1.2
describe lines, colours, textures, and shapes observed in artworks and in own surroundings

2-4 A-L1.3

 identify and describe lines, colours, textures, shapes, forms, and spaces in artworks and in own surroundings

2-4 A-L1.3
Principles of Design
describe various patterns in terms of repeating and varying elements

K-1 A-L1.4

 apply the words pattern, variety, and repetition appropriately in various visual contexts, including discussions of artworks

2-4 A-L1.4
create simple patterns using art media

K A-L1.4

 use repetition and variety to create and modify patterns using various art media

1-4 A-L1.5
  identify and describe contrasting elements in art images and objects and in the natural and constructed environment, and manipulate elements to create contrast and emphasis using art media

2-4 A-L1.6
  identify and describe examples of symmetry and asymmetry in own surroundings and in art images and objects

2 A-L1.7

 demonstrate understanding of visual balance as a principle of design and create different kinds of balance in own artmaking using two- and three-dimensional media

3-4 A-L1.7