Students should be asked to express their personal opinions and encouraged to realize that all students benefit from hearing the opinions of others. Preparation Teacher provides students with a focus for viewing a particular work of art. Description Students take inventory of what they see. Analysis Students examine how the visual elements and principles of art and design were combined and arranged to achieve certain effects. Students describe the connections among the visual elements and principles of art and design, using appropriate terminology.
Students identify cultural or stylistic aspects represented in the work of art.
Interpretation Students reflect on and discuss what the work of art means to each of them. Students analyse how their responses are influenced by their own experiences and perceptions of the world. Background Information Students learn about the artist and the context in which the work of art was created. Informed Judgment Students refer back to their first impressions and, based on their discussions, research, and reflection, either support their initial opinions of the work or develop and support new opinions of the work. Note also that in some situations it is entirely appropriate for students to be given the opportunity to make intuitive responses to a work of art without having to analyse the work.