6 Sample Assignments Students identify major human concerns or recurring themes that have been addressed in art across cultures and through time. Students express informed, reflective views on current events in the arts. Students articulate a principle of artistic freedom and its significance in a democratic society. Students describe how art-related values and activities within cultures have included or excluded certain social groups and forms of art making based on such factors as racial and gender discrimination. Content Standard 5 Students recognize interpretations that are well supported.
Students identify what they believe makes some artworks better than others.
Content Standard 5 Students judge the plausibility of interpretations offered by themselves and others. Students generate and apply criteria for judging the merit and significance of artworks. Content Standard 5 Students judge the plausibility and persuasiveness of interpretations offered by themselves and others. Students judge the merit and significance of artworks, using standards from individual and socio-cultural beliefs, values, purposes, and traditions, in conjunction with an informed interpretation of the artworks in question. Content Standard 5 Sample Assignments Students compare their opinions about philosophical topics and issues associated with art with those of their peers.