Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art
Students pull from what they know and what they've lived through to shape their media art projects. Personal experience becomes raw material for creative decisions.
What does a student learn in
This is the year media projects start to carry a point of view. Students plan a short video, podcast, or digital piece around an idea they actually care about, then revise it based on feedback. They learn to study how other creators use sound, image, and pacing to send a message. By spring, they can produce a finished media project and explain the choices behind it.
- Video projects
- Digital storytelling
- Sound and image
- Revising media work
- Audience and message
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 7.
Connecting
Connecting
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Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural
Students connect a media artwork to the time, place, or culture that shaped it, explaining how that context changes what the work means.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art | Students pull from what they know and what they've lived through to shape their media art projects. Personal experience becomes raw material for creative decisions. | MA:Cn10.7 |
| Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural | Students connect a media artwork to the time, place, or culture that shaped it, explaining how that context changes what the work means. | MA:Cn11.7 |
Creating
Creating
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Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
Students brainstorm original ideas for media projects, such as videos, animations, or digital images, and decide on a concept worth developing.
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Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
Students plan and refine a media project by making deliberate choices about images, sound, and layout. The goal is a finished piece that reflects clear creative thinking, not just the first idea that came to mind.
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Refine and complete artistic work
Students revisit a media project, fix what isn't working, and make deliberate choices to finish it. The goal is a final piece that reflects real thought, not just a first attempt.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work | Students brainstorm original ideas for media projects, such as videos, animations, or digital images, and decide on a concept worth developing. | MA:Cr1.7 |
| Organize and develop artistic ideas and work | Students plan and refine a media project by making deliberate choices about images, sound, and layout. The goal is a finished piece that reflects clear creative thinking, not just the first idea that came to mind. | MA:Cr2.7 |
| Refine and complete artistic work | Students revisit a media project, fix what isn't working, and make deliberate choices to finish it. The goal is a final piece that reflects real thought, not just a first attempt. | MA:Cr3.7 |
Performing/Presenting/Producing
Performing/Presenting/Producing
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Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation
Students review a collection of media pieces and choose which ones are strong enough to share, explaining what makes each choice worth presenting.
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Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation
Students revise their media project based on feedback, adjusting things like framing, sound, or pacing until the work is ready to share with an audience.
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Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work
Students choose how to share a media piece so the audience understands the intended message. The format, layout, and delivery decisions all serve that meaning.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation | Students review a collection of media pieces and choose which ones are strong enough to share, explaining what makes each choice worth presenting. | MA:Pr4.7 |
| Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation | Students revise their media project based on feedback, adjusting things like framing, sound, or pacing until the work is ready to share with an audience. | MA:Pr5.7 |
| Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work | Students choose how to share a media piece so the audience understands the intended message. The format, layout, and delivery decisions all serve that meaning. | MA:Pr6.7 |
Responding
Responding
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Perceive and analyze artistic work
Students look closely at a media artwork, such as a video, website, or digital image, and explain what choices the creator made and why those choices shape the message.
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Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
Students explain what a media artwork is trying to say and why the creator made the choices they did, from color and sound to layout and framing.
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Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work
Students look at a piece of media art and judge it using a clear set of criteria, explaining why it works or falls short.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Perceive and analyze artistic work | Students look closely at a media artwork, such as a video, website, or digital image, and explain what choices the creator made and why those choices shape the message. | MA:Re7.7 |
| Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work | Students explain what a media artwork is trying to say and why the creator made the choices they did, from color and sound to layout and framing. | MA:Re8.7 |
| Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work | Students look at a piece of media art and judge it using a clear set of criteria, explaining why it works or falls short. | MA:Re9.7 |