N.C. Visual Art Goals and Objectives
(from the N.C. Essential Standards)CHECKLIST
This checklist can be used to help plan the focus of each lesson during the school year so that
each of the standards listed will have been met by all grade levels. Many of the standards will
be met more than once during the course of a school year.
Make a copy of this checklist for each class as a method of recording the goals and objectives
as they are achieved throughout the year.
Essential Standard V.1:
Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.Essential Standard V.2:
Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.Essential Standard V.3:
Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safety and
appropriately.Essential Standard CX.1:
Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts.Essential Standard CX.2:
Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts.Essential Standard CR.1:
Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts.