Nev. Admin. Code § 389.265

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 389.265 - Visual arts

If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual arts in third grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the course:

1. Creation of new visual art by conceiving and developing visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Elaborate on ideas for the creation of visual art; and

(2) Create visual art to explore personal interests or curiosity.

(b) Organize and develop artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Experiment to build skills for the creation of visual art;

(2) Demonstrate the safe use of materials, tools and equipment for the creation of visual art; and

(3) Construct representations of places encountered by pupils in their daily lives.

(c) Refine, complete and present works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to add details to a work of visual art to enhance meaning.

2. Interpretation and presentation of visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Select, analyze and interpret works of visual art for presentation, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to investigate and discuss limitations for exhibiting works of visual art.

(b) Develop and refine artistic techniques, work and presentations, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to prepare works of visual art for presentation and preservation.

(c) Discuss and apply topics relating to the presentation of works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to explain how different cultures record and illustrate history through visual art.

3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and with others, how visual art conveys meaning, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Perceive and analyze works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Hypothesize about processes used to create works of visual art; and

(2) Determine the messages communicated by an image.

(b) Interpret intent and meaning in works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to analyze the use of media to create content, form and mood.

(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to evaluate a work of visual art using a rubric.

4. Using external context when creating, evaluating and finding personal meaning in visual art, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Apply and relate knowledge and personal experience to visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to create visual art relating to events in the home, school or community.

(b) Analyze works of visual art in light of societal, cultural and historical context to create a deeper understanding of the works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to interpret the meaning of works of visual art from different times and places.

Nev. Admin. Code § 389.265

Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R043-18A, eff. 12/19/2018

NRS 385.080, 385.114 and 389.021