(Visual) Art Education 6

In the Saskatchewan Arts Education: 1 Curriculum it is stated that, "Arts education is a Required Area of Study in Saskatchewan’s Core
Curriculum. The provincial requirement for Elementary Level Arts Education is 200 minutes of instruction per week for the entire school
year. . . .Time Requirement for Kindergarten to Grade [9] Core Curriculum policy states that the time allotment for arts education at the Elementary Level is 200 minutes per week. The time allotted to Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art [is] 50 minutes [each] per week" (Ministry of Education, 2011, p.7) . The art education K-8 outcomes that specifically relate to the visual art strand are listed below by grade. 

Identity Self-Portraits

Students learn rules for drawing portraits and then draw their own self-portraits where they express their identities.

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(Visual) Art Grade 6 Outcomes

Grade 6
Cultural/Historical
​CH6.1 - Investigate how personal, cultural, or regional identity may be reflected in arts expressions.

CH6.2 - Identify ways that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists express cultural identity in contemporary work.

CH6.3 - Investigate arts expressions from a range of cultures and countries, and analyze how cultural identity is reflected in the work.
Creative/Productive:
CP6.10 - Create visual art works that express ideas about identity and how it is influenced (e.g., factors such as pop culture, cultural heritage, peer groups, personal and family interests, gender).

CP6.11 - Investigate and use various visual art forms, images, and art-making processes to express ideas about identity.

CP6.12 - Demonstrate increased skills and problem-solving abilities in a variety of visual art media.
Critical/Responsive
CR6.1 - Create personal responses to a variety of arts expressions (e.g., respond to music using poetry, or respond to visual art using music).

CR6.2 - Investigate and identify ways that the arts can express ideas about identity.

CR6.3 - Examine arts expressions and artists of various times and places.