Oregon Arts Content Standards
Historical and Cultural Perspectives:
Relate and compare works of art to their social, historical and cultural contexts, and explain the influence of the arts on individuals, communities and cultures.
| Common Curriculum Goals | Content Standards | Benchmark 1 Grade 3 |
Benchmark 2 Grade 5 |
Benchmark 1 Grade 8 |
CIM |
| Identify both common and unique characteristics found in works of art from various time periods and cultures. | Relate works of art from various time periods and cultures to each other. | Identify an event or condition which inspired a work of art. | Identify distinguishing features of works of art and their historical and cultural contexts. | Describe and explain distinguishing features of works of art and their historical and cultural contexts. | Analyze a work of art by comparing and contrasting it to another work from a different time or culture. |
| Understand that the arts have a historical connection. | Describe how historical and cultural contexts influence works of art. | Describe how historical or contemporary events influenced or influence works of art. | Discuss and compare works of art from different time periods and cultures emphasizing their historical context. | Describe and explain how the characteristics of a society or culture influenced works of art. | |
| Explain how a work of art reflects the artist's personal experience in a society or culture. | |||||
| Understand how the arts serve a variety of personal, professional, practical and cultural needs. |
Standards table excerpted from Oregon Department of Education: Arts Content Standards