Students in high school visual art courses will create, evaluate, and research the historical context of works of art. Three levels of instruction are included in the following framework. This plan allows for a total of four years of visual art classes. The students will apply various media, techniques, and processes in the creation and analysis of artworks. Students, through practice and sequential study, will strive to achieve technical mastery in the areas of art production, art criticism, aesthetics, and art history. As the students progress through courses in the area of visual art, they will develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.  related to ideas, concepts, issues, and knowledge.

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