State of New Jersey Department of Education

STANDARD 1.4 (CRITIQUE) Grade Twelve

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A. Knowledge

  1. Examine the artwork from a variety of historical periods in both western and non-western culture(s).
  2. Categorize the artistic subject, the formal structure, and the principal elements of art used in exemplary works of art.
  3. Determine the influence of tradition on arts experience, as an arts creator, performer, and consumer.

B. Skills

  1. Develop criteria for evaluating art in a specific domain and use the criteria to evaluate one’s personal work and that of their peers, using positive commentary for critique.
  2. Provide examples of how critique may affect the creation and/or modification of an existing or new work of art.