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Curriculum expectations
D1— apply the creative process to produce a variety of two- and three-dimensional art works, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandingsD2— apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of art works and art experiencesD3— demonstrate an understanding of a variety of art forms, styles, and techniques from the past and present, and their sociocultural and historical contexts
Lessons
- Reading a style: Kufic and nasta'liqHow to read the name, features and story of a script as signs of style, shown through two Arabic scripts (D2.3).
- Pattern, surface and colourHow design choices such as stylised leaves, flat surface, colour and cut carry meaning, shown through the arabesque and zellij tilework (D2.2).
- Art that carries a belief: writing and decorationHow forms and styles of visual art reflect the beliefs and contexts of a people, shown through manuscript decoration and a script on coins and monuments (D3.1, D3.2).
Brief
The Visual Arts strand of the Ontario Grade 5 Arts course. It has three lessons, on reading a style, on pattern, surface and colour, and on the beliefs that art carries. 1
Sources
- Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: The Arts
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand D: Visual Arts”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g5-arts-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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