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Curriculum expectations
D1— apply the creative process to produce art works in a variety of traditional two- and three-dimensional forms, as well as multimedia art works, that communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts as well as …D2— 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
- Pattern, repetition and the surfaceHow elements and principles of design, such as repetition and shape on a surface, carry a design's message (D2.2)
- Letters as art: reading signs and styleHow a writing system and its styles can be read as signs and style in art (D2.3)
- Materials and methods of the painterHow materials, tools and techniques help solve a design challenge (D1.4)
- Art that travels and is borrowedHow artistic traditions are maintained, adapted or borrowed as people and objects move between places (D3.1)
- Rulers, patrons and the artist's workHow changes of government and patronage affect where and for whom art is made (D3.2)
Brief
Strand D of the Grade 8 Arts course: Visual Arts. The museum links five lessons, on pattern and design, on letters as art, on the materials of the painter, on art that travels and on rulers and patrons. 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-g8-arts-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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