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Name __________________________________Date _______________Pretest/Post Test for Middle School Fine Arts Exploration1. List five careers in art.2. List five different styles of music.3. Describe an opera.4. What are the 5 elements of cartooning?5. What is improvisation?6. Who is Ansel Adams?7. Describe elements of black and white photography.

Name __________________________________Date _______________Pretest/Post Test Rubric for Middle School Fine Arts ExplorationTopic 0pointsCareers in Art NoanswerorincorrectanswerStyles of NoMusicanswerorincorrectanswerOperaNoanswerorincorrectanswerCartooning NoanswerorincorrectanswerImprovisation NoanswerorincorrectanswerAnsel AdamsElements ofPhotographyNoanswerorincorrectanswerNoanswerorincorrectanswer1 point 2 points 3 points TotalList 1-2correct careerLists 1-2differentstyles of musicBasicknowledge ofopera (music,singing,drama)Lists 1-2elements ofcartooningSlightunderstandingof improvKnows 1correct detailLists 1-2elements ofphotographyList 3-4correct anddifferentcareersLists 3-4differentstyles ofmusicDistinguishesclearly andopera from aplay usingkey conceptsLists 3-4elements ofcartooning3-5 detailsabout improvKnows 2-3correctdetailsLists 3-4Elements ofphotographyList 5 correctand differentcareersLists 5 stylesof musicExtensiveunderstandingof what anopera is andwhat isincorporatedLists 5elements ofcartooningExtensiveunderstandingof whatimprov is,how it isperformedKnows 4-5correct detailsLists 5Elements ofphotographyMastery: 17 -21 points

Name __________________________________Date _______________Pretest/Post Test for Middle School Fine Arts ExplorationAnswer Key1. List five careers that would require an art degree.There will be many answers for this question: fashion design, graphicartist, potter, painter, sketch artist, cartoonist, architecture, animation,interior design, industrial design, photographer, museum curator, artteacher, art therapy, art education, etc.To earn full credit, the student should list 5 different art careers, notoverlapping careers by calling them a different name.2. List five different styles of music.Opera, folk, blue grass, country, pop, rock, classical, blues, jazz, hip hop,reggae, heavy metal, electronicThere are many others athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_genres3. Describe an opera.A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and anorchestral overture and interludes.Opera is a performance art which combines music and drama.4. What are the 5 elements of cartooning?http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/tps/step1/workshop/2/m_a/psi/cartoons/elements_cartooning.pdfSensory qualities, technical qualities, formal qualities, expressive qualities, judgmentalqualities

5. What is improvisation?Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting, singing,talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to thestimulus of one's immediate environment. This can result in the invention of newthought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or new ways to act.This invention cycle occurs most effectively when the practitioner has a thoroughintuitive and/or technical understanding of the necessary skills and concerns within theimprovised domain.Who is Ansel Adams?Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was a legendary Americanphotographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs ofthe American West and primarily Yosemite National Park.For his images, he developed the zone system of photography, a way to calculate theproper exposure of a photograph. The resulting clarity and depth were characteristic ofhis photographs. His crystal clear images were also the result of his using the largeformat 8" x 10" film camera, which provided a maximum resolution, although it wasamong the most difficult cameras to use due to its large size, weight, set-up time, andfilm cost. However, it was typical of the lengths he would go to achieve his vision ofperfection.He founded the Group f/64 along with fellow photographers Edward Weston andImogen Cunningham, which was responsible for the founding of the Museum of ModernArt's department of photography. Adams' timeless and visually stunning photographsare constantly reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books, making his photographswidely recognizable. And as a result, his images are among the most significant andfamiliar contributions to the history of photography.6. Describe elements of photography. line, shape, color, texture, patternhttp://www.carearts.org/lessons/ansel_adams_elements_of_art.htmlhttp://www.carearts.org/images/lessons/examples/AA_Elements_Art_Worksheet.pdf