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Maine K–6 media arts standards

Maine writes its own media arts standards. They are published as Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts (2022), adopted 2022 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Framework
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts (2022)
Adopted
2022
Source last checked
July 25, 2026
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42 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • MA.A3.K.aK
    Construct and assemble content for unified media arts productions, identifying and applying basic principles.
  • MA.A3.K.bK
    Describe expressive effects in altering, refining, and completing media artworks.
  • MA.B2.K.aK
    Exhibit emerging ability in a variety of artistic, design, technical, organizational roles, and group planning in media arts productions.
  • MA.B2.K.bK
    Exhibit basic creative skills, use of tools and techniques to invite new content and solutions within and through media arts productions.
  • MA.B3.K.aK
    Identify and describe the presentation conditions and take on roles and processes in presenting or distributing media artworks.
  • MA.B3.K.bK
    Share results of and improvements for presenting media artworks.
  • MA.C1.K.aK
    Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media artworks.
  • MA.C1.K.bK
    Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience.
  • MA.D1.K.aK
    Use personal experiences, interests, information, and models in creating media artworks.
  • MA.D1.K.bK
    Discuss media artworks, describing their meaning and purpose.
  • MA.D2.K.aK
    Discuss and describe media artworks in everyday life.
  • MA.D2.K.bK
    Interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments considering safety, rules, and fairness.
  • MA.B2.1.a1
    Enact identified roles to practice foundational artistic, design, technical, and soft skills.
  • MA.B2.1.b1
    Practice foundational innovative abilities, and use design thinking collaboratively in addressing problems within and through media arts productions.
  • MA.B2.1.c1
    Demonstrate use of tools and techniques in standard and novel ways while constructing media artworks.
  • MA.B3.1.a1
    Explain the presentation conditions and fulfill a role and processes in presenting or distributing media artworks.
  • MA.B3.1.b1
    Explain results of and improvements for presenting media artworks.
  • MA.C1.1.a1
    Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media artworks.
  • MA.C1.1.b1
    Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience. Grades 6-8 Proficient Grades 6-8 Advanced
  • MA.D2.1.a1
    Discuss how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday and cultural life, such as media messages and media environments.
  • MA.D2.1.b1
    Interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering safety, rules, and fairness.
  • MA.B2.2.a2
    Enact various roles to practice fundamental ability in artistic, design, technical, and soft skills in media arts productions.
  • MA.B2.2.b2
    Practice fundamental creative and innovative abilities, expanding conventions, addressing problems within and through media arts productions.
  • MA.B2.2.c2
    Examine how tools and techniques could be used in standard and experimental ways in constructing media artworks.
  • MA.B3.2.a2
    Compare qualities and purposes of presentation formats and fulfill a role and associated processes in presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
  • MA.B3.2.b2
    Compare results of and improvements for presenting media artworks.
  • MA.A3.3.a3
    Construct and order various content into unified, purposeful media arts productions, and describe and apply principles.
  • MA.A3.3.b3
    Practice and analyze how the emphasis of elements alters effect and purpose in refining and completing media artworks.
  • MA.D1.3.a3
    Examine and use personal and external resources, and cultural understanding, to create media artworks.
  • MA.D1.3.b3
    Examine and show how media artworks form meanings, situations, and/or cultural experiences.
  • MA.D1.3.c3
    Access and use internal and external resources to create media artworks.
  • MA.D1.3.d3
    Examine and show how media artworks form meanings, situations, and cultural experiences. Grades 6-8 Proficient Grades 6-8 Advanced
  • MA.D2.3.a3
    Identify how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday and cultural life and can influence values and online attitudes and behavior.
  • MA.D2.3.b3
    Examine and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering safety, rules, and fairness.
  • MA.A3.4.a4
    Structure and arrange various content and components to convey purpose and meaning, applying sets of associated principles in different media arts productions.
  • MA.A3.4.b4
    Demonstrate intentional effect in refining media artworks, emphasizing elements for a purpose.
  • MA.D2.4.a4
    Explain verbally and/or in media artworks, how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday cultural life and technology use.
  • MA.D2.4.b4
    Examine and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering ethics, rules, and fairness.
  • MA.A3.5.a5
    Create content and combine components to convey expression, purpose, and meaning in a variety of media arts productions, utilizing sets of associated principles.
  • MA.A3.5.b5
    Determine how elements and components can be altered for clear communication and intentional effects and refine media artworks to improve clarity and purpose.
  • MA.D2.5.a5
    Research and show how media artworks and ideas relate to personal, social, and community life.
  • MA.D2.5.b5
    Examine, discuss and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering ethics, rules, and media literacy.

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