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Montana K–6 media arts standards

Montana writes its own media arts standards. They are published as Montana Content Standards for the Arts (2016), adopted 2016 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Framework
Montana Content Standards for the Arts (2016)
Adopted
2016
Source last checked
July 25, 2026
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77 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • MA.K.1K

    explore ideas for media artworks using play and experimentation

  • MA.K.2K

    explore ideas to form models for media arts productions

  • MA.K.3K

    combine arts and media content to form media artworks

  • MA.K.4K

    choose varied art forms and other content in media artwork

  • MA.K.5K

    identify skills and roles used to create media arts presentations

  • MA.K.6K

    share reactions to the presentation of media artworks

  • MA.K.7K

    recognize messages in media artworks

  • MA.K.8K

    identify a variety of media artworks

  • MA.K.9K

    identify qualities and possible changes in media artworks

  • MA.K.10K

    use personal experiences and choices in making media artworks

  • MA.K.11K

    share ideas relating media artworks to everyday life.

  • MA.1.11

    express ideas for media artworks through traditional and nontraditional media

  • MA.1.21

    express ideas to form plans and models for media arts productions and products

  • MA.1.31

    identify the effects of making changes to the content form or presentation of media artworks

  • MA.1.41

    combine art forms and media content to form media artworks

  • MA.1.51

    demonstrate skills and roles in media arts presentations

  • MA.1.61

    discuss the presentation of media artworks and identify reactions

  • MA.1.71

    identify components and messages in media artworks

  • MA.1.81

    describe the meanings of a variety of media artworks

  • MA.1.91

    identify qualities of media artworks considering audience

  • MA.1.101

    use personal experiences, interests, and models in creating media artworks

  • MA.1.111

    discuss uses of media artworks in everyday life.

  • MA.2.12

    use resources to generate creative ideas for media artworks

  • MA.2.22

    use ideas to create plans and models for media arts productions

  • MA.2.32

    describe expressive effects in altering, refining, and completing media artworks

  • MA.2.42

    combine a variety of art and media content into unified media artworks

  • MA.2.52

    use experimentation skills and various roles in creating media arts presentations

  • MA.2.62

    identify and describe the experience of presenting media artworks

  • MA.2.72

    describe the components and messages in media artworks

  • MA.2.82

    define the purposes and meanings of media artworks

  • MA.2.92

    discuss the effectiveness of and improvements for media artworks

  • MA.2.102

    create media artworks and discuss their meaning and purpose

  • MA.2.112

    identify how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday life and culture.

  • MA.3.13

    develop ideas for media artworks using a variety of tools, methods, and materials

  • MA.3.23

    make plans and models for media arts productions

  • MA.3.33

    demonstrate how the use of different elements alters media artworks

  • MA.3.43

    integrate varied art forms and media content into media artworks

  • MA.3.53

    exhibit a variety of skills and roles to create new content in media arts presentations

  • MA.3.63

    discuss ways to improve media artworks presentations

  • MA.3.73

    describe how messages are created by components in media artworks

  • MA.3.83

    discuss the purposes and meanings of media artworks

  • MA.3.93

    identify basic criteria to evaluate media artworks

  • MA.3.103

    demonstrate how media artworks influence popular media

  • MA.3.113

    explain how media artworks and ideas can influence everyday life.

  • MA.4.14

    develop original media artworks using a variety of creative methods

  • MA.4.24

    discuss, test, and assemble models for media arts productions

  • MA.4.34

    demonstrate intentional effect in refining media artworks

  • MA.4.44

    demonstrate how a variety of forms and content can be mixed and coordinated into media artworks

  • MA.4.54

    apply a variety of skills and knowledge to solve problems while creating media arts presentations

  • MA.4.64

    explain results of and improvements for presenting media artworks

  • MA.4.74

    explain how various forms, methods, and styles influence the message of a media artwork

  • MA.4.84

    explain reactions to a variety of media artworks considering their purpose and context

  • MA.4.94

    apply basic criteria to evaluate and improve media artworks and production processes

  • MA.4.104

    examine how media artworks affect meanings, situations, and cultural experiences in popular media

  • MA.4.114

    demonstrate how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday life and culture.

  • MA.5.15

    demonstrate original ideas and innovations for media artworks using personal and community experiences

  • MA.5.25

    develop, present, and test ideas, plans, models, and proposals for media arts productions

  • MA.5.35

    determine how elements and components can be altered for clear communication and intentional effects in media artwork

  • MA.5.45

    create media artworks through the integration of multiple contents and forms

  • MA.5.55

    perform a variety of roles while solving problems to create media art presentations

  • MA.5.65

    compare results of and improvements for presenting media artworks

  • MA.5.75

    differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media artworks

  • MA.5.85

    compare personal and group interpretations of a variety of media artworks considering their intention and context

  • MA.5.95

    apply criteria to evaluate media artworks and production processes, considering context and practicing constructive feedback

  • MA.5.105

    demonstrate how media artworks affect meanings, situations, and cultural experiences

  • MA.5.115

    research how media artworks and ideas relate to personal, social, and community life and culture.

  • MA.6.16

    produce ideas, goals, and solutions for original media artworks

  • MA.6.26

    analyze ideas, plans, prototypes, and creative processes for media arts productions

  • MA.6.36

    improve the technical quality of media artworks by selecting expressive and stylistic elements to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and place

  • MA.6.46

    integrate multiple content areas and forms into media artwork productions that convey perspectives, themes, and narratives

  • MA.6.56

    demonstrate a range of skills and roles in creating and performing media arts presentations

  • MA.6.66

    analyze results of and improvements for presenting media artworks

  • MA.6.76

    evaluate the qualities of and relationships between the components and style in media artworks

  • MA.6.86

    compare and contrast the intent of a variety of media artworks and how they impact understanding of one's own culture and other cultures

  • MA.6.96

    compare and contrast media artworks and production processes to context and artistic goals

  • MA.6.106

    analyze how media artworks expand meaning and knowledge, create cultural experiences, and influence local and global events

  • MA.6.116

    compare how media artworks and ideas relate to various contexts, purposes, and values.

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