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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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