Standards
Identify and manipulate the concepts of alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shifts, elevation and landing, and fall and recovery.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate an understanding of various choreographic forms.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from two different styles or traditions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding and identify the concepts of kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus in performing movement skills.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of memorizing and reproducing a movement sequence.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding and identify the processes of reordering and chance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of creating contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to create movement sequences that communicates a topic of personal significance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate ability and utilize a video camera to record dance movement.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of dance movements utilizing the appropriate dance/movement vocabulary.
Generate resourceExplore the use of different accompaniment to affect the meaning of a dance.
Generate resourceManipulate costuming and lighting to contribute to the meaning of a dance.
Generate resourceIntroduce manipulation of movement to solve a specific movement problem and be able to discuss their outcome.
Generate resourceART.D.III.7.5 Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching live dance, including how to appropriately express their opinions to performers in a supportive way.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast elements of dance when looking at a dance composition.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of aesthetic criteria when evaluating a dance.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of contrast of aesthetic impact between a live and recorded performance.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding by performing folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and movement styles.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of folk, social, or theatrical dance forms learned from resources in their own community, of different cultures, time periods, or from a broad spectrum of twentieth-century America. Understand, analyze, and describe the cultural/historical context of that dance, effectively sharing its context with peers.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate understanding of the role of dance in a culture or time period.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of setting personal goals to improve as a dancer.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of other art disciplines by identifying similarities and differences.
Generate resourceSing and play with expression and technical accuracy, an increasingly diverse repertoire of literature at developmentally-appropriate levels. Perform at least one selection from memory.
Generate resourceSing and play accurately as a soloist, and in both small and large ensembles with appropriate technique and breath control.
Generate resourceSight read basic melodies in treble and bass clefs, using combinations of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes and rests; in simple meter.
Generate resourceImprovise short melodies over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
Generate resourceCompose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters.
Generate resourceART.M.II.7.5 Arrange simple pieces for student's classroom instrument or voice.
Generate resourceUse a variety of traditional and nontraditional sound sources when composing, arranging, and improvising.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe specific musical elements and events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
Generate resourceAnalyze elements of music used in music of increasingly diverse genres and styles.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of tonality, major chords, and I-IV-V harmonic progressions in major keys.
Generate resourceDevelop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these criteria as self evaluation when performing and creating.
Generate resourceEvaluate the quality and effectiveness of one's own and others' musical performances and creations by applying specific and appropriate criteria, and offering constructive suggestions for improvement.
Generate resourceDescribe distinguishing characteristics of a repertoire of music from diverse cultures.
Generate resourceClassify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical works.
Generate resourceCompare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves and the roles of musicians.
Generate resourceDescribe and compare the relationships between the art forms and their characteristic materials.
Generate resourceDescribe ways in which music is related to the subject matter of at least two other disciplines.
Generate resourceUtilize role playing and characterization skills to perform in ensemble scenes.
Generate resourceServe as leader to utilize effective communication and organizational skills to facilitate a successful rehearsal.
Generate resourceExecute a variety of different research methods: script inference, human observation, and personal experiences to create characters.
Generate resourceCreate monologues, dialogues, and short plays in response to real life conflict.
Generate resourceExamine and demonstrate the role of the designer and technical elements in the theatre process.
Generate resourceStudy a play or story, and visualize, draw, and create a simple theatrical environment for it.
Generate resourceAnalyze and discuss recurring themes and patterns in a script to inform technical decisions.
Generate resourceApply research to make informed artistic choices to support the creation and portrayal of characters and their stories.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast materials from various sources to discover how they affect audience response.
Generate resourceUse descriptive vocabulary and analytical thinking to give and receive constructive criticism.
Generate resourceUse theatre vocabulary to critique and evaluate the effectiveness of theatrical productions.
Generate resourceProduce written, verbal, and visual responses to students' written and/or performed dramatic material.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a basic knowledge of non-Western theatre history such as that of Asia, Africa, India, and Australia.
Generate resourceExplore the ways in which many cultures have used theatre to raise social awareness.
Generate resourceInteract with and examine a wide variety of professions stemming from theatre, such as screen writing, critic, fashion designer, architect, producer, manager, and artistic director.
Generate resourceSpeculate on the meaning of a theatrical production as impacted by its politics and culture.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the feelings and emotions portrayed on stage to one's personal experiences.
Generate resourceExamine how the arts are integrated in recorded or live theatre performances.
Generate resourceUnderstand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at an emerging level.
Generate resourceUnderstand the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly at an emerging level.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the use of successful visual vocabulary at an emerging level.
Generate resourceEmploy reflective thinking skills by observing, analyzing, and critically evaluating works of art for the purpose of improving technical quality at an emerging level.
Generate resourceProduce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at an emerging level.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply critical thinking strategies through the art making process at an emerging level.
Generate resourceCollaborate, communicate, and work with others to create new ideas at an emerging level.
Generate resourceInitiate new ideas employing inventiveness and innovation at an emerging level with increasing independence.
Generate resourceMake knowledgeable choices about materials, techniques, media technology, organizational principles, and processes to articulate ideas and communicate intended meaning at an emerging level.
Generate resourceCritically observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at an emerging level.
Generate resourceInterpret artwork searching for embedded meaning, function, and personal connections at an emerging level.
Generate resourceImprove descriptions of how the artist's choice of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes influence the viewer.
Generate resourceUse critical thinking strategies to observe, compare, and contrast artworks at an emerging level.
Generate resourceDevelop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at an emerging level.
Generate resourceIdentify personal and community experiences within works of art at an emerging level.
Generate resourceRecognize, describe and analyze, and evaluate how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures at an emerging level.
Generate resourceArticulate an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with an emerging level of aesthetic sophistication.
Generate resourceDecode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at an emerging level.
Generate resourceRecognize and describe, personal, family, and community connections with artworks at an emerging level.
Generate resourceRecognize and describe the skills used in visual arts careers at an emerging level.
Generate resourceAnalyze and compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context at an emerging level.
Generate resourceDemonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of a global society at an emerging level.
Generate resourceAnalyze and describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with the visual arts at an emerging level.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
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