Standards
Demonstrate the following movement skills: alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, and fall and recovery.
Generate resourceSuccessfully demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in a small group during the choreographic process.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Generate resourceAccurately identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from two different styles or traditions.
Generate resourceAccurately transfer a spatial pattern from the visual to the kinesthetic.
Generate resourceAccurately transfer a rhythmic pattern from the aural to the kinesthetic.
Generate resourceIdentify and clearly demonstrate a range of dynamics and movement qualities.
Generate resourceDemonstrate increasing kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus in performing movement skills.
Generate resourceDemonstrate accurate memorization and reproduction of movement sequences.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Generate resourceCreate a dance that successfully communicates a topic of personal significance.
Generate resourceLearn to artistically and aesthetically keep movement of a single dance in frame with video camera.
Generate resourceDescribe the action and movement elements observed in a dance using appropriate movement/dance vocabulary.
Generate resourceObserve and explain how different accompaniment such as sound, music, and spoken text can affect the meaning of a dance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance.
Generate resourceExplore a movement problem and create multiple solutions; choose the most interesting solution and discuss the reasons for that choice.
Generate resourceDemonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive and constructive way.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast two dance compositions in terms of space, as in shape and pathways; time, such as rhythm and tempo; and force and energy, or movement qualities.
Generate resourceIdentify possible aesthetic criteria for evaluating dance such as skills of performers, visual and/or emotional impact, variety, and contrast.
Generate resourceObserve the same dance both live and recorded on video; compare and contrast the aesthetic impact of the two observations.
Generate resourceCompetently perform folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and movement styles.
Generate resourceCompetently perform 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 resourceAccurately describe the role of dance in at least two different cultures or time periods.
Generate resourceIdentify at least three personal goals to improve as dancers and steps they are taking to reach those goals.
Generate resourceDevelop a project that reveals similarities and differences between the arts.
Generate resourceCite examples of concepts used in dance and another discipline outside the arts, such as balance, shape, and pattern.
Generate resourceSing and play, with expression and technical accuracy, a diverse repertoire of vocal and instrumental literature, with and without notation, including selections performed 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, compound, and alla breve meters.
Generate resourceImprovise melodic embellishments and basic rhythmic and melodic variations on given pentatonic melodies, and melodies in major keys.
Generate resourceImprovise short melodies unaccompanied and 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 and using standard notation.
Generate resourceArrange simple pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which pieces were written.
Generate resourceUse a variety of traditional, nontraditional, and electronic 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 the uses of musical elements in aural examples from diverse genres and cultures.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of meter, rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions through analysis.
Generate resourceDevelop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these criteria as selfevaluation 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 representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
Generate resourceClassify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical works and explain the characteristics that cause each work to be considered exemplary.
Generate resourceCompare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.
Generate resourceCompare how the characteristic materials of each art can be used to transform similar events, scenes, emotions, or ideas into works of art.
Generate resourceAnalyze ways in which music is related to the principles and subject matter of other disciplines.
Generate resourceIdentify, practice, and create techniques for physical and vocal conditioning.
Generate resourceUtilize role playing and characterization skills to perform in ensemble scenes.
Generate resourceServe as leader to utilize effective communication, organizational, and critical skills to facilitate a successful rehearsal.
Generate resourceApply the unique characterizations of the dramatic script such as dramatic action and dialogue.
Generate resourceCreate monologues, dialogues, and short plays in response to real life conflict.
Generate resourceUnderstand and practice 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 resourceConstruct meaning from dramatic elements, theme, and patterns to make technical decisions.
Generate resourceArticulate how artistic choices support the creation and portrayal of characters and their stories.
Generate resourceAnalyze and apply materials such as social media, production programs, handbills, and posters from various sources to discover how they affect audience response.
Generate resourceReflect on the quality of and construct meaning from constructive criticism from self and others.
Generate resourceUse theatre vocabulary to develop a rubric for critiquing and evaluating 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 American theatre history which may include the study of African, Asian, Native and Latin American, and other cultures.
Generate resourceAnalyze the ways in which many cultures have used theatre to create social change.
Generate resourceAnalyze and critique a wide variety of professions relating to theatre and the viability of a career in this field.
Generate resourceDebate and demonstrate through script writing or performance how politics and culture affects theatrical productions and styles.
Generate resourceAnalyze the motives behind the feelings and emotions of characters on stage on one's own personal experiences.
Generate resourceAnalyze and critique the integrated nature of the arts in recorded or live theatre performances.
Generate resourceMake artistic choices based on personal responses to varied theatrical and artistic events.
Generate resourceApply understanding of the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes to the selection of appropriate tools and media to design and solve creative problems and achieve desired artistic effects.
Generate resourceAppropriately apply the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly.
Generate resourceSelect and apply visual characteristics and organizational principles to communicate effectively when designing and solving creative problems.
Generate resourceEffectively use reflective thinking skills to observe, analyze, and critically evaluate works of art for the purpose of improving technical quality.
Generate resourceEffectively produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique.
Generate resourceEffectively develop and apply critical thinking strategies through the art making process.
Generate resourceEffectively collaborate, communicate, and work with others to create new ideas.
Generate resourceIndependently initiate new ideas employing inventiveness and innovation.
Generate resourceConsistently demonstrate reflective thinking practices when identifying, designing, and solving creative problems.
Generate resourceMake knowledgeable choices about materials, techniques, media technology, organizational principles, and processes to effectively articulate ideas and communicate intended meaning.
Generate resourceApply preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts in the creative problem solving process.
Generate resourceCritically observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics within works of art.
Generate resourceEffectively interpret artwork, searching for embedded meaning, function, and personal connections.
Generate resourceEffectively describe how the artist's choice of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes influence the viewer.
Generate resourceEffectively use critical thinking strategies to observe, compare, and contrast artworks.
Generate resourceDevelop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using effective artistic vocabulary.
Generate resourceRecognize, describe and analyze, and evaluate how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures.
Generate resourceArticulate an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.
Generate resourceEffectively decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias and fact.
Generate resourceEffectively recognize and describe personal, family, and community connections with artworks.
Generate resourceEffectively recognize and describe the skills used in visual arts careers.
Generate resourceEffectively analyze and compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context.
Generate resourceEffectively demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of a global society.
Generate resourceEffectively analyze and describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with the visual arts.
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 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 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.
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