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Dance
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1. The student uses imagination, perceptions, feelings, and thoughts
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create and perform improvised movements and movement
sequences.
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1. The student identifies dances from various cultures.
2. The student performs dances from various cultures.
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1. The student begins to explore the meaning, nature, and structure
of
music through informal experiences with music.
2. The student develops a basic musical vocabulary with which he
or she
expresses understanding of simple forms and elements
of music when
presented aurally.
3. The student recognizes that music can be represented by pictures
and/
or symbols.
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1. The student listens to and describes music from a variety of
cultures.
2. The student sings and dances, from memory, a varied repertoire
of
songs representing diverse cultures.
3. The student identifies various uses of music in his or her daily
experiences.
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Standard
5.
Connections, Relations,
Applications:
Connecting and
applying what is learned in each art form to learning in
other art forms,
subject areas, and careers.
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1. Students explore the relationship of music to the other arts.
2. Students talk about what musicians do.
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Visual Arts
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Standard
1.
Artistic Perception:
Processing,
analyzing, and responding to sensory information through the language and
skills unique to the arts.
Visual arts descriptor:
Students learn
how to perceive the world in an artistic way by refining their sensory
perceptions of works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment.
They identify visual elements and principles of design using the language
of the visual arts.
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1. The student identifies artistic qualities in the environment
and in works of art and is able to make distinctions in the qualities.
2. The student identifies art elements as he or she explores, analyzes,
and talks about what he or she sees and creates (line, color, shape/form,
texture, space).
3. The student identifies design principles as he or she explores,
analyzes, and talks about what he or she sees and creates (balance, contrast,
emphasis, movement, rhythm, unity).
4. The student understands and uses basic art vocabulary.
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Standard
2.
Creative Expression:
Creating,
performing, and participating in the arts.
Visual arts descriptor:
Students develop
knowledge of and artistic skills in a variety of visual arts media and
technical processes. They apply the knowledge and skills and demonstrate
the processes in creating original artworks based on personal experiences.
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1. The student creates original works of art.
2. The student explores a variety of visual arts media, techniques,
andprocesses.
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Standard
3.
Historical and
Cultural Context:
Understanding
historical contributions and cultural dimensions of the arts.
Visual arts descriptor:
Students explore
the role of the visual arts in
human history
and culture. They investigate universal themes and concepts
in historical
and contemporary periods and styles in cultures throughout
the world.
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1. The student examines artworks from a variety of cultures.
2. The student describes major themes and styles in visual art from
the past and present.
3. The student explores the role of visual arts in human history.
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Standard
4.
Aesthetic Valuing
Responding
to, analyzing, and making judgments about artworks
Visual arts descriptor:
Students analyze,
interpret, and derive meaning
from works
of visual art. They make critical judgments about and deter-mine
the quality
of visual artworks and art experiences in accord with
learned elements
and principles of art.
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1. The student talks about his or her artwork and the works of others.
2. The student talks about the reasons that people make art.
3. The student uses art vocabulary to express his or her ideas and
to give reasons for his or her preferences in works of art.
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Standard
5.
Connections,
Relations, Applications
Connecting
and applying what is learned in each art form to learning in
other art
forms, subject areas, and careers
Visual arts descriptor:
Students apply
what they learn in visual arts to learning across disciplines. They develop
competencies in problem solving,
communications
skills, and management of time and resources, all of which contribute to
lifelong learning and career skills.
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1. The student explores how visual arts relate to other subject
areas.
2. The student talks about what artists do.
3. The student makes choices in solving artistic problems.
4. The student learns to complete tasks.
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Theatre
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Standard
1.
Artistic Perception
Processing,
analyzing, and responding to sensory information through the language and
skills unique to the arts
Theatre descriptor:
Students
perceive the environment and respond, using movement and voice. They observe
informal productions, theatrical productions, films, and electronic media
and respond to them, using the vocabulary and language of theatre.
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1. The student refines the use of his or her senses to perceive
the world in an artistic way.
2. The student observes objects, animals, and people and re-creates
their characteristics using movement and voice.
3. The student demonstrates understanding of works in theatre by
exploring, analyzing, making choices, and talking about what is presented
through voice, movement, and visual effects.
4. The student uses basic theatre vocabulary to talk about his or
her response to a play or other theatrical experience.
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Standard
2.
Creative Expression:
Creating,
performing, and participating in the arts.
Theatre descriptor:
Students
develop knowledge and skills in acting,
directing,
and script writing through their own experience and imagination as well
as through their research of literature and history. They create and perform
theatrical productions and explore the elements and technology of theatrical
production through varied media.
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1. The student demonstrates understanding of various creative activities
of people in theatre.
2. The student creates original works of theatre and performs works
created by others.
3. The student creates theatre by participating in the planning and
perfor-mance of stories, improvisations, and classroom dramatizations.
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Standard
3.
Historical and
Cultural Context
Understanding
historical contributions and cultural dimensions of the arts
Theatre descriptor:
Students
research relationships between theatre and dramatic literature, history,
and culture. They investigate major themes, historical periods, and styles
of theatre in various cultures throughout the world.
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1. The student identifies some major traditions and themes in stories
and theatre.
2. The student begins to understand the relationship between theatre,
history, and culture.
3. The student identifies some styles of theatre in different cultures
and time periods.
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Standard
4.
Aesthetic Valuing
Responding
to, analyzing, and making judgments about works in the arts.
Theatre descriptor:
Students
describe, analyze, interpret, and derive
meaning from
works in theatre. They develop criteria and then make
critical
judgments about and determine the quality of theatre experiences
and performances
based on elements and principles of theatre.
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1. The student demonstrates an understanding that specific criteria
can be developed and used to assess the qualities and merits of works in
theatre.
2. The student will apply appropriate criteria when evaluating theatrical
experiences and electronic media productions.
3. The student demonstrates an understanding of the form (how a work
in theatre looks) and content (what a work communicates) in works of theatre.
4. The student will talk about meaning, images, and mood conveyed
by performances.
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Standard
5.
Connections,
Relations, Applications:
Connecting
and applying what is learned in each art form to learning in
other art
forms, subject areas, and careers.
Theatre descriptor:
Students
apply what they learn in theatre to learning in other subject areas. They
develop competencies in problem solving,
communication
skills, working with others, and management of time and
resources,
all of which contribute to lifelong learning and career skills.
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1. The student demonstrates an understanding of similarities
and differences among art forms.
2. The student begins to recognize how artistic experiences relate
to
other subject areas and lifelong learning.
3. The student demonstrates an ability to work cooperatively.
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