Standard (Curriculum)

Instruction and Assessment

Standard 1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills

1.1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Elements (Space, Time, Energy/force)
* Demonstrates sustained and percussive movement (energy)
1.1.2 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Principles of Organization
* Repetition, Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, and Variety
* Creates simple dances in solo and small groups
* Creates dances with a consistent theme

1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
* Explains the purpose of warming up before dancing
* Explains the importance of correct posture to health and movement safety
* Performs an original dance from memory

1.3 Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times
* Identifies specific attributes of art works of various artists, cultures, and times using arts vocabulary

1.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances
* Demonstrates audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances

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Standard 2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes

2.1 Applies a creative process in the arts
* Conceptualizes that context or purpose
* Gathers information from diverse sources
* Develops ideas and techniques
* Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work
* Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation
* Refines work based on feedback
* Presents work to others
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process

2.2 Applies a performance process in the arts
* Identifies audience and purpose
* Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform
* Analyzes the structure and background or work
* Interpret by developing a personal approach to work
* Rehearse, adjust and refine through evaluation and problem-solving
* Present work for others; reflects, and evaluates
* Reflects and evaluates
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

2.3 Applies a responding process to an arts presentation
* Engages actively and purposefully
* Describes what is seen and heard
* Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized
* Interprets based on descriptive properties
* Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

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Standard 3. The student communicates through the arts

3.1 Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings
* Identifies use and misuse (plagiarism) of pre-existing artistic works to communicate

3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose
* Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g., record history, persuade)

3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices
* Describes how aesthetic choices are influenced by historical context

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Standard 4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, cultures, life, and work

4.1 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines
* Describes arts processes that are unique to each arts disciplines

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas
* Demonstrates that art concepts occur in other content areas

4.3 Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices
* Analyzes how the arts impact peer group choices

4.4 Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history
* Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture and history

4.5 Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work
* Identifies job specific skills for arts careers
* Demonstrates collaborative skills

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