Standard (Curriculum)

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

1.1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Elements (Space, Time, Energy/force)
* Creates and performs movement using straight, curved, and zigzag pathways (space)
* Creates movement that represents basic prepositional relationships (e.g., above, below, around, between) (space)
* Creates a wide variety of shapes with the body (e.g., wide, narrow, crooked, flat) (space)
1.1.2 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Principles of Organization
* Repetition form / design theme
* Creates movement sequences with a beginning, middle, and end (form)

1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
* Creates and replicates movement through mirroring and shadowing
* Creates and performs simple combinations of locomotor and non-locomotor movements
* Performs simple dances in small groups

1.3 Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times
* Recognizes that artworks have differing styles

1.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances
* Demonstrates active listening/viewing skills

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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
* Recognizes that ideas and feelings can be expressed through the arts

3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose
* Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g., tell a story)

3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices
* Recognizes the aesthetic choices of others

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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
* Demonstrates how an idea can be represented through various arts disciplines

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas
* Demonstrates concepts common to the arts and other content areas

4.3 Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices
* Identifies examples of arts in the community

4.4 Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history
* Describes a specific artwork in the community

4.5 Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work
* Maintains focus and demonstrates perseverance

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