Standards
Build content for choreography using several stimuli (e.g., literary forms, natural phenomena, current news, social events).
Generate resourceDiscuss feelings and ideas evoked by each. Describe how the themes and movements relate to points of view and personal experiences.
Generate resourceWrite a story based on a historical, cultural, or societal issue and create a short dance that captures the essence of the story. Or, interview someone and create a short dance depicting her/his experiences or stories.
Generate resourceIn a group, develop a dance combination by selecting specific movement vocabulary to communicate a main idea.
Generate resourceRefine movements based on peer feedback and self-reflection to clarify communication of an idea within a dance combination.
Generate resourceRecall and execute a simple dance sequence using fundamental dance steps in one or more styles.
Generate resourceDemonstrate safe body-use practices during technical exercises and movement combinations.
Generate resourceDiscuss how these practices, along with healthful nutrition and a positive sense of emotional well-being enhance dance performance and prevent injuries.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to adapt dance to alternative performance venues by modifying spacing and movements to the performance space.
Generate resourceExplain how the movements symbolize the main idea of the dance using basic dance terminology (e.g., grapevine, elbow swing, tempo).
Generate resourceDefine, using basic dance terminology, the characteristics that make dance interesting or meaningful in specific genres or cultural movement practices.
Generate resourcePerceive and analyze artistic work. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceEnvision original ideas and innovations for media artworks using personal experiences and/or the work of others.
Generate resourceAccess and use internal and external resources to create media artworks, such as interests, knowledge, and experiences.
Generate resourceResearch and show how media artworks and ideas relate to personal, social and community life, such as exploring commercial and information purposes, history, and ethics.
Generate resourceExamine, discuss and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering ethics, rules, and media literacy.
Generate resourceDevelop, present, and test ideas, plans, models, and proposals for media arts productions, considering the artistic goals and audience.
Generate resourceCreate content and combine components to convey expression, purpose, and meaning in a variety of media arts productions, utilizing sets of associated principles, such as emphasis and exaggeration.
Generate resourceDetermine how elements and components can be altered for clear communication and intentional effects, and refine media artworks to improve clarity and purpose.
Generate resourceCreate media artworks through the integration of multiple contents and forms, such as a media broadcast.
Generate resourceEnact various roles to practice fundamental ability in artistic, design, technical, and soft skills, such as formal technique, production, and collaboration in media arts productions.
Generate resourcePractice fundamental creative and innovative abilities, such as expanding conventions, in addressing problems within and through media arts productions.
Generate resourceExamine how tools and techniques could be used in standard and experimental ways in constructing media artworks.
Generate resourceCompare qualities and purposes of presentation formats, and fulfill a role and associated processes in presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media artworks.
Generate resourceDetermine and compare personal and group interpretations of a variety of media artworks, considering their intention and context.
Generate resourceDetermine and apply criteria for evaluating media artworks and production processes, considering context, and practicing constructive feedback.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceImprovise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).
Generate resourceGenerate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.
Generate resourceDemonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
Generate resourceUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.
Generate resourceEvaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback, and explain rationale for changes.
Generate resourcePresent the final version of personal created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation) are used in performers' and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Generate resourceEvaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.
Generate resourceSynthesize ideas from research, script analysis, and context to create a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.
Generate resourceRehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).
Generate resourceDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style.
Generate resourcePerform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation/style).
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, and context, as well as their personal and others' technical skill.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIdentify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in the imagined world of a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourcePropose design ideas that support the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceImagine how a character's inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze commonalities and differences between stories set in different cultures in preparation for a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify historical sources that explain drama/theatre terminology and conventions.
Generate resourceDevise original ideas for a drama/theatre work that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their given circumstances.
Generate resourceParticipate in defined responsibilities required to present a drama/theatre work informally to an audience.
Generate resourceRevise and improve an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and self-review.
Generate resourceUse physical and vocal exploration for character development in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceCreate innovative solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceDescribe the underlying thoughts and emotions that create dialogue and action in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain personal reactions to artistic choices made in a drama/theatre work through participation and observation.
Generate resourceJustify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain responses to characters based on cultural perspectives when participating in or observing drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceInvestigate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceAssess how technical elements represent the theme of a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceRecognize how a character's circumstances impact an audience's perspective in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceGenerate ideas for an artwork based on cultural influences or social issues.
Generate resourceUse formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to describe a work of art. (e.g. elements & principles of design)
Generate resourceConstructively design and manipulate materials, organizational and compositional elements to make meaning in a work of art.
Generate resourceGenerate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in art-making
Generate resourceExamine and apply internal and external resources to create meaningful artwork that reflects interests, knowledge, research, and cultural understanding.
Generate resourceIdentify how art is used to inform, shape and change beliefs, values, and behaviors of an individual and society with consideration to cultural influences and global contexts.
Generate resourceExamine and discuss ethical issues in art and art-making processes (i.e. plagiarism, appropriation, copyright).
Generate resourceExperiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches that reflect knowledge of form and structure (i.e. organizational principles and expressive features)
Generate resourceDemonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use materials, tools, and equipment.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and visually document objects of personal significance.
Generate resourceRefine and adapt art works in consideration of audience, and the context of the work with consideration to developing technical skills and organizational principles.
Generate resourceChoose from multiple approaches and techniques to determine the most effective solution.
Generate resourceUtilize personal reflection and critical feedback to refine technical proficiency, intentionality, aesthetic judgment and expressive capability.
Generate resourceWrite an artist statement utilizing art vocabularies demonstrating choices made in art-making.
Generate resourceSelect artworks to put into their portfolio and explain why they chose those specific works.
Generate resourceCollect and organize a body of evidence that reflects the artistic process and prepare it for presentation (e.g. sketchbook, digital format).
Generate resourceCite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents an idea and provides information about a specific concept or topic.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how art exhibited in and outside of school in museums, galleries, and other venues, including virtual spaces affect the personal experience.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history of life through art.
Generate resourceSelect art objects for personal portfolio and display and explain why they were chosen.
Generate resourceSelect and analyze possibilities and limitations of a variety of spaces, including electronic, for exhibiting artwork.
Generate resourceExamine and analyze how past, present, and emerging technologies have impacted the preservation and presentation of artwork.
Generate resourceDescribe visual imagery based on expressive properties (i.e. content, formal elements of art & principles of design).
Generate resourceUsing art vocabulary, analyze the components used in visual imagery to convey a message.
Generate resourceInterpret art by analyzing the composition, contextual information, subject matter, formal art elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
Generate resourceRecognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as cultural and historical contexts.
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