Standards
Describe, create, and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express this personal meaning.
Generate resourceDescribe, create and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning.
Generate resourceRespond to a dance work using an inquiry-based set of questions (for example, See, Think, Wonder). Create movement using ideas from responses and explain how certain movements express a specific idea.
Generate resourceObserve a dance and relate the movement to the people or environment in which the dance was created and performed.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceObserve a dance and relate the movement to the people or environment in which the dance was created and performed.
Generate resourceExplore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli (for example, music/sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, experiences) and suggest additional sources for movement ideas.
Generate resourceExplore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli and suggest additional sources for movement ideas.
Generate resourceCombine a variety of movements while manipulating the elements of dance.
Generate resourceCombine a variety of movements while manipulating the Elements of Dance.
Generate resourceImprovise a dance phrase with a beginning, a middle that has a main idea, and a clear end.
Generate resourceImprovise a dance phrase with a beginning, a middle that has a main idea and a clear end.
Generate resourceChoose movements that express a main idea or emotion, or follow a musical phrase. Explain reasons for movement choices.
Generate resourceChoose movements that express a main idea or emotion or follow a musical phrase.
Generate resourceExplore suggestions and make choices to change movement from guided improvisation and/or short remembered sequences.
Generate resourceExplore suggestions and make choices to change movement from guided improvisation and/or short remembered sequences.
Generate resourceDepict the levels of movements in a variety of dance movements by drawing a picture or using symbols (for example, high, middle, low).
Generate resourceDepict the levels of movements in a variety of dance movements by drawing a picture or using symbols.
Generate resourceDemonstrate clear directionality and intent when performing locomotor and non-locomotor movements that change body shapes, facings, and pathways in space. Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine relationships between body parts. Differentiate between circling and turning as two separate ways of continuous directional change.
Generate resourceDemonstrate clear directionality and intent when performing locomotor and non-locomotor movements using the element of space. Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine relationships between the parts of the body.
Generate resourceIdentify the length of time a move or phrase takes (for example, whether it is long or short). Identify and move on the downbeat in duple and triple meter. Correlate metric phrasing with movement phrasing.
Generate resourceSelect and apply appropriate characteristics to movements (for example, selecting specific adverbs and adjectives and apply them to movements). Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness while dancing the movement characteristics.
Generate resourceDemonstrate kinesthetic awareness and apply appropriate characteristics to movement.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movements, body patterning, and dance sequences that require moving through space using a variety of pathways.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movements, body patterning and dance sequences that require moving through space using a variety of pathways.
Generate resourceMove safely in a variety of spatial relationships and formations with other dancers, sharing and maintaining personal space.
Generate resourceMove safely in a variety of spatial relationships and formations with other dancers, sharing and maintaining personal space.
Generate resourceRepeat movements, with an awareness of self and others in space. Self-adjust and modify movements or placement upon request.
Generate resourceRepeat movements, with an awareness of self and others in space. Self-adjust and modify movements or placement.
Generate resourceDance for and with others in a space where audience and performers occupy different areas.
Generate resourceDance for and with others in a space where the audience and performers occupy different areas. Explore appropriate performance etiquette in dance class and rehearsal.
Generate resourceUse limited production elements (for example, hand props, simple scenery, or media projections).
Generate resourceDemonstrate and describe movements in dances from different genres or cultures.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and describe movements in dances from different genres or cultures.
Generate resourceUse context cues from movement to identify meaning and intent in a dance using simple dance terminology.
Generate resourceUse context cues from movement to identify meaning and intent in a dance.
Generate resourceObserve or demonstrate dances from a genre or culture. Discuss movements and other aspects of the dances that make the dances work well, and explain why they work. Use simple dance terminology.
Generate resourceObserve and describe dance from a genre or culture. Using the Elements of Dance, discuss movements that make the dance interesting.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceUse personal experiences, interests, information, and models in creating media artworks.
Generate resourceUse personal experiences, interests, information and models in creating media artworks.
Generate resourceDiscuss experiences of media artworks, describing their meaning and purpose.
Generate resourceDiscuss experiences of media artworks, describing their meaning and purpose.
Generate resourceDiscuss how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday and cultural life, such as media messages and media environments.
Generate resourceDiscuss how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday and cultural life.
Generate resourceInteract appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering safety, rules, and fairness.
Generate resourceInteract appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering safety, rules and fairness.
Generate resourceDiscover multiple ideas for media artworks through brainstorming and improvising.
Generate resourceExplore multiple ideas for media artworks through brainstorming and improvising.
Generate resourceConstruct and assemble content for unified media arts productions, identifying and applying basic principles, such as positioning and attention.
Generate resourceConstruct and assemble content for unified media arts productions by applying basic Foundational Principles.
Generate resourceTest and describe expressive effects in altering, refining, and completing media artworks.
Generate resourceTest and describe expressive effects in altering, refining and completing media artworks.
Generate resourcePractice combining varied academic, arts, and media content into unified media artworks, such as a narrated science animation.
Generate resourcePractice combining academic, arts and media content into unified media artworks.
Generate resourceEnact roles to demonstrate basic ability in various identified artistic, design, technical, and soft skills, such as tool use and collaboration in media arts productions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate basic ability in various identified artistic, design, technical and soft skills in media arts productions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate use of experimentation skills, such as playful practice, and trial and error, within and through media arts productions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explore identified methods to use tools to capture and form media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explore identified methods to use tools to capture and form media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe presentation conditions and perform task(s) in presenting media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe presentation conditions and perform task(s) in presenting media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe the experience and share results of presenting media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe the experience and share results of presenting media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe how a variety of media artworks create different experiences.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe how a variety of media artworks create different experiences.
Generate resourceDetermine the purposes and meanings of media artworks, considering their context.
Generate resourceDetermine the purposes and meanings of media artworks, considering their context.
Generate resourceDiscuss the effectiveness of and improvements for media artworks, considering their context.
Generate resourceDiscuss the effectiveness of and improvements for media artworks, considering their context.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
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 resourceDescribe, create and/or perform a piece of music that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain Elements of Music express this personal meaning.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Generate resourceRelate an observed musical performance to the culture or environment in which the music was created and performed.
Generate resourceImprovise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceImprovise rhythmic patterns, melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceGenerate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).
Generate resourceGenerate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality and meter.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.
Generate resourceCreate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.
Generate resourceUse iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.
Generate resourceUse iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence and document personal musical ideas.
Generate resourceInterpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.
Generate resourceConvey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.
Generate resourcePresent a version of personal musical ideas that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain the purpose of, and knowledge about, varied musical selections and personal interests.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Generate resourceWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Generate resourceWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of expressive qualities and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.
Generate resourceRehearse, identify and apply feedback and strategies to address interpretive, performance and technical challenges of music.
Generate resourceRehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.
Generate resourcePerform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.
Generate resourcePerform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.
Generate resourceExplain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.
Generate resourceExplain how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.
Generate resourceDescribe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.
Generate resourceDescribe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators'/performers' expressive intent.
Generate resourceShare knowledge of expressive qualities and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
Generate resourceApply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceRelate character experiences to personal experiences in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceDetermine appropriate skills and knowledge from different art forms and content areas to apply in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceIdentify similarities and differences in stories from multiple cultures in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceCollaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a non-fiction literary source in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourcePropose potential new details to plot and story in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to conceptualize scenery in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceIdentify ways in which voice and sounds may be used to create or retell a story in guided drama experiences (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceContribute ideas and make decisions as a group to advance a story in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceContribute to the adaptation of dialogue in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceUse and adapt sounds and movements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceGenerate independently multiple representations of a single object in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceInterpret story elements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceAlter voice and body to expand and articulate nuances of a character in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceDemonstrate the relationship between and among body, voice, and mind in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceExplore technical elements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceContribute to group guided drama experiences (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama) and informally share with peers.
Generate resourceRecognize when artistic choices are made in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceExplain how personal preferences and emotions affect an observer's response in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama), or ageappropriate theatre performance.
Generate resourceIdentify causes and consequences of character actions in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, or creative drama).
Generate resourceExplain or use text and pictures to describe how others' emotions and choices may compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceCollaborate on a scene in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceUse a prop or costume in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama) to describe characters, settings, or events.
Generate resourceDescribe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.
Generate resourceBrainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.
Generate resourceMake art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
Generate resourceExperiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
Generate resourceDemonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
Generate resourceDistinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.
Generate resourceAnalyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.
Generate resourcePerceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one's natural world and constructed environments.
Generate resourceInterpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.
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