Standards
Observe the movement characteristics or qualities observed in a specific dance genre. Describe differences and similarities about what was observed to one's attitudes and movement preferences.
Generate resourceObserve movement characteristics or qualities in a specific dance genre and compare to one's personal movement.
Generate resourceConduct research using a variety of resources to find information about a social issue of great interest. Use the information to create a dance study that expresses a specific point of view on the topic. Discuss whether the experience of creating and sharing the dance reinforces personal views or offers new knowledge and perspectives.
Generate resourceInterpret and show how the movement and qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical, and/or community purpose or meaning.
Generate resourceInterpret and demonstrate how the movement and qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical and/or community purpose or meaning.
Generate resourceRelate similar or contrasting ideas to develop choreography using a variety of stimuli (for example, music, observed dance, literary forms, notation, natural phenomena, personal experience/recall, current news or social events).
Generate resourceRelate similar or contrasting ideas to develop choreography using a variety of stimuli.
Generate resourceExplore various movement vocabularies to transfer ideas into choreography.
Generate resourceExplore choreographic devices and dance structures to develop a dance study that supports an artistic intent. Explain the goal or purpose of the dance.
Generate resourceExplore choreographic devices and dance structures to develop a dance study that supports an artistic intent.
Generate resourceDetermine artistic criteria to choreograph a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning. Based on the criteria, evaluate why some movements are more or less effective than others.
Generate resourceDetermine artistic criteria to choreograph a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning.
Generate resourceRevise dance compositions using collaboratively developed artistic criteria. Explain reasons for revisions and how choices made relate to artistic intent.
Generate resourceRevise dance compositions using collaboratively developed artistic criteria.
Generate resourceExplore or invent a system to record a dance sequence through writing, symbols, or a form of media technology.
Generate resourceExplore a dance sequence through writing, symbols or a form of recording technology.
Generate resourceRefine partner and ensemble skills in the ability to judge distance and spatial design. Establish diverse pathways, levels, and patterns in space. Maintain focus with partner or group in near and far space.
Generate resourceEstablish diverse pathways, levels and patterns in space. Refine partner and ensemble skills while judging distance and spatial design. Maintain focus with a partner or group.
Generate resourceUse combinations of sudden and sustained timing as it relates to both the time and the dynamics of a phrase or dance work. Accurately use accented and unaccented beats in 3/4 and 4/4 meter.
Generate resourceUse combinations of sudden and sustained timing. Accurately use accented and unaccented beats.
Generate resourceUse the internal body force created by varying tensions within one's musculature for movement initiation and dynamic expression. Distinguish between bound and free-flowing movements and appropriately apply them to technique exercises and dance phrases.
Generate resourceUse the internal body force created by varying tensions within one’s musculature for movement initiation and dynamic expression. Distinguish between bound and free-flowing movements and appropriately apply them to technique exercises and dance phrases.
Generate resourceEmbody technical dance skills (for example, alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement) to accurately execute changes of direction, levels, facings, pathways, elevations and landings, extensions of limbs, and movement transitions.
Generate resourceApply technical dance skills to accurately execute changes of direction, levels, facings, pathways, elevations and landings, extensions of limbs and movement transitions.
Generate resourceApply basic anatomical knowledge, proprioceptive feedback, spatial awareness, and nutrition to promote safe and healthful strategies when warming up and dancing.
Generate resourceImplement basic anatomical knowledge, proprioceptive feedback, spatial awareness and nutrition to promote safe and healthful strategies when warming up and dancing.
Generate resourceCollaborate as an ensemble to refine dances by identifying what works and does not work in executing complex patterns, sequences, and formations. Solve movement problems to dances by testing options and finding good results. Document selfimprovements over time
Generate resourceCollaborate as an ensemble to refine dances by identifying what works and does not work in executing complex patterns, sequences and formations. Solve movement problems to dances by experimentation. Reflect self-improvements over time.
Generate resourceRecognize needs and adapt movements to performance area. Use performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal and performance. Post-performance, accept notes from choreographer and make corrections as needed and apply to future performances.
Generate resourceRecognize the need for technical skill, stage presence and adapting movements to the performance area. Consistently demonstrate performance practices and etiquette during class, rehearsal and performance.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast a variety of possible production elements that would intensify and heighten the artistic intent of the work. Select choices and explain reasons for the decisions made using production terminology.
Generate resourceCompare a variety of possible production elements that would intensify and heighten the artistic intent of the work.
Generate resourceDescribe or demonstrate recurring patterns of movement and their relationships in dance.
Generate resourceExplain how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceDescribe or demonstrate recurring patterns of movement and their relationships in dance.
Generate resourceUsing genre-specific terminology, explain how the Elements of Dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles or cultural dance movements.
Generate resourceExplain how the artistic expression of a dance is achieved through the elements of dance, use of body, dance technique, dance structure, and context. Explain how these communicate the intent of the dance using genre specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceExplain how the artistic expression of a dance is achieved through the Elements of Dance, use of body, dance technique, dance structure and context. Explain how these communicate the intent of the dance.
Generate resourceDiscuss the characteristics and artistic intent of a dance from a genre, style, or cultural movement practice and develop artistic criteria to critique the dance using genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceDiscuss the characteristics and artistic intent of a dance from a genre, style or cultural movement practice and develop artistic criteria to critique the dance using the Elements of Dance.
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 resourceAccess, evaluate, and use internal and external resources to create media artworks, such as knowledge, experiences, interests, and research.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate internal and external resources to create media artworks.
Generate resourceExplain and show how media artworks form new meanings, situations, and cultural experiences, such as historical events.
Generate resourceExplain how media artworks create new meanings, situations and cultural experiences.
Generate resourceResearch and show how media artworks and ideas relate to personal life, and social, community, and cultural situations, such as personal identity, history, and entertainment.
Generate resourceResearch how media artworks and ideas relate to personal life as well as social, community and cultural situations.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering fair use and copyright, ethics, and media literacy.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering fair use and copyright, ethics and media literacy.
Generate resourceFormulate variations of goals and solutions for media artworks by practicing chosen creative processes, such as sketching, improvising and brainstorming.
Generate resourceInvestigate a variety of goals for media artworks using creative processes.
Generate resourceOrganize, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering purposeful intent.
Generate resourceOrganize, propose and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes and production processes for media arts productions, considering purposeful intent.
Generate resourceExperiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for determined purpose and meaning in media arts productions, utilizing a range of associated principles, such as point of view and perspective.
Generate resourceExperiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for a determined purpose and meaning in media arts productions, utilizing a range of Foundational Principles.
Generate resourceAppraise how elements and components can be altered for intentional effects and audience, and refine media artworks to reflect purpose and audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze how content and components can be altered for intentional effects and audience, and refine media artworks to reflect purpose and audience.
Generate resourceValidate how integrating multiple contents and forms can support a central idea in a media artwork, such as media, narratives, and performance.
Generate resourceInterpret and discuss how integrating multiple contents and forms can support a central idea in a media artwork.
Generate resourceDevelop a variety of artistic, design, technical, and soft skills through performing various assigned roles in producing media artworks, such as invention, formal technique, production, selfinitiative, and problemsolving.
Generate resourceDevelop a variety of creative and adaptive innovation abilities through performing various assigned roles in producing media artworks.
Generate resourceDevelop a variety of creative and adaptive innovation abilities, such as testing constraints, in developing solutions within and through media arts productions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate adaptability using tools and techniques in standard and experimental ways in constructing media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate adaptability using tools and techniques in standard and experimental ways in constructing media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze various presentation formats and fulfill various tasks and defined processes in the presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze various presentation formats and fulfill various tasks and defined processes in the presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and analyze how message and meaning are created by components in media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze and describe how message and meaning are created by components in media artworks.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and analyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience.
Generate resourceAnalyze and describe how various forms, methods and styles in media artworks manage audience experience.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent of a variety of media artworks, using given criteria.
Generate resourceDetermine and apply specific criteria to evaluate various media artworks and production processes, considering context and practicing constructive feedback.
Generate resourceDetermine and apply specific criteria to evaluate various 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 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 resourceIdentify musical characteristics of specific music genres and compare to personal perspectives and musical preferences.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Generate resourceDescribe how musical elements and expressive qualities communicate cultural, historical and/or community context.
Generate resourceGenerate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases within AB and ABA forms that convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceGenerate simple rhythmic, melodic and harmonic phrases within AB and ABA forms.
Generate resourceSelect, organize, construct, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements and compositions within AB or ABA form that demonstrate an effective beginning, middle, and ending, and convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceCreate personal musical ideas for arrangements and compositions that demonstrate a beginning, middle and ending and convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/video recording to document personal simple rhythmic phrases, melodic phrases, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.
Generate resourceUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technologies to document personal simple rhythmic phrases, melodic phrases and twochord harmonic musical ideas.
Generate resourceEvaluate their own work, applying teacher-provided criteria such as application of selected elements of music, and use of sound sources.
Generate resourceEvaluate and rationalize revisions to their own work by applying teacher-provided criteria.
Generate resourceDescribe the rationale for making revisions to the music based on evaluation criteria and feedback from their teacher.
Generate resourcePresent the final version of their documented personal composition or arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate an effective beginning, middle, and ending, and convey expressive intent.
Generate resourcePresent the final version of personally created compositions or arrangements to others and describe the craftsmanship and connection to expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria for selecting music to perform for a specific purpose and/or context, and explain why each was chosen.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria for selecting music to perform for a specific purpose and/or context and explain why each was chosen.
Generate resourceExplain how understanding the structure and the elements of music are used in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceExplain how understanding the structure and the Elements of Music are used in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceWhen analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, and dynamics.
Generate resourceWhen analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function, standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation and dynamics.
Generate resourcePerform a selected piece of music demonstrating how their interpretations of the elements of music and the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation/style, and phrasing) convey intent.
Generate resourcePerform a selected piece of music demonstrating how their interpretations of the Elements of Music and the expressive qualities convey intent.
Generate resourceIdentify and apply teacherprovided criteria (such as correct interpretation of notation, technical accuracy, originality, and interest) to rehearse, refine, and determine when a piece is ready to perform.
Generate resourceIdentify and apply teacher-provided criteria to rehearse, refine and determine when a piece is ready to perform.
Generate resourcePerform the music with technical accuracy to convey the creator's intent.
Generate resourcePerform the music with technical accuracy to convey the creator’s intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performance decorum (such as stage presence, attire, and behavior) and audience etiquette appropriate for venue and purpose.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for venue and purpose.
Generate resourceSelect or choose music to listen to and explain the connections to specific interests or experiences for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceSelect or choose music to listen to and explain the connections to specific interests or experiences for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceDescribe how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of the pieces.
Generate resourceDescribe how the Elements of Music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of the pieces.
Generate resourceIdentify the context of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Generate resourceIdentify the context of music from a variety of genres, cultures and historical periods.
Generate resourceDescribe a personal interpretation of how creators' and performers' application of the elements of music and expressive qualities, within genres and cultural and historical context, convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceDescribe a personal interpretation of how creators’ and performers’ application of the Elements of Music and expressive qualities convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical works or performances and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the Elements of Music.
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 resourceExplain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama/theatre work impact perspectives of a community or culture.
Generate resourceIdentify universal themes or common social issues and express them through a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceResearch and analyze two different versions of the same drama/theatre story to determine differences and similarities in the visual and aural world of each story.
Generate resourceInvestigate the time period and place of a drama/theatre work to better understand performance and design choices.
Generate resourceIdentify possible solutions to staging challenges in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplore a scripted or improvised character by imagining the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceUse critical analysis to improve, refine, and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceContribute ideas and accept and incorporate the ideas of others in preparing or devising drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceArticulate and examine choices to refine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplore a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify the essential events in a story or script that make up the dramatic structure in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExperiment with various physical choices to communicate character in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceRecognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceArticulate how technical elements are integrated into a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceDescribe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how artists make choices based on personal experience in a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify cultural perspectives that may influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs through participation in or observation of drama/theatre work.
Generate resourceApply the production elements used in a drama/theatre work to assess aesthetic choices.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceGenerate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in artmaking.
Generate resourceAnalyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.
Generate resourceCombine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.
Generate resourceFormulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.
Generate resourceDemonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
Generate resourceExplain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
Generate resourceDesign or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified needs of diverse users.
Generate resourceReflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.
Generate resourceAnalyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting two-dimensional, threedimensional, and digital artwork.
Generate resourceIndividually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.
Generate resourceAssess, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community.
Generate resourceIdentify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
Generate resourceAnalyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
Generate resourceInterpret art by distinguishing between relevant and nonrelevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
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