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Compare emotions and ideas presented by two dances with contrasting themes and describe how the themes and movements relate to points of view and experiences.
Generate resourceChoose a topic, concept, or content from an academic discipline, research how other art forms have expressed the idea, and create a dance study that conveys it.
Generate resourceDiscuss how the process of learning from a dance that expresses a concept is similar to or different from other learning situations.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceResearch to compare ways that other art forms have expressed a topic or concept, and explain how the topic or concept might be expressed through dance.
Generate resourceConstruct solutions to multiple movement problems to develop content for choreography, using the five elements of dance (body, action, space, time, and energy).
Generate resourceModify a variety of choreographic devices to expand movement possibilities and explain reasons for movement choices.
Generate resourceConstruct and refine a dance study, selecting genre-specific movement vocabulary to communicate a main idea, and discuss how the dance communicates nonverbally.
Generate resourceExplore and explain artistic choices and refinements made through feedback to develop the artistic intent of a short dance study.
Generate resourceRecord changes in a dance sequence through writing, symbols, or a form of media technology.
Generate resourceIntegrate static and dynamic shapes along with floor and air pathways into a dance sequence while establishing relationships with other dancers
Generate resourceDance to a variety of rhythms generated from internal and external sources and perform movement phrases that show the ability to respond to changes in time.
Generate resourceExplore bound and free-flowing movement motivated from both core initiation (torso) and peripheral initiation (distal) and analyze the relationship between initiation and energy.
Generate resourceRecall and execute a series of dance phrases, using fundamental dance skills.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and discuss safe body-use in movement, healthful eating habits, and other ways to promote strength, flexibility, endurance, and injury prevention.
Generate resourceCoordinate with peers to repeat sequences, synchronize actions, and refine spatial relationships in a dance in order to improve performance qualities.
Generate resourceAdapt dance to alternative performance venues by modifying spacing and movements to suit the performance space.
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to utilize production elements that heighten and intensify the artistic intent of a dance and are adaptable for various performance spaces.
Generate resourceFind meaning or artistic intent within the patterns of movement in a dance work.
Generate resourceInterpret meaning in a dance based on its movements and explain how the movements communicate the main idea of the dance, using basic dance terminology.
Generate resourceDefine qualities of dance that make a dance artistic and meaningful and relate them to the elements of dance in genres, styles, or cultural movement practices.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how their personal knowledge, interests, ideas, and choices aid them when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceInvestigate how cultural, historical, and societal context contribute to musicians' understanding when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 3-5 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceImprovise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas and explain their connection to specific social, cultural, and historical purposes and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate melodic ideas within related tonalities and meters and simple chord changes.
Generate resourceDemonstrate musical ideas to express intent, purpose, and context in a creative product.
Generate resourceDocument their rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas, using systems of notation or technology.
Generate resourceExplain the rationale for making changes to their music based on peer and personally-developed criteria.
Generate resourceExplain how social, cultural, and historical contexts inform performances.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities reflected in stylistic performance practices.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how personal and peers' technical skill, musical knowledge, and context influence the selection of music for performance.
Generate resourceExplain and demonstrate understanding of the formal and harmonic structure created by the elements of music in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceFluently read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns in music selected for performance, using systems of notation.
Generate resourceEvaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of music being prepared for ensemble and personal performances, using professionally developed criteria and feedback.
Generate resourceRehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to show improvement over time.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by its structure, the use of the elements of music, and context.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how expressive qualities, including dynamics, tempo, and articulation, are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Generate resourceEvaluate musical works and performances, applying teacher and established criteria, and explain appropriateness for the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.
Generate resourceResearch and show how media artworks and ideas relate to personal, social, and community life.
Generate resourceDiscuss and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, demonstrating ethical use and media literacy.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how media artworks create new meanings and enhance cultural experiences.
Generate resourcePresent original ideas and innovations for media arts products, drawing from personal experiences and/or the work of others.
Generate resourceDevelop and test ideas, models, and proposals for media artworks that reflect the artistic goals and audience.
Generate resourceDesign and combine components to express purpose and meaning in a variety of media artworks, utilizing sets of associated principles.
Generate resourceDetermine how elements and components of media artworks can be modified for clear communication and intentional effects, then revise works to increase their impact and clarify their purpose.
Generate resourceCreate media artworks through the integration of multiple contents and forms.
Generate resourceDemonstrate artistic, design, technical, and soft skills, including formal technique, production, and collaboration, in producing media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate fundamental creative and innovative abilities, including expanding conventions, to address problems within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceExplain how tools and techniques could be used in standard and experimental ways to construct media artworks.
Generate resourceCompare results of presenting media artworks in various situations and suggest modifications.
Generate resourceCompare qualities and purposes of various presentation formats, then fulfill a role in presentation and/or distribution of media artworks using one or more of those formats.
Generate resourceEvaluate how message and meaning are created by various components in media artworks.
Generate resourceDifferentiate among forms, methods, and styles designed to manage audience experience.
Generate resourceCompare personal and group interpretations of a variety of media artworks based on their intention and context.
Generate resourceEvaluate the production of media artworks, including their context, and suggest improvements.
Generate resourceExplain how drama and theatre connect individuals to a community or culture.
Generate resourceExamine and express historical, global, and social issues in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceAnalyze commonalities and differences between stories set in different cultures and historical time periods in preparation for a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify and apply historical sources that explain drama and theatre terminology and conventions.
Generate resourceMake observations to identify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in the imagined world of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourcePropose and illustrate technical design ideas that support the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how a character's inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDevise original ideas for a drama or theatre work that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their circumstances.
Generate resourceExecute defined responsibilities required to present a drama or theatre work informally to an audience.
Generate resourceReview and improve a scripted or improvised drama or theatre work through repetition and self-review.
Generate resourceUse physical and vocal exploration for character development in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceCreate innovative solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDescribe the underlying thoughts and emotions that influence dialogue in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceChoose acting exercises that are applicable to a particular drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain personal reactions to artistic choices made in a drama or theatre work through participation and observation.
Generate resourceCommunicate personal reflections on artistic choices made in an observed drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceJustify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain personal responses to characters based on cultural perspectives when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation.
Generate resourceDiscuss how technical elements represent the theme of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDiscuss how an audience member’s perspective affects their emotional response to a character’s circumstances.
Generate resourceApply conceptual vocabularies of art and design to experience surroundings in new ways through art-making.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplain how works of art or design are used to inform or change the beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.
Generate resourceCombine original ideas to develop an innovative approach to creating art using limited materials.
Generate resourceDemonstrate various methods of the art-making process, including brainstorming, sketching, reflecting, and refining, to create a work focusing on the elements of art and principles of design.
Generate resourceCommunicate personal ideas, images, and themes through artistic choices of media, technique, and subject matter.
Generate resourceDemonstrate proper care and use of materials, tools, and equipment while creating art.
Generate resourceDescribe and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.
Generate resourceExplain the roles and responsibilities of a museum or gallery curator and the skills and knowledge needed to preserve, maintain, and present objects, artifacts, and artwork.
Generate resourceDescribe the safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.
Generate resourceResearch and share information regarding how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.
Generate resourceCollaboratively interpret a work of art with peers, responding respectfully to the opinions of others.
Generate resourceAnalyze visual qualities and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed by works of art.
Generate resourceExplain how criteria used to evaluate works of art differ depending on styles, genres, media, and historical and cultural contexts.
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