Standards
Describe differences and similarities in movement qualities observed in specific genres.
Generate resourceConduct research on a social issue using a variety of resources and create a dance study that expresses a specific point of view on the topic.
Generate resourceDiscuss whether the experience of creating and sharing a dance based on a social issue reinforces personal views or offers new knowledge and perspectives.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how the movement qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical, and/or community purpose or meaning.
Generate resourceSelect from a variety of prompts or stimuli to expand movement vocabulary and artistic expression.
Generate resourceIdentify and practice various movement vocabularies designed to transfer ideas into choreography.
Generate resourceExplain how a dance study with a clear artistic intent uses a variety of choreographic devices and state the reasons for movement and device choices.
Generate resourceIdentify artistic criteria for choreographing a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning.
Generate resourceExplain reasons for choreographic revisions and indicate how they relate to artistic intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate combinations of sudden and sustained timing as they relate to both the time and the dynamics of a phrase or dance work.
Generate resourceEmbody and demonstrate developmentally appropriate physical movement skills and shapes.
Generate resourceApply basic knowledge of anatomy and nutrition, proprioceptive feedback, and spatial awareness to promote safe and healthful strategies when warming up and dancing.
Generate resourceSolve movement problems within a dance collaboratively by testing options and identifying what works and does not work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsals, and performances.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast possible production elements to intensify and heighten artistic intent of the work, select effective elements, and explain reasons for the decisions.
Generate resourceDescribe how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural movement practices, using genre-specific dance terminology
Generate resourceIdentify ways the artistic expression of a dance communicates the intent through elements of dance, technique, and context.
Generate resourceIdentify artistic intent, content, and context from dances to examine the characteristics of genre, style, or cultural movement practices.
Generate resourceSynthesize personal knowledge, interests, ideas, and choices when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceAnalyze 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 6-8 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceGenerate and organize musical ideas for arrangements and compositions in several different musical forms.
Generate resourceUse systems of notation or recordings to document simple rhythmic, melodic, or two-chord harmonic ideas.
Generate resourceEvaluate their own arrangements and compositions for originality, using criteria supplied by the teacher.
Generate resourceRefine their original arrangements and compositions based upon criteria and feedback provided by the teacher.
Generate resourcePerform a chosen piece of music, demonstrating how interpretations of musical elements and expressive qualities convey intent.
Generate resourceChoose music for a specific purpose or context using teacher-provided criteria and explain the reasons for each selection.
Generate resourceDescribe how structure and musical elements are utilized in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceRead and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, and dynamics.
Generate resourcePractice and refine their musical performance, applying criteria provided by the teacher to determine when the music is ready to perform.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect music for personal listening and explain the connections to their interests or life experiences.
Generate resourceDescribe how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of musical pieces.
Generate resourceIdentify the contexts of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Generate resourceDescribe how creators and performers use musical elements and expressive qualities to convey their expressive intent in musical works across different genres, cultures, and historical contexts.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDescribe the influence of societal, cultural, and historical context on the creation of music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 6-8 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe basic musical elements as depicted in systems of notation.
Generate resourceIdentify melodic and harmonic characteristics in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceIdentify fundamental skills and techniques used in rehearsals and performance.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceIdentify reasons for selecting particular pieces of music for performance.
Generate resourceIdentify key characteristics and events that influence the creation and performance of music.
Generate resourceIdentify elements of music that help portray the intent and meaning of musical selections.
Generate resourceAnalyze musical works by identifying elements and discussing how they contribute to the overall structure and meaning of a piece.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how media artworks and ideas relate to personal life and social, community, and cultural situations.
Generate resourceInteract appropriately with media arts tools and environments, and explain their use of practices regarding fair use, copyright, ethics, and media literacy.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceGenerate goals and solutions for media arts products, utilizing chosen creative processes.
Generate resourceOrganize and plan artistic ideas and prototypes and the production processes needed to create them, demonstrating purposeful intent.
Generate resourceExperiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media artworks, utilizing a range of associated principles.
Generate resourceAssess how elements and components can be altered for specific effects and audiences, then refine media artworks to reflect purpose and audience.
Generate resourceExplain how integrating multiple contents and forms can support a central idea in a media artwork, including media, narratives, and performance.
Generate resourcePerform various roles in producing media artworks, including invention, formal technique, and problem-solving, to develop artistic, design, technical, and soft skills.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a variety of creative and adaptive abilities in developing solutions within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate adaptability in constructing media artworks, using tools and techniques in standard and experimental ways.
Generate resourceAnalyze various presentation formats and select the best fit based on intentions to present and/or distribute media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze how messages and meaning are created by components in media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent of a variety of media artworks, using teacher-provided criteria.
Generate resourceEvaluate production processes and contexts in various media artworks, using teacher-supplied criteria, and share constructive feedback.
Generate resourceDetermine how their own interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 6-8 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceDevelop simple musical ideas by applying basic elements of artistic expression.
Generate resourceCreate melodies using basic rhythmic patterns and a limited range of notes.
Generate resourceSelect simple repertoire for performance, basing choices on their personal interests and skill level.
Generate resourceInterpret simple expressive markings and identify basic moods in selected music.
Generate resourceIdentify fundamental skills and techniques used in rehearsals and performance.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceIdentify personal preferences for music and categorize them into musical genres.
Generate resourceDescribe the direction of pitch change when presented with two sequential tones.
Generate resourceExplain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama or theatre work relate to and impact the perspectives of a community or culture.
Generate resourceIdentify universal themes or common social issues and express them through a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceResearch, analyze, and discuss different versions of the same drama or theatre story to determine differences and similarities.
Generate resourceResearch the setting of a drama or theatre work and utilize the information to make performance and design choices.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain possible solutions to staging challenges in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain possible solutions to design challenges in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceMake and share inferences about a scripted or improvised character, imagining the given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse critical analysis to refine and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceContribute ideas and incorporate the ideas of others in preparing or devising a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceArticulate and discuss choices to refine a devised or scripted drama or theatre work during the rehearsal process.
Generate resourceIdentify and rehearse effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze and discuss a technical design during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceSelect and interpret physical choices to communicate character in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify and discuss the events in a story or script that are essential to the dramatic structure of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceArticulate how technical elements are integrated into a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourcePresent an informal adaptation of a drama or theatre work for an audience.
Generate resourceDescribe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how artists make choices based on personal experience in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify significant cultural perspectives that may influence the interpretation of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs through participation in or observation of drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceEvaluate drama or theatre work, using evidence and predetermined criteria.
Generate resourceAnalyze the production elements used in a drama or theatre work to evaluate aesthetic choices.
Generate resourceDetermine how a work of art reflects an idea or concept, based on perception, knowledge, or experiences.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplain how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.
Generate resourceCarry out an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art, using the elements of art and principles of design.
Generate resourceDemonstrate skills attained through repeated and persistent practice with various techniques, methods, and approaches in creating art.
Generate resourceExplain or demonstrate environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
Generate resourceDesign or redesign objects, places, or systems that address the specific needs of a community.
Generate resourceEvaluate whether their artwork conveys the intended meaning and make revisions as needed.
Generate resourceIdentify methods associated with preserving or presenting two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and/or digital artwork.
Generate resourceDevelop a plan for collecting or displaying works of art in a designated space.
Generate resourceExplain how museums or other venues communicate the history and values of a community.
Generate resourceInvestigate and explain how works of art or design reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
Generate resourceExplain ways that visual components and cultural connections suggested by images can influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
Generate resourceAnalyze how artists use symbols, various media, or genres to express feelings and present original ideas.
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