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Compare and contrast the movement characteristics and qualities found in a variety of dance genres and discuss how they differ from their own movement characteristics or qualities, demonstrating how different perspectives are communicated.
Generate resourceAfter researching the historical development of a dance genre or style, use the knowledge gained to create a dance study that evokes the essence of the style or genre.
Generate resourceDocument and share the research process and creation of a dance study that evokes a specific style.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceAnalyze and discuss how dances from a variety of cultures, societies, historical periods, or communities reveal the ideas and perspectives of the people.
Generate resourceIntegrate and analyze various stimuli to expand movement vocabulary and artistic expression.
Generate resourceExplore personal movement preferences to express an artistic intent in choreography, using genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceDevelop a dance study that supports artistic intent through exploration of choreographic devices and explain the goal or purpose of the dance.
Generate resourceDevelop artistic criteria for choreographing a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning.
Generate resourceApply feedback and self-reflection to revise a dance and explain how the changes clarify artistic intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate partner and ensemble skills and the ability to judge distance in spatial design.
Generate resourceApply timing, accents, and variations within a phrase to vary the durational approach in dance phrasing and to add interest kinesthetically, rhythmically, or visually.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast movement characteristics from a variety of dance genres or styles and demonstrate what dancers must do to perform them clearly.
Generate resourceApply developmentally appropriate physical movement skills and shapes to expand technical dance skills.
Generate resourceUtilize healthful practices and sound nutrition in dance activities and everyday life, and discuss how these practices enhance performance.
Generate resourceDevelop group performance expectations through collaborative observations and analyses to practice and refine dances.
Generate resourceExplain how production elements would be handled differently in various dance performance settings and venues, using production terminology.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how the elements of dance are used in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices, using genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceExplain how the artistic expression of various dances is achieved through the elements of dance, technique, context, and production elements.
Generate resourceCompare artistic intent, content and context from different dances, examining characteristics of genre, style, or cultural movement practice in order to refine genre-specific artistic criteria for evaluation.
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 resourceImprovise and organize musical ideas for arrangements and compositions in a variety of musical forms.
Generate resourceUse systems of notation or recordings to document simple rhythms, melodies, or harmonies with more than two chords.
Generate resourceEvaluate peers' arrangements and compositions for originality and craftsmanship, using teacher- or student-created criteria.
Generate resourceRefine their original arrangements and compositions based upon criteria and feedback provided by their peers and the teacher.
Generate resourceExplain how cultural and historical contexts inform performances and create musical intent and meaning.
Generate resourcePerform contrasting pieces of music, showing how interpretations of musical elements and expressive qualities convey intent.
Generate resourceSelect music of contrasting styles for a program with a specific purpose and context using collaboratively-developed criteria, and, after discussion, identify expressive qualities, technical challenges, and reasons for the chosen selections.
Generate resourceDescribe and demonstrate the structure and musical elements in contrasting pieces of music chosen for performance.
Generate resourceRead and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
Generate resourcePractice and refine their musical performance using collaborativelydeveloped criteria 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 contrasting music for personal listening and describe how it connects to specific interests or experiences for a particular purpose.
Generate resourceExplain how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of contrasting pieces.
Generate resourceIdentify and compare the contexts of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Generate resourceDescribe contrasting musical works, discussing how creators and performers use musical elements and expressive qualities to convey their expressive intent across different genres, cultures, and historical contexts.
Generate resourceEvaluate musical works or performances, using teacher- and personally-created criteria.
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 resourceUse standard notation to preserve melodic and rhythmic ideas for simple melodies.
Generate resourceCritique simple melodies and chordal accompaniments for given melodies, using teacher-provided criteria.
Generate resourceAnalyze technical abilities and personal interests to select moderately challenging repertoire.
Generate resourceDescribe how prominent melodic and harmonic characteristics are used in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceUsing teacher-provided criteria, evaluate their own performance of melodies, chordal accompaniments, and repertoire pieces selected for 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 resourceDescribe characteristic reasons for selecting particular pieces of music for performance.
Generate resourceExplain how musical elements help convey meaning or evoke emotional responses.
Generate resourceApply contextual knowledge, including historical, cultural, and stylistic factors, to develop deeper understanding of the intended expression and meaning behind the music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how media artworks and ideas relate to various situations, purposes, and values through community, careers, and social media.
Generate resourceResponsibly interact with media arts tools and environments, demonstrating appropriate use of copyright, ethics, media literacy, and social media.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceUse internal and external resources, including personal experiences and interests, to inform the creation of media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how media artworks form new meanings, knowledge, situations, and cultural experiences.
Generate resourceProduce various ideas and solutions for media arts products, applying chosen creative processes, including concept modeling and prototyping.
Generate resourceDesign, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas and prototypes and the production processes needed to generate them, demonstrating expressive intent.
Generate resourceCoordinate production processes to combine content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media artworks, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.
Generate resourceImprove media artworks by intentionally emphasizing particular expressive elements to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, or place.
Generate resourceIntegrate multiple content and forms into unified media artworks that convey consistent perspectives and narratives.
Generate resourceExhibit artistic, design, technical, and soft skills through creative problem-solving, organizing, and collaboration to produce media artworks.
Generate resourceUtilize creativity and design abilities to explore and develop solutions within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate adaptability in constructing media artworks. using tools and techniques in standard and experimental ways to achieve an assigned purpose.
Generate resourceEvaluate the results of presenting media artworks and suggest improvements aimed at impacting personal growth.
Generate resourceEvaluate different presentation formats and use the results to fulfill various tasks and defined processes to present and/or distribute media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze the qualities of and relationships among the components in media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks interact with personal preferences in influencing audience experience.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent and meaning of a variety of media artworks, using self-developed criteria.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply criteria to evaluate production processes and contexts in various media artworks, 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 expanded musical ideas incorporating a variety of music elements and techniques.
Generate resourceCreate melodies with an expanded range of notes, varied rhythms, and articulations.
Generate resourceSelect moderately challenging repertoire, justifying choices based on technical skills and performance context.
Generate resourceExplain the ways in which the creator's use of musical elements helps convey musical intent.
Generate resourceDescribe fundamental skills and techniques used in rehearsals and performances.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceExplain how their own musical choices reflect personal interests and experiences.
Generate resourceAnalyze how musical elements contribute to social, cultural, or historical interpretation of a musical work.
Generate resourceDescribe how music symbols, terms, and key signatures function in music.
Generate resourceExplain how variations to a specified assessment criterion affect the quality of the performance.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to identify pitch differences between two tones accurately.
Generate resourceAnalyze and discuss how a drama or theatre work addresses a community issue from multiple perspectives.
Generate resourceIncorporate music, dance, art, and/or media to strengthen the meaning and conflict in a drama or theatre work with a particular cultural, global, or historical context.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceResearch and discuss how a playwright might have intended a drama or theatre work to be produced.
Generate resourceResearch artifacts from a time period and geographic location and relate them to performance and design choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceEnvision and discuss multiple perspectives and solutions to staging challenges in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceEnvision and discuss solutions to design challenges in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceEnvision and describe the inner thoughts and objectives of a character in a scripted or improvised drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDevelop and justify original ideas and artistic choices in a drama or theatre work, based on critical analysis, background knowledge, and historical and cultural context.
Generate resourceDemonstrate respect for self and others and their roles in preparing or devising a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate focus and concentration during the rehearsal process in order to analyze and refine choices in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDevelop and rehearse effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze multiple planned technical design elements during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify and employ various staging choices to enhance the story in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUtilize a variety of acting exercises and techniques that can be applied in a rehearsal or performance of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExamine and describe a variety of technical elements that can be applied to a design in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate rehearsal etiquette for a drama or theatre work that will be shared with an audience.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast their recorded reactions regarding artistic choices in a drama or theatre work to those of their peers.
Generate resourceInfer and justify the artistic choices made by actors and designers in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how cultural perspectives can influence the criticism of drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceInterpret and discuss how personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs can be used in drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how personal preferences influenced an evaluation of a drama or theatre work, based on supporting evidence and predetermined criteria.
Generate resourceIdentify and discuss the aesthetics of the production elements in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how the intended purpose of a drama or theatre work appeals to a specific audience.
Generate resourcePlan and implement revisions on a work of art or design in progress, examining and reflecting on relevant criteria.
Generate resourceExamine how art is shaped and created by regional and socio-economic variations.
Generate resourceCollaborate on an innovative artwork based on current events, utilizing the elements of art and principles of design.
Generate resourceCarry out open-ended experiments using various materials, methods, and approaches to develop new ideas in creating works of art.
Generate resourceDemonstrate an understanding of ethical responsibility to themselves and others when posting and sharing images and other materials through the Internet, social media, and other communication formats.
Generate resourceApply design strategies to produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.
Generate resourceApply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.
Generate resourceDescribe the ways various technologies have changed the way artwork is presented, experienced, and preserved.
Generate resourceCurate a collection of personal artworks for presentation or display, based on criteria that show their progress.
Generate resourceExplain how the location of a collection or exhibition impacts the viewer’s experience.
Generate resourceAnalyze a work of art and explain how its location and method of display influence its impact.
Generate resourceOutline multiple ways in which works of art and design influence specific audiences, citing current and historical examples.
Generate resourceExamine relevant context and analyze subject matter, formal characteristics, and media to identify the mood and the ideas conveyed in a work of art.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast evaluation methods for artwork based on personal criteria and artwork based on a set of established criteria.
Generate resourceIndividual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments.
Generate resourceObjects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
Generate resourceArtists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique, reflecting on, revising, and refining work over time.
Generate resourcePeople gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
Generate resourceArtists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative art-making goals.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourcePeople create and interact with objects, places, and designs that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.
Generate resourceArtists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.
Generate resourcePeople develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
Generate resourceCreativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.
Generate resourceArtists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects, artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation.
Generate resourceArtists and designers balance experimentation and safety, freedom and responsibility while developing and creating artworks.
Generate resourceArtists, curators, and others consider a variety of factors and methods including evolving technologies when preparing and refining artwork for display and or when deciding if and how to preserve and protect it.
Generate resourceThrough art-making, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
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