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Employ self-reflection practices and explain how personal experience and perspective impact interpretation of choreography.
Generate resourceResearch two contrasting topics to create a dance study exploring the ideas and discuss how the research informed the choreographic process and enhanced understanding of the topics.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceContrast and discuss dances performed by people in various cultures or communities and formulate possible reasons why similarities and differences developed in relation to the ideas and perspectives important to each social group.
Generate resourceCreate original dance studies using movements that connect various stimuli to movement choices.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain various genre-specific movement vocabularies to express artistic intent in choreography and explain the choices, using genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceCollaborate and apply a variety of choreographic devices and dance structures to choreograph an original dance study or dance with a clear artistic intent.
Generate resourceArticulate the group process for making movement and structural choices.
Generate resourceApply and justify artistic criteria to clarify or intensify artistic intent in a choreographed dance that communicates personal or cultural meaning.
Generate resourceRevise a collaboratively choreographed dance, evaluating feedback and applying insights from self-reflection, and explain how the changes clarify artistic intent.
Generate resourceExperiment with and apply a variety of recognized systems to document a section of a dance.
Generate resourceExperiment with spatial design elements to modify choreographic structure.
Generate resourceAnalyze and select metric, kinetic, or breath phrasing and apply appropriately to dance phrases.
Generate resourceIncorporate energy and dynamics into technique exercises and dance performance to enhance and project movements.
Generate resourceReplicate, recall, and execute body shapes and actions in spatial designs and musical or rhythmic dance phrases.
Generate resourceEvaluate personal health practices in dance activities and everyday life, including nutrition and injury prevention, and describe the effects of their choices and methods for improvement.
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to discover strategies for achieving performance accuracy, clarity, and expressiveness.
Generate resourceArticulate personal performance goals and explain how they will be met.
Generate resourceApply post-performance and class notes to enhance performance quality and expand leadership qualities.
Generate resourceCollaborate to design and execute production elements to intensify and heighten the artistic intent of a dance performed on stage, in a different venue, or for a different audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the elements of dance are used in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices to communicate intent, using genre-specific dance terminology.
Generate resourceAnalyze a dance and explain how artistic expression is achieved through relationships among the elements of dance, use of body, dance technique, and context and provide evidence to support their interpretation.
Generate resourceAssess and articulate the effectiveness of choreography and how it impacts their perspective and interpretation.
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 resourceCompose rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic accompaniments, using a variety of musical forms to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceCompose and organize musical ideas for arrangements and compositions in a variety of musical forms.
Generate resourceUse systems of notation or recordings to document complex rhythmic and melodic phrases and harmonic sequences.
Generate resourceEvaluate personal and peer-created arrangements and compositions, applying their own criteria to judge originality and craftsmanship.
Generate resourceEvaluate personal and peer compositions and arrangements using criteria for originality and craftsmanship and explain the reasons for refinements.
Generate resourceExplain how cultural and historical contexts inform performances and dictate the use of distinct musical effects.
Generate resourcePerform contrasting pieces of music, demonstrating and explaining how their interpretations of musical elements and expressive qualities convey the composer’s intent.
Generate resourceApply personal criteria to select music of contrasting styles for a program with a specific purpose or context, explain the music’s expressive qualities and technical challenges, and give reasons for each choice.
Generate resourceCompare the structures of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance, explaining how the elements of music are used in each.
Generate resourceSight-read simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic notation in treble or bass clef.
Generate resourcePractice and refine their musical performance, using personally-developed 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 music linked to a specific cultural or historical event for personal listening, and explain how it represents and connects to the event.
Generate resourceCompare how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of various pieces of music.
Generate resourceIdentify and compare the contexts of a programmed sequence of musical works from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Generate resourceSummarize contrasting musical programming, discussing specific instances of ways 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 collaboratively-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 for Grades 6-8 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceGenerate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas for melodies created over specified chord progressions.
Generate resourceSelect and utilize systems of notation or recording to document simple melodies.
Generate resourceRefine drafts of melodies created over specified chord progressions or in AB/ABA forms.
Generate resourceSelect varied musical repertoire, explaining how their choices reflect personal preferences and performance context.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast melodic, harmonic, and structural characteristics in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceInterpret the social, cultural, or historical context in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceIdentify and apply practice strategies to address challenges and refine 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 reasons for selecting particular pieces of music for performance, citing their characteristics and connections to interest, purpose, and context.
Generate resourceDescribe how the manipulation of musical elements influences their own response to particular pieces or programs of music.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the expressive intent and meaning of varied musical selections.
Generate resourceApply established criteria to evaluate musical performances for technical proficiency, emotional impact, and adherence to the genre or style.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how media artworks and ideas relate to various contexts, purposes, and values.
Generate resourceResponsibly interact with media arts tools, environments, and legal and technological contexts, explaining their practices regarding ethics, media literacy, social media, and virtual worlds.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceUse internal and external resources, including cultural and societal knowledge, to inform the creation of media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze how media artworks expand meaning and knowledge and create cultural experiences.
Generate resourceGenerate varied ideas, goals, and solutions for original media arts products, applying creative processes through divergent thinking and experimentation.
Generate resourceStructure and critique ideas, plans, and prototypes for media artworks and the production processes involved in their creation, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context.
Generate resourceImplement production processes to integrate content and stylistic conventions for a specific meaning in media artworks, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.
Generate resourceRefine media artworks, improving technical quality and intentionally accentuating selected expressive and stylistic elements, to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and setting.
Generate resourceIntegrate multiple contents and forms into unified media artworks that convey specific themes or ideas.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a range of discipline-specific artistic, design, technical, and soft skills through performing specified roles in producing media artworks.
Generate resourceDevelop solutions for problems in media arts productions through the use of creative and innovative adaptive skills.
Generate resourceDemonstrate adaptability using tools, techniques, and content in standard and experimental ways to communicate intent in media artworks.
Generate resourceEvaluate results of presenting media artworks and implement improvements, based on impacts to personal growth and external effects.
Generate resourceDesign the presentation and distribution of media artworks through multiple formats and/or contexts.
Generate resourceAnalyze the qualities of and relationships between the components and style in media artworks.
Generate resourceAnalyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience and create intention.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent and meanings of a variety of media artworks, focusing on intentions, forms, and various contexts.
Generate resourceEvaluate media artworks and production processes with criteria based on context and artistic goals.
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 resourceEngage in brief improvisations using known rhythms, articulations, and expressive elements.
Generate resourceUtilize peer-created criteria to evaluate and refine their own creations.
Generate resourceSelect varied musical repertoire and explain how their choices reflect both personal preferences and audience expectations.
Generate resourceAnalyze how composers manipulate musical elements to communicate the work’s meaning.
Generate resourceMake informed interpretive choices that align with the music's context and expressive intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate fundamental ensemble 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 musical elements contribute to the overall effect and meaning of a piece.
Generate resourceUtilize music symbols, terms, and the elements of music to express the intent of selected music.
Generate resourceIncorporate different perspectives and diverse community ideas in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUtilize different forms of drama or theatre work to explore contemporary social, cultural, or global issues.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIdentify and use artifacts from a time period, place, and social environment to develop performance and design choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceResearch the story elements of a staged drama or theatre work and compare them to another production of the same work.
Generate resourceConceptualize and describe multiple perspectives and solutions to staging problems in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceConceptualize and share solutions to the design challenges of a performance space in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how technology impacts design choices in a drama or theatre work, identifying examples.
Generate resourceIdentify and discuss ethical decisions related to the use of artificial intelligence in a theatrical environment.
Generate resourceDevelop a character by articulating the character’s inner thoughts, objectives, and motivations in a scripted or improvised drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceArticulate and apply critical analysis, background knowledge, research, and historical and cultural context to the development of original ideas for a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceShare leadership and responsibilities to develop goals when preparing or devising a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceImplement and refine a planned technical design using simple technology during the rehearsal process for devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how storyboards are used to visualize narratives for various multimedia productions.
Generate resourcePractice the safe, legal, responsible, and ethical usage of information and technology tools specific to the theatre industry.
Generate resourceUse repetition and analysis to refine a devised or scripted drama or theatre work during the rehearsal process.
Generate resourceRehearse and refine effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExpress various rhythms to communicate the story effectively in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze and use various character objectives and tactics in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAssemble a variety of technical elements to create a design for drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify effective workplace and employability skills used in a theatre setting, including communication, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.
Generate resourceName and utilize a variety of acting techniques to increase skills in a rehearsal or drama or theatre performance.
Generate resourceApply predetermined criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify current theatrical technologies and safety procedures for theatrical production.
Generate resourceAnalyze and discuss artistic choices when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze how cultural perspectives influence the evaluation of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceApply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to evaluate a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceCritique a drama or theatre work using supporting evidence, personal preferences, and artistic criteria.
Generate resourceApply knowledge of production elements used in a drama or theatre to assess aesthetic choices.
Generate resourceReflect upon and explain the meaning and information in their personal art in an artist statement or an alternate format.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceResearch art-related occupations based on personal interests and explain how the creative process influences current career trends.
Generate resourceApply early stages of the creative process visually and verbally in traditional or new media.
Generate resourceCreate an innovative artwork based on current events, utilizing the elements of art and principles of design
Generate resourceExperiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of creating art.
Generate resourceDemonstrate awareness of practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, open source, and Creative Commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.
Generate resourceChoose, arrange, and create images and text to produce visually clear and compelling artworks or designs.
Generate resourceRefine works in progress based on insights gained through peer critiques.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation.
Generate resourcePrepare and present a body of related artwork and accompanying narratives.
Generate resourceExplain why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.
Generate resourceExplain how an artist’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment.
Generate resourceAnalyze how different contexts and media use images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the interaction of subject matter, formal characteristics, symbolism, use of media, techniques, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.
Generate resourceCollaborate to create a convincing and logical justification to support an evaluation of art.
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