Dance: HS Level I
Describe and participate in the artistic feedback process, including personal perspectives.
Generate resourceInvestigate and identify topics of interest using established research methods to develop an essential question. **
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplore a variety of global dance forms and describe how the dance forms connect to their own personal experience. **
Generate resourceUtilize a variety of source materials to inform and create an original dance study
Generate resourceExperiment with the elements of dance to identify personal movement preferences, strengths, and weaknesses to build self-awareness as a choreographer. **
Generate resourceExperiment with a variety of choreographic devices and structures to choreograph a short dance study. **
Generate resourceDescribe the choreographic devices and dance structures used in a dance in order to identify its artistic intent.
Generate resourceExplain the importance and value of documentation strategies for the preservation of dance works.
Generate resourcePerform a broad range of spatial elements with clarity of design and intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate musicality in performed movement through the use of tempo and rhythm as appropriate to choreography and artistic intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a broad range of energy and dynamics in isolated and full-body movements.
Generate resourceEmbody physical movement skills to retain and execute dance choreography. **
Generate resourceIdentify key indicators of wellness for dancers and implement a plan for healthful practices in dance activities and everyday life. **
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to establish and implement a rehearsal plan to meet performance goals.
Generate resourceIdentify production elements and alternative venues for a dance performance. **
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate through movement the purpose of choreographic structure in a dance.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret a dance, using genre-specific terminology to explain the meaning it expresses.**
Generate resourceDance: HS Level II
Explain how the perspectives expressed during the artistic feedback process impact the interpretation and understanding of artistic intent.
Generate resourceAnalyze and synthesize information gathered to develop goals and a timeline to address the essential question in a solo or group project.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplain how the customs, ideas, and perspectives from cultures, societies, historical periods, or communities impact the artistic elements in dance.
Generate resourceExperiment using a variety of source materials as inspiration to create an improvisation or dance study.
Generate resourceAnalyze the process and relationship between the source material and movement choices.
Generate resourceExperiment with the elements of dance to develop personal movement preferences and build upon strengths and weaknesses.
Generate resourceCreate an original dance study that challenges artistic choices and skills.
Generate resourceCollaborate to select and apply a variety of choreographic devices and dance structures to choreograph an original dance study with a clear artistic intent.
Generate resourceEvaluate an existing artistic statement that explains how and why an original composition was choreographed.
Generate resourceDevelop and clarify the artistic intent of a dance employing choreographic devices and dance structures, based on established artistic criteria and feedback from others.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast systems using writing, symbols, or media technology to document a dance.
Generate resourcePerform partner and ensemble skills that employ contrasting uses of spatial design and relationship.
Generate resourcePerform movement phrasing through syncopation and accent movements related to different tempos, taking rhythmic cues from different aspects of accompaniment and integrating breath phrasing with metric and kinesthetic phrasing.
Generate resourceConnect energy and dynamics to movements, applying them in and through all parts of the body to demonstrate movement variations.
Generate resourceEmbody total body awareness so that movement phrases demonstrate variations of energy and dynamics.
Generate resourceUtilize correct alignment while performing technical dance skills to improve efficiency, safety, and clarity of movement in choreography.
Generate resourceApply anatomical principles and healthful practices to a range of technical dance skills to achieve fluency of movement.
Generate resourceDevelop and follow a personal wellness plan that supports health for everyday life.
Generate resourceUse a variety of rehearsal strategies to analyze and evaluate progress and performances presented by themselves and others.
Generate resourceArticulate performance goals and justify the selection of particular practice strategies.
Generate resourceApply rules of performance etiquette during class rehearsal and document strengths and weaknesses to enhance the performance process.
Generate resourceCritique the use of production elements in a professional dance performance.
Generate resourceExplain the purpose of choreographic structures in relation to artistic intent.
Generate resourceDiscuss and document a dance using genre-specific terminology to express how dance is interpreted.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast two or more dances using collaboratively-developed evaluative criteria.
Generate resourceDance: HS Level III
Evaluate a dance and explore multiple movement options to establish the most effective choices for conveying the choreographer’s intent.
Generate resourceCollaboratively investigate a topic and create a dance that embodies cross-curricular content, revising and clarifying the final product through ongoing research and reflection.
Generate resourceDiscuss how the dance communicates new perspectives or realizations.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast characteristics of multiple global dance forms throughout history and explain how they impact and relate to dance today.
Generate resourceSynthesize content generated from a variety of source materials to create choreography using original, genre-specific movement.
Generate resourceRefine their movement preferences while choreographing within a variety of movement styles and genres to communicate artistic intent.
Generate resourceCompare their own choices to those made by well-known choreographers.
Generate resourceCollaboratively analyze and explain how the implementation of 3. Demonstrate fluency and personal voice in designing and choreographic devices and specific dance structures in the design of choreographing original dances. an original dance composition impacts artistic intent.
Generate resourceDevelop an artistic statement based on an individual dance creation, including discussion of the use of dance elements, choreographic devices, and dance structures.
Generate resourceRevise a dance collaboratively or independently to cultivate its artistic intent, refining choreographic devices and dance structures and using established artistic criteria, self-reflection, and the feedback of others.
Generate resourceAnalyze and evaluate impact of choices made in the process of revising a dance to cultivate artistic intent.
Generate resourceOrganize multiple strategies to record a dance, using recognized systems of dance documentation.
Generate resourceExpand partner and ensemble skills by developing and presenting a variety of physical relationships through spatial design.
Generate resourceIncorporate choreography in response to unpredictable tempos and rhythms within choreographic parameters to enhance performance quality and artistic intent.
Generate resourceApply intentional variations in energy and dynamics to clarify movement transitions and body initiations.
Generate resourceDemonstrate kinesthetic awareness while executing technical dance skills in a range of rhythmic and dynamic sequences.
Generate resourceEvaluate how a personal wellness plan supports technical performance goals, modifying the plan based on personal and artistic growth.
Generate resourcePlan and execute collaborative and independent rehearsal and practice processes with attention to technique and artistry informed by performance goals.
Generate resourceReflect on completed rehearsals and explain how they impact group and personal growth.
Generate resourceModel and document leadership qualities during the performance and rehearsal process while evaluating methods and strategies to enhance performance.
Generate resourceExplore and implement a variety of production elements to fulfill the artistic intent of the dance performance.
Generate resourceAnalyze choreography and identify examples of choreographic structures and relationships which generate meaning in a dance.
Generate resourceExplain how the elements of dance (body, action, energy, space, and time) within a specific genre convey meaning in a dance.
Generate resourceIdentify personal biases and artistic preferences and explain how they influence dance critiques.
Generate resourceDance: HS Level IV
Revise choreography over time through a sustained analysis of the elements of dance, personal preferences, content, context, and feedback to create changes that show evidence of personal growth.
Generate resourceCreate and present a comprehensive portfolio that is deeply influenced by research and explores a variety of techniques and new perspectives.
Generate resourceCompare orally and in writing the process used in choreography to that of other creative, academic, or scientific procedures.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceAnalyze global dance forms from several genres, styles, or time periods and explain how their movement characteristics, techniques, and cultural artistry relate to the ideas and perspectives of the peoples from which the dances originate.
Generate resourceExplain how the analysis of global dance forms expands one’s dance literacy.
Generate resourceDifferentiate among ways dance communicates cultural values and aesthetics within a variety of genres, styles, or movement practices.
Generate resourceSynthesize content generated from a variety of source materials to challenge personal voice in communicating artistic intent.
Generate resourceExpand their movement preferences and strengths to discover unexpected solutions that communicate the artistic intent of an original dance.
Generate resourceAnalyze unexpected means of communicating artistic intent and explain why they were effective in expanding it.
Generate resourceDemonstrate fluency and personal voice in designing and choreographing original dances.
Generate resourceJustify choreographic choices and explain how they are used to intensify artistic intent.
Generate resourceConstruct an artistic statement that communicates how and why cultural and artistic perspectives influence their choreographic process.
Generate resourceEstablish and enhance the artistic intent of a dance, modifying and refining choreographic devices and dance structures and using artistic criteria, self-reflection, and feedback from others to justify the changes.
Generate resourcePresent a performance portfolio that includes comprehensive documentation of original choreography and personal performances, using one or more systems and/or technologies.
Generate resourceModulate and use a range of movements in spatial design for artistic and expressive clarity.
Generate resourceDemonstrate complex rhythms, meters, and tempos, working with and against accompaniment and sound environments, to enhance artistic interest and expressive clarity through timing and phrasing.
Generate resourceEmploy both extreme and subtle differences in energy and dynamics to express complex ideas, qualities, emotions, and relationships that clarify artistic intent.
Generate resourcePerform movement sequences expressively to clarify artistic intent, establishing relationships with other dancers and projecting to the audience.
Generate resourceCombine body/mind principles with technical dance skills in complex choreography when performing solo, partner, or ensemble works in a variety of dance genres and styles.
Generate resourceDiscuss and analyze self-evaluations of performances with teachers and peers to critique implementation and effect.
Generate resourceResearch and present information on safe, healthful practices for dancers, including anatomical principles, nutrition, body conditioning, and injury prevention, and modify personal practice based on findings.
Generate resourceDiscuss how research informs safe and healthful practice for dancers.
Generate resourceImplement a range of comprehensive rehearsal strategies to initiate, plan, and direct rehearsals that accomplish the technical skills and artistic expression necessary to achieve performance excellence.
Generate resourceModel performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal, and performance.
Generate resourceProduce dance concerts in a variety of venues, designing and organizing the production elements that would be necessary to fulfill the artistic intent of the dance.
Generate resourceAssess the effectiveness of choreographic structures in relation to achieving artistic intent.
Generate resourceDefend an assessment of the effectiveness of choreographic structures to an audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret how the elements of dance (body, action, energy, space, and time) and cultural context contribute to artistic expression and meaning across different genres, styles, or movement practices.
Generate resourceCommunicate and defend their perspectives in discussions with peers, considering societal and personal values and artistic expression.
Generate resourceFundamentals of Music Industries: Grades 9-12
Explain the influence of music industries on their personal preferences, ideas, and experiences.
Generate resourceExplain various professions in music industries and identify career pathways and qualifications for each one.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplain the function of government agencies and professional, trade, and labor organizations within music industries.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceGenerate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas for compositions and improvisations using digital, vocal, and/or acoustic instruments.
Generate resourceConfigure audio equipment for a variety of studios, venues, and situations.
Generate resourceCreate a variety of original digital and/or acoustic vocal or instrumental works designed to reach specific audiences.
Generate resourceDevelop criteria to evaluate original digital, and/or acoustic vocal or instrumental works.
Generate resourcePresent a final version of musical creations in a variety of styles and genres for specific purposes.
Generate resourceDescribe how use of digital tools and technologies can affect a performer’s musical intent and ability to connect with audiences.
Generate resourceAnalyze the use of elements of music in selections chosen for performance.
Generate resourceInterpret the social, cultural, or historical context in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceAnalyze performances to refine rehearsal practices of both musical and technological elements.
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 that demonstrates the influence of their own interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.
Generate resourceAnalyze the use of musical elements, digital technologies, and purpose of a variety of musical selections.
Generate resourceInterpret musical elements, genres, cultural influences, and the use of digital technologies in selected musical works.
Generate resourceCreate criteria to evaluate the use of digital, electronic, and analog features used in music designed for a variety of purposes.
Generate resourceGeneral Music: HS Full Credit
Explain how synthesizing personal knowledge, interests, ideas, and choices helps musicians to create, perform, and respond 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 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases with variations and harmonic accompaniments, using a variety of musical genres and styles to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceCreate and organize musical ideas for arrangements and compositions in a variety of musical styles and genres.
Generate resourceUse systems of music notation or technological resources to document complex rhythmic and melodic phrases and harmonic sequences in a variety of musical styles and genres.
Generate resourceEvaluate and compare personal and peer created arrangements and compositions in a variety of genres and styles.
Generate resourceCreate evaluation criteria to compare originality and craftsmanship in their compositions and arrangements in a variety genres and styles.
Generate resourceExplain and produce distinct musical effects in various genres and styles of music.
Generate resourcePerform contrasting pieces of music from a variety of genres and styles and explain how musical elements are used to convey intent.
Generate resourceApply personal criteria to select music of contrasting genres and styles for performance with a specific purpose or intent.
Generate resourceCompare the structures of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance and explain how the elements of music are used to inform intent.
Generate resourceSight-read simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic elements using various systems of notation.
Generate resourcePractice and refine their musical performance, using personal and peer-developed criteria, and 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 from a variety of styles and genres to demonstrate connections to an interest or experience for a specific purpose.
Generate resourceCompare how the elements of music and expressive qualities of a variety of styles and genres are used create the structure of various pieces of music.
Generate resourceCompare and describe the context of a programmed sequence of musical works from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Generate resourceCompare contrasting musical programming and explain how creators and performers use musical elements and expressive qualities to convey expressive intent across different genres, cultures, and historical contexts.
Generate resourceEvaluate musical works and performances, using personal and peer-developed criteria.
Generate resourceGeneral Music: HS Half Credit
Explain how synthesizing personal knowledge, interests, ideas, and choices helps musicians to create, perform, and respond 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 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases from genres and styles selected by the teacher.
Generate resourceCreate and organize musical ideas from genres and styles selected by the teacher.
Generate resourceUse systems of music notation or technological resources to document melodic and harmonic sequences.
Generate resourceEvaluate and compare personal and peer created arrangements and compositions.
Generate resourceUse teacher-created criteria to compare originality and craftsmanship in their compositions and arrangements.
Generate resourceIdentify the use of distinct musical effects in various genres and styles of music.
Generate resourcePerform contrasting pieces of music from a variety of genres and styles.
Generate resourceSight-read either simple rhythmic or melodic elements using various systems of notation.
Generate resourcePractice and refine music performance and determine when 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 from a variety of styles and genres to demonstrate connections to an interest or experience.
Generate resourceCompare how the elements of music and expressive qualities are used to create the structure of two pieces of music.
Generate resourceDescribe the context of a programmed sequence of musical works from two different genres, cultures, or historical periods.
Generate resourceCompare two or more pieces of music, summarizing how creators and performers use musical elements and expressive qualities to convey expressive intent across different genres, cultures, and historical contexts.
Generate resourceEvaluate musical works and performances, using personal and teacher-developed criteria.
Generate resourceGeneral Theatre Studies: HS Full Credit
Explain the interconnections and cooperation among various theatre disciplines.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIdentify and analyze theatre’s connection to humanity during a particular period in history.
Generate resourceDemonstrate proper audience and performer etiquette in a theatre setting.
Generate resourceDescribe various technologies used in the theatre and compare effects of traditional and new technologies.
Generate resourceDiscuss and demonstrate constructive ethical conduct and actions within a particular theatre discipline.
Generate resourceCreate an original technical theatre design using the appropriate tools of the theatre arts discipline
Generate resourceResearch employment opportunities and describe a series of actionable steps for pursuing jobs and roles within the theatre arts discipline.
Generate resourceInterpret and apply safety measures and precautions in theatrical activities and spaces.
Generate resourcePerform an original artistic work or present an original theatrical design.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure, purpose, characteristics, and functions of various types of drama or theatre works.
Generate resourceSynthesize connections between personal experience and aesthetics and explain how the experiences influence theatre intent.
Generate resourceCritique a drama or theatre production, using criteria to judge technical and artistic aspects of the performance.
Generate resourceGeneral Theatre Studies: HS Half Credit
Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDemonstrate proper audience and performer etiquette in a theatre setting.
Generate resourceDescribe various technologies used in the theatre and compare effects of traditional and new technologies.
Generate resourceCreate an original artwork using the appropriate tools of the theatre arts discipline.
Generate resourcePerform an original artistic work or present an original theatrical design.
Generate resourceSynthesize connections between personal experience and aesthetics and explain how the experiences influence theatre intent.
Generate resourceCritique a drama or theatre production using criteria, including rubrics and protocols, to judge technical and artistic aspects of the performance.
Generate resourceHarmonizing Instruments: HS Level I
Demonstrate 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 resourceDescribe the influence of societal, cultural, and historical context on the creation of music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceSelect and utilize systems of notation or recording to document compositions with three or more chords in a variety of patterns.
Generate resourceDevelop criteria to critique, improve, and refine drafts of compositions.
Generate resourceExplain the criteria used to select a varied repertoire of music in a variety of patterns for individual or small-group performances.
Generate resourceApply 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 resourceSelect music for specified purposes, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interests, purpose, and context.
Generate resourceExplain the expressive intent of musical selections, citing their personal, social, and cultural context and the treatment of the elements of the music.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate individual and small-group musical performances.
Generate resourceHarmonizing Instruments: HS Level II
Demonstrate 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 resourceDescribe the influence of societal, cultural, and historical context on the creation of music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceUtilize systems of notation or recording to document compositions in a variety of styles and harmonizations.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret elements of music when performing selected musical works.
Generate resourceIdentify connections between 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 resourceExplain how context (social, cultural, and historical) and creative decisions inform the response of both the performer and the audience.
Generate resourceSelect music for a variety of purposes, utilizing criteria, justifying choices, and citing knowledge of the music and the specified purpose and context.
Generate resourceAnalyze the meaning of musical selections, citing the treatment of the elements of the music and its context (personal, social, and cultural).
Generate resourceDevelop their own criteria to evaluate contrasting individual and small-group musical performances.
Generate resourceHarmonizing Instruments: HS Level III
Demonstrate 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 resourceDescribe the influence of societal, cultural, and historical context on the creation of music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceAnalyze rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas within a composition or improvisation.
Generate resourceOrganize systems of notation or recordings to document compositions and improvisations in a variety of forms and styles.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply a range of strategies to refine technical and expressive aspects of draft compositions.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast elements of music in a varied selection of musical works.
Generate resourceExplain how the quality of ensemble skills can impact the quality of performance.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply criteria to refine selected works for individual and small-group 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 resourceAnalyze how the elements of music, including social, cultural, or historical context, inform responses to contrasting musical selections.
Generate resourceDescribe the impact of music on various cultures, genres, and historical periods.
Generate resourceInterpret the meaning and expressive intent of musical selections, referring to examples from other art forms.
Generate resourceApply developed criteria to evaluate contrasting individual and small-group musical performances.
Generate resourceHarmonizing Instruments: HS Level IV
Demonstrate 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 resourceDescribe the influence of societal, cultural, and historical context on the creation of music.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceRefine rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas within compositions or improvisations in a variety of forms and styles.
Generate resourceEvaluate documented rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas within compositions or improvisations in several different styles.
Generate resourceDevelop and implement varied strategies and apply teacher-identified criteria to refine technical and expressive aspects of draft compositions.
Generate resourceJustify choices regarding musical elements when preparing selected works for performance.
Generate resourceCreate rehearsal strategies to address performance challenges and refine the 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 resourceEvaluate how the structural characteristics function within a variety of musical selections.
Generate resourceAnalyze individual, small-group, and large-group works and select program pieces from a range of cultures, genres, and historical periods.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the expressive intent and meaning of a variety of musical selections.
Generate resourceJustify evaluations of varied individual, small-group, and large-group musical performances based on personally-developed and established criteria, personal decision-making, and knowledge and understanding of context.
Generate resourceMedia Arts: HS Level I
Demonstrate and explain how media artworks and ideas relate to various contexts, purposes, and values, including social trends, power, equality, and personal/cultural identity.
Generate resourceCritically evaluate and effectively interact with legal, technological, systemic, and vocational contexts of media arts, demonstrating the use of ethics, media literacy, social media, virtual worlds, and digital identity. **
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIntegrate personal and external resources to inform the creation of original media artworks.
Generate resourceUse media artworks to expand meaning and knowledge and to create cultural experiences. **
Generate resourceUse a variety of idea-generation methods to formulate multiple ideas, develop artistic goals, and solve problems in media arts artistic process. **
Generate resourceApply aesthetic criteria in proposing, developing, and refining artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media artworks, reflecting original inspirations, goals, and presentation context. **
Generate resourceOrganize and integrate content in a media artwork, deliberately choosing stylistic conventions and demonstrating understanding of associated principles.
Generate resourceModify and refine media artworks, honing aesthetic quality and intentionally accentuating stylistic elements to reflect an understanding of personal goals and preferences. **
Generate resourceIntegrate various arts, media arts forms, and other content into unified media artworks, anticipating the reaction and interaction of the audience. **
Generate resourcePerform various roles in the production of media artworks, demonstrating progression in artistic, design, technical, and career skills.
Generate resourceDevelop and refine a range of innovative skills, addressing identified challenges and constraints with creativity and adaptability within and through media artworks. **
Generate resourceUse tools, techniques, and content in both standard and innovative ways to demonstrate adaptability and communicate intent in the production of media artworks.
Generate resourceEvaluate and implement suggested improvements when presenting media artworks, including personal and local impacts.
Generate resourceFacilitate the presentation and distribution of a variety of media artworks for specific audiences. **
Generate resourceAnalyze the qualities of and relationships among the components, styles, and preferences communicated by media artworks and artists.
Generate resourceAnalyze how a variety of media artworks manage audience experience and create intention through multimodal perception. **
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent, meanings, and reception of a variety of media artworks, focusing on personal and cultural contexts. **
Generate resourceEvaluate production processes and media artworks at decisive stages, using identified criteria.
Generate resourceMedia Arts: HS Level II
Examine and demonstrate the relationships of media arts ideas and works to various contexts, purposes, and values.
Generate resourceCritically investigate and ethically interact with legal, technological, systemic, and vocational contexts of media arts, explaining the use of ethics, media literacy, digital identity, and artist/audience interactivity.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceSynthesize internal and external resources to enhance the creation of persuasive media artworks.
Generate resourceUse media artworks to create new meaning and knowledge and to reflect upon and form cultural experiences.
Generate resourceStrategically use varied methods to formulate multiple ideas, refine artistic goals, and increase the originality of approaches in media arts creation processes.
Generate resourceDesign, test, and refine original artworks showing evidence of their own personal aesthetic, reflecting resource constraints and presentation context.
Generate resourceConsolidate production processes to demonstrate deliberate choices in organizing and integrating content and stylistic conventions in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.
Generate resourceRefine and elaborate aesthetic elements and technical components to intentionally form impactful expressions in media artworks for specific purposes, audiences, and contexts.
Generate resourceIntegrate varied art forms, media arts forms, and academic content into unified media artworks that show thematic integrity and stylistic continuity.
Generate resourceDemonstrate effective command of artistic, design, technical, and career skills in managing and producing media artworks
Generate resourceDemonstrate creative and adaptive use of innovation, effectively addressing sophisticated challenges within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceUse tools, styles, techniques, and interactivity to demonstrate adaptability and achieve specific expressive goals in the production of a variety of media artworks.
Generate resourceEvaluate and implement improvements when presenting media artworks, identifying greater societal impacts.
Generate resourceCurate and design the presentation and distribution of collections of media artworks through a variety of contexts.
Generate resourceAnalyze the qualities and relationships of the components in a variety of media artworks, then explain how these components interact to contribute to the overall piece and impact an audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze how a broad range of media artworks manages audience experience and create intention and persuasion through multimodal perception.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent, meanings, and influence of a variety of media artworks, based on personal, societal, historical, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceForm and apply defensible evaluations in the constructive and systematic critique of production processes and media artworks.
Generate resourceMedia Arts: HS Level III
Explain how relevant, impactful media arts ideas and works relate to personal and global contexts, purposes, and values.
Generate resourceCritically investigate and strategically interact with legal, technological, systemic, and vocational contexts of media arts.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceSelect and access relevant, high-quality resources prior to creating media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and discuss the use of media artworks to create new meaning, knowledge, and relevant cultural experiences.
Generate resourceForm original ideas, solutions, and innovations in media arts creation processes, using multiple methods and incorporating aesthetic principles.
Generate resourceIncorporate a sophisticated personal aesthetic and knowledge of systems processes into proposing, forming, and testing original artistic ideas, prototypes, and production frameworks.
Generate resourceSynthesize content, processes, and components to express compelling purpose, story, emotion, or ideas in complex media artworks, demonstrating competency with associated principles.
Generate resourceIntentionally and consistently refine and elaborate elements and components to form impactful expressions in media artworks directed at specific contexts, purposes, audiences, and contexts.
Generate resourceSynthesize various arts, media arts forms, and academic content into unified media artworks that retain artistic fidelity across platforms.
Generate resourceEmploy artistic, design, technical, and career skills in managing and producing media artworks.
Generate resourceDemonstrate creativity, innovation, and adaptability when formulating lines of inquiry and solutions to address complex challenges within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceUtilize and adapt tools, styles, and systems in both standard and innovative ways in the production of complex media artworks.
Generate resourceEvaluate and integrate improvements in presenting media artworks, considering impacts from personal to global levels, which may include new understandings that were gained by artist and audience.
Generate resourceCurate, design, and promote the presentation and distribution of media artworks, intentionally selecting the most impactful platform through a variety of contexts.
Generate resourceCritique the qualities and relationships of the components and audience impact in a variety of media artworks.
Generate resourceSurvey exemplary media artworks and analyze how they manage audience experience, create intention, and exercise persuasion.
Generate resourceAnalyze the intent, meanings, and impacts of diverse media artworks, including complex factors of context and bias.
Generate resourceDevelop rigorous evaluations of production processes and media artworks and strategically seek feedback based on the evaluation criteria.
Generate resourceMedia Arts: HS Level IV
Evaluate how relevant, impactful media arts ideas and works relate to personal and global contexts, purposes, and values.
Generate resourceConsistently and independently interact with legal, technological, systemic, and vocational contexts of media arts.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIndependently access and assemble relevant, high-quality resources prior to creating media artworks.
Generate resourceIndependently demonstrate and explain how media artworks create new meaning, knowledge, and relevant cultural experiences for a variety of audiences.
Generate resourceIndependently form advanced, original concepts, solutions, and innovations in media arts creation processes, using multiple methods and incorporating aesthetic principles.
Generate resourceIndependently incorporate a refined personal aesthetic and in-depth understanding of systems processes into forming, testing, and proposing original artistic ideas, prototypes, and production frameworks.
Generate resourceSynthesize content, processes, and components to express compelling purpose, story, emotion, or ideas in complex media artworks, demonstrating mastery of associated principles.
Generate resourceStrategically refine and elaborate elements and components to create media artworks, tailored to specific contexts, purposes, audiences, and contexts, that make a significant impact.
Generate resourceIndependently synthesize various arts, media arts forms, and academic content into unified media artworks, maintaining artistic integrity and consistency across diverse platforms.
Generate resourceIndependently employ advanced artistic, design, technical, and career skills in managing and producing media artworks.
Generate resourceApply advanced creative thinking and innovative problem-solving when formulating inquiries and solutions to address complex challenges within and through media artworks.
Generate resourceIndependently utilize and adapt a range of tools, styles, and systems in standard, innovative, and experimental ways in the production of complex media artworks.
Generate resourceIndependently revise media artwork presentations, addressing impacts from personal to global levels.
Generate resourceIndependently curate, design, and strategically promote the presentation and distribution of media artworks to maximize intentional impacts through a variety of contexts.
Generate resourceCritically assess the qualities and interrelationships of the components within a variety of media artworks and their audience impact, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Generate resourceExamine a wide range of exemplary media artworks and analyze how they manage audience experience, convey intention, and employ persuasive techniques, drawing lessons to inform future work.
Generate resourceInterpret the intent, meanings, and impacts of diverse media artworks, analyzing complex factors of context and bias.
Generate resourceIndependently develop rigorous evaluations of production processes and media artworks and strategically seek feedback based on detailed evaluation criteria.
Generate resourceMusic Technology: HS Level I
Investigate and discuss 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 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate and organize rhythmic and melodic ideas to create their own compositions.
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Generate resourceDescribe how context and structural aspects of the music inform performances.
Generate resourceDescribe how using technologies can affect a performer’s musical intent and ability to connect with audiences.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine their work.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone or with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceAnalyze selected pieces of music and discuss how the creator or performer manipulated the elements of music to express intent.
Generate resourceCompare two pieces of music and discuss how the performers interpreted the creators’ expressive intent.
Generate resourceCompare performances of two contrasting works from the same creator and evaluate how the composer manipulated the elements of music in each piece.
Generate resourceMusic Technology: HS Level II
Analyze 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 resourceDescribe the relationship of music to musicians, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate and organize rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas to augment compositions created by others.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided and personallycreated criteria to evaluate their music and develop a plan to refine their work.
Generate resourceSelect appropriate musical repertoire based on their own interests and technical abilities.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how contextual, theoretical, and structural aspects of the music inform and influence performances.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how using technologies can impact a performer’s musical intent and ability to connect with audiences.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided or personallycreated criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine their technical skill.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone or with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect model compositions to analyze how tonality and timbre are manipulated to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceAnalyze use of elements of music and relate them to style, mood, and context.
Generate resourceCompare pieces of music of similar form and contrast the use of musical elements to convey expressive content.
Generate resourceCompare performances of two different works with the same formal structure and evaluate how the creator manipulates the musical elements of each piece.
Generate resourceMusic Technology: HS Level III
Demonstrate 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 resourceExamine the use of art within society and explain its role across cultures.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate and organize rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas to modify their own compositions.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided, personal, or professional criteria to evaluate their music and develop a plan to refine their work.
Generate resourceSelect appropriate musical repertoire based on their interests, technical abilities, and the performance context of the pieces.
Generate resourceCritique how contextual, theoretical, and structural aspects of the music inform performances.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how style, genre, and context influence performances and the performer’s ability to connect with audiences.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided, personal, or professional criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine their technical skill and expressive intent.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of music alone or with others and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect model compositions and analyze how the pieces are representative of specific forms.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how elements of music are manipulated to convey expressive intent in model and personal creations.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the use of musical elements in their own creations and model pieces of music.
Generate resourceSelect model pieces or performances and evaluate how they are representative of specific forms, styles, and historical time periods.
Generate resourcePerforming Ensembles: HS Level I
Analyze 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 resourceDescribe the relationships among music, musicians, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceDevelop and apply criteria to evaluate and improve their compositions or performances.
Generate resourceExplore and reflect on their own musical tastes, identifying genres and styles or specific works they are personally interested in performing.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe functions of the structural and stylistic elements of musical works.
Generate resourceExplain how different musical elements work together to shape the mood of a piece of music.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast 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 resourceExplain how societal factors influence individual preference for musical repertoire and genres.
Generate resourceExplain how music is associated with different cultures or time periods.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe musical elements, genres, and cultural influences in selected musical works.
Generate resourceCreate a rubric to assess performances, incorporating both technical and expressive elements.
Generate resourceMake appropriate modifications to match pitch to a prescribed pitch-source.
Generate resourcePerforming Ensembles: HS Level II
Analyze 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 resourceDescribe the relationships among music, musicians, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate ideas or concepts informing musical expression using various musical elements and techniques.
Generate resourceEvaluate technical demands of various works, correlating these demands with their current level of technical proficiency.
Generate resourceClassify the structural, stylistic, and expressive elements of music in selected works.
Generate resourceDevelop a unique interpretation of repertoire, justifying choices that promote historic, contextual, and expressive intent.
Generate resourceForm conclusions regarding how the quality of rehearsal skills impacts the quality of 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 their favorite types of music, connecting to their own interests and experiences.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret musical elements, genres, and cultural influences in selected musical works.
Generate resourceEvaluate the quality of a performance using identified criteria and provide a rationale for their assessment.
Generate resourceDemonstrate ability to match pitch and recognize pitch tendencies in selected works.
Generate resourcePerforming Ensembles: HS Level III
Explain 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 resourceExamine the use of art within society and explain its role across cultures.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceDesignate and defend ideas or concepts informing musical expression, citing various musical elements and techniques.
Generate resourceImprovise rhythms and melodies using a variety of musical elements, styles, and genres.
Generate resourceSynthesize varied sources of inspiration or feedback to create technically sophisticated artistic works for presentation.
Generate resourceResearch and discuss cultural, historical, and societal influences of works and explain how they inform interpretation for performance.
Generate resourceExamine and explain how adjusting musical elements enhances interpretation and adds authenticity to a performance.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast historic, contextual, and expressive elements in selected works.
Generate resourceWork together to implement skills and techniques that improve 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 resourceExplain how personal interests and experiences affect the choice of music for performance.
Generate resourceAnalyze how musical elements are manipulated to create unique interpretations of a musical work.
Generate resourceCritique and apply expressive techniques in a contemporary work to interpret the composer's conceptual and expressive goals.
Generate resourceAnalyze strengths and weaknesses in music performances and suggest specific strategies for improvement.
Generate resourcePerforming Ensembles: HS Level IV
Explain 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 resourceExamine the use of art within society and explain its role across cultures.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceJustify new approaches to musical expression, drawing upon varied sources of creative ideas or concepts.
Generate resourceJustify musical choices relevant to specific purpose, context, or expressive intent.
Generate resourceTake a position on decision-making or problem-solving strategies used in preparation of artistic works for presentation.
Generate resourceCollaborate with peers to select repertoire that suits the collective technical abilities, shared interests, and context for performance.
Generate resourceTest how changing musical elements affect the artistic message, and predict how changes inform audience response.
Generate resourceTest a variety of musical elements in selecting effective interpretations of selected works 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 resourceArticulate and justify individual interests and experiences in selecting musical works for performance.
Generate resourceApply a variety of musical elements and expressive techniques to create desired listener response.
Generate resourceAnalyze how form, harmony, or motifs in a musical work reflect a composer's artistic vision.
Generate resourceInvestigate and apply a variety of criteria to critique music performances by self, others, and ensembles.
Generate resourceApply appropriate pitch modifications based on harmonic responsibility.
Generate resourceTheatre: HS Level I
Interpret and describe how cultural perspectives, community ideas, and personal beliefs impact a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceResearch and discuss effective theatrical workplace and employability skills and technology tools specific to the theatrical industry pathway.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplore and discuss how cultural, global, and historic belief systems affect creative choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDescribe basic theatre research methods that lead to understanding the social and cultural background of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain foundational ideas about the visual composition of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain the impact of technology on design choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceResearch and discuss the impact of technology on design choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplain how script analysis enables theatre artists to recognize and create ideas that can be used in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIdentify ways that history and culture influence the development of a dramatic concept in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceResearch and apply movement terminology to physical choices for performance.
Generate resourceIdentify careers in theatre and explore their interdependent roles in creating a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceMake and explain ethical decisions related to the use of artificial intelligence in a theatrical environment.
Generate resourceIncorporate safe practices in physical and theatrical activities during the rehearsal process.
Generate resourceIdentify and employ physical, vocal, and emotional choices in a drama or theatre work to create a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant.
Generate resourceCreate storyboards to visualize narratives for various devised or scripted drama or theatre works.
Generate resourcePractice and revise a devised or scripted drama or theatre work using theatrical staging conventions.
Generate resourceView and critique character elements of multimedia, scripted drama and theatre performances created for various audiences.
Generate resourceIdentify specific technical elements used in theatre productions as defined by the capabilities and characteristics of different theatre spaces.
Generate resourceResearch and share information on technical aspects of theatre arts from various cultures and historical periods and relate them to current technical practices.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate age-appropriate acting techniques that can be applied during the performance process.
Generate resourceCollaboratively research and discuss nutritional programs and fitness plans that establish goals for the physical practices that maintain energy, protect the voice, build muscle memory, and ensure safe physical practices in the theatre classroom and rehearsal space.
Generate resourceDemonstrate movement sequences in a variety of physical activities for the theatrical space.
Generate resourceIdentify performance elements from a drama or theatre work for a specific audience.
Generate resourceCreate an original media work for a specific purpose and audience, using a variety of technical theatre and media production equipment.
Generate resourceExplain how emotions can be impacted by what is seen, heard, and experienced in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRecognize and demonstrate current theatrical technologies and safety procedures in theatrical production.
Generate resourceIdentify and express artistic choices in several drama or theatre works.
Generate resourceIdentify and compare cultural perspectives and contexts that may influence the evaluation of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast their aesthetic preferences, biases, and beliefs to those of others through observing and participating in drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceCompare aspects of a drama or theatre work to other art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines.
Generate resourceClassify and explore a drama or theatre work by considering its specific purpose or intended audience.
Generate resourceTheatre: HS Level II
Employ and incorporate theatrical workplace and employability skills, including communication, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceUsing theatre research methods, investigate and report on how theatre artists apply creative processes to tell stories based on a social, cultural, and historic belief system in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate basic theatre research methods to create better understanding of the social and cultural background of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceConduct and apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExperiment with ways theatre artists incorporate technical theatre elements to communicate meaning and apply them to the production process.
Generate resourceInvestigate and explain the impact of technology on design choices in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse script analysis to develop advanced ideas for presenting a character who is believable and authentic in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceMake interpretive choices for a drama or theatre work, working as part of a creative team.
Generate resourceMake and describe physical choices for performance, using movement terminology.
Generate resourceDistinguish among careers in theatre and their roles in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUtilize best practices and make strategic safe choices during the rehearsal process, working collaboratively.
Generate resourceCreate and refine technical design choices to support the story and emotional impact of a fully realized production of a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExplore artistic solutions and make analytical choices in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work, working as part of a creative team.
Generate resourceRe-imagine and revise technical design choices throughout the rehearsal process to enhance the story and the emotional impact of a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceExamine how character relationships influence the tone and telling of the story of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceShape character choices in response to given circumstances and other essential textual information in drama or theatre works for various audiences.
Generate resourceCreate specific technical elements for theatre productions based on the capabilities and characteristics of different theatre spaces.
Generate resourceInvestigate and interpret various age-appropriate acting techniques using movement to expand skills in a drama or theatre rehearsal or performance.
Generate resourceCreate a personal nutritional program and fitness plan that includes goals for the physical practices that maintain energy, protect the voice, build muscle memory, and ensure safe physical practices in the theatre classroom and rehearsal space.
Generate resourceResearch and utilize technical elements to increase the impact of a design for an original work for a specific audience.
Generate resourceInterpret movement sequences in a variety of physical activities for character development in the theatrical space.
Generate resourceRespond to what is seen, felt, and heard in a drama or theatre work in order to make future artistic choices.
Generate resourceAnalyze and compare artistic choices in several drama or theatre works based on criteria developed from their own experiences.
Generate resourceCite cultural perspectives and context influences in an evaluation of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceJustify personal aesthetics, preferences, biases, and beliefs through observing and participating in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse supporting evidence and predetermined criteria to examine and explain the relationship of a drama or theatre work to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines.
Generate resourceFormulate evidence to show how a drama or theatre work is influenced by its specific purpose or intended audience.
Generate resourceTheatre: HS Level III
Choose and interpret a historical or contemporary drama or theatre work to reflect or question personal beliefs.
Generate resourceDemonstrate safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of published material and technology tools specific to the theatrical industry.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceDevelop a drama or theatre work that identifies and questions cultural, global, or historic belief systems.
Generate resourceFormulate creative choices for a devised or scripted drama or theatre work based on research about a selected topic.
Generate resourceInvestigate and report on historical and cultural conventions and how they impact the visual composition of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse personal experiences and knowledge to develop a character who is believable and authentic in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRefine a dramatic concept to demonstrate a critical understanding of historical and cultural influences on their original ideas applied to a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze how advancements in technology impact careers and independent roles in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse research and script analysis to revise physical and vocal choices impacting the believability and relevance of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse the rehearsal process to analyze the dramatic concept and technical design elements of a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceFollow procedures to maintain health and safety within the contexts of rehearsal space, theatrical shop and lab, pre-production conditions and processes, rehearsal, and performance.
Generate resourceEmploy sound, lighting, scenic, costuming, makeup, and prop design techniques, including synchronization of sound effects, music, and dialogue, to enhance the overall theatrical experience.
Generate resourceExplain how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDescribe specific technical elements used in theatre productions, based on the capabilities and characteristics of different theatre spaces.
Generate resourceRefine a range of movement skills to enhance acting and build a believable character in a sustainable drama or theatre performance.
Generate resourceModify a personal fitness plan by applying principles of specificity, overload, frequency, intensity, time, and progression to physical activities for the artist.
Generate resourceEmploy technical elements and research to create a design that communicates the concept of an original media production.
Generate resourceConvey various character types through movement sequences in a variety of physical activities for the theatrical space.
Generate resourcePresent a drama or theatre work using creative processes that shape the production for a specific audience.
Generate resourceResearch historical and cultural context to structure and justify personal responses to a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDevelop detailed supporting evidence and criteria to reinforce artistic choices when observing or participating in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRelate concepts from a drama or theatre work to personal experience to discover cultural perspectives and understanding.
Generate resourceIdentify and discuss multiple aesthetics, preferences, biases, and beliefs through participation in and observation of drama or theatre work, respecting others' interpretations when expressing opinions.
Generate resourceResearch and synthesize cultural and historical information related to a drama or theatre work to support or evaluate artistic choices.
Generate resourceCreate and organize a comprehensive portfolio of original, professional-quality designs.
Generate resourceCreate a resume of performance or technical theatre design work suitable for a professional audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze how a drama or theatre work communicates for a specific purpose and audience.
Generate resourceTheatre: HS Level IV
Collaborate to produce a drama or theatre work that examines a critical global issue from several perspectives and challenges the audience to reach conclusions about the issue.
Generate resourceAdvocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the theatrical industry.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceIntegrate conventions and knowledge from different art forms and other disciplines to develop a cross-cultural drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceJustify the creative choices made in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work, based on a critical interpretation of specific data from theatre research.
Generate resourceSynthesize knowledge of a variety of dramatic forms, theatrical conventions, and technologies to compose the visual elements of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceCreate a complete technical design that incorporates elements of theatrical technology for a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceIntegrate cultural and historical contexts with personal experiences to create a character who is believable and authentic in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceDevelop and synthesize original ideas in a drama or theatre work, utilizing critical analysis, historical and cultural context, research, and Western or non-Western theatre traditions.
Generate resourceAdapt and integrate advancements in technology into various careers and independent roles in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceSynthesize ideas from research, script analysis, and context to create a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRefine, transform, and re-imagine the style, genre, form, and conventions of a devised or scripted drama or theatre work through the rehearsal process.
Generate resourceIncorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces in a theatrical environment.
Generate resourceDemonstrate industry-level technical proficiency in the rehearsal process to support the story and the emotional impact of a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUtilize reliable research on directors’ styles to shape innovative choices for a directorial concept in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRefine specific technical elements used in theatre productions, based on the capabilities and characteristics of different theatre spaces.
Generate resourceCollect and use a variety of acting exercises from reliable resources to prepare a believable and sustainable performance.
Generate resourceJustify and defend the physical and mental effects of a personal fitness plan that promotes movements for the theatre artist.
Generate resourceExplain and justify the selection of technical elements used to build a design that communicates the concept of an original media production.
Generate resourceAnalyze multiple character types through movement sequences in a variety of physical activities for the theatrical space.
Generate resourcePresent a drama or theatre production that employs research and analysis grounded in the creative perspectives of the playwright, director, designer, and dramaturge for a specific audience.
Generate resourceExplain artistic criteria and how each might be used to influence future artistic choices of a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse detailed supporting evidence and appropriate criteria to revise personal work or interpret the work of others when observing or participating in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceUse understanding of cultures and contexts to shape personal responses to drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceRespectfully support and explain aesthetics, preferences, biases, and beliefs to create a context for critical research that informs artistic decisions in a drama or theatre work.
Generate resourceAnalyze and evaluate varied aesthetic interpretations of production elements for a selected drama or theatre work, giving reasons for their opinions.
Generate resourceRefine and augment a comprehensive portfolio of original, professional-quality technical theatre design works or an audition reel suitable for a professional audience.
Generate resourceAnalyze and debate the connection between a drama or theatre work and contemporary issues that may impact audiences.
Generate resourceTheory and Composition: HS Level I
Analyze 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 resourceDescribe the relationships among composer, music, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer, composer, and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceCreate and organize their own musical phrases into distinct sections and describe their creative intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate their music and develop a plan to refine their work.
Generate resourceSelect and analyze a portion of a composition to perform for their peers and discuss how they interpreted musical elements to express their intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine their work.
Generate resourcePresent their compositions and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect model compositions and analyze their use of specific elements of music.
Generate resourceAnalyze selected compositions and discuss how the composer manipulated the elements of music to express intent.
Generate resourceCompare two different compositions and discuss how the performers interpreted the composer's expressive intent.
Generate resourceCompare performances of two contrasting works by the same composer and evaluate how the composer manipulated the elements of music in each piece.
Generate resourceTheory and Composition: HS Level II
Explain 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 resourceDescribe the relationships among composer, music, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer, composer, and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceGenerate musical phrases and harmonic progressions in major and minor tonalities.
Generate resourceCreate and organize their own musical phrases and harmonic progressions into specific musical forms and describe their expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided or personallycreated criteria to evaluate their music and develop a plan to refine their work for craftsmanship.
Generate resourceSelect a composition and analyze how the theoretical or composition elements inform expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided or personallycreated criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine technical accuracy.
Generate resourcePresent their compositions and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect and analyze model compositions to show how tonality and timbre are manipulated to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceAnalyze the elements of music and compositional techniques in musical works and relate them to style, mood, and historic context.
Generate resourceCompare two compositions of like formal structure and contrast the use of musical elements to convey expressive intent.
Generate resourceCompare performances of two different works with the same formal structure and evaluate how the composer manipulates the musical elements of each piece.
Generate resourceTheory and Composition: HS Level III
Explain 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 resourceDescribe the relationships among composer, music, society, and culture.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performer, composer, and audience behaviors appropriate for Grades 9-12 students for a variety of venues and contexts.
Generate resourceGenerate musical ideas in a variety of tonalities using a variety of timbres that express their ideas.
Generate resourceCreate and organize their own musical materials, using a variety of timbres within specific musical forms, and describe how creative intent is influenced by experiences and context.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided, personal, or professionally-created criteria to evaluate their music and develop a plan to refine their work for originality and craftsmanship.
Generate resourceAnalyze complex musical elements in selected compositions and explain how interpretive decisions inform expressive intent in a performance.
Generate resourceApply teacher, personal, or professionallycreated criteria to evaluate a performance and develop a plan to refine technical accuracy and expressive intent.
Generate resourcePresent their compositions and evaluate the performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.
Generate resourceSelect model compositions and analyze how the pieces are representative of specific forms.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how elements of music are manipulated to convey expressive intent in model and personal compositions.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the use of musical elements in their own composition and a model composition with similar formal structure.
Generate resourceSelect model compositions or performances and evaluate how the pieces are representative of specific forms, styles, and historical time periods.
Generate resourceVisual Arts: HS Level I
Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully completed work.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceResearch and share information on specific instances of how culture, traditions, and art history have influenced societal responses to works of art. **
Generate resourceReflect on and discuss multiple approaches to begin the creative process.
Generate resourceUtilize the elements of art and principles of design in an artistic investigation of present-day life, using traditional practices. **
Generate resourceDemonstrate basic technical skills and craftsmanship with various works and mediums.**
Generate resourceDemonstrate an understanding of how various materials may impact people and the environment and safely handle materials, tools, and equipment.
Generate resourceDevelop an artistic idea that illustrates a societal, cultural, or historical object or place which empowers or enhances life.
Generate resourceDescribe ways of presenting work based on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain ways in which art influences cultural values and trends.
Generate resourceExplain how visual imagery affects a viewer’s perception of the world. **
Generate resourceAssess how effectively selected works of art utilize expressiveness and meaning to communicate with the viewer. **
Generate resourceDescribe techniques used to evaluate art, using art-specific vocabulary. **
Generate resourceVisual Arts: HS Level II
Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore subjects through art-making.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceExplain how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.
Generate resourcePrepare for and document multiple approaches to begin the creative process.
Generate resourceMake informed choices to plan works of art and design, using the elements of art and principles of design along with a range of traditional and contemporary materials, methods, and techniques.
Generate resourceMake works of art that demonstrate technical skill and craftsmanship with various art media when creating images from observation, memory, and imagination.
Generate resourceExplain and incorporate ethical practices in the development of works of art.
Generate resourceRefine a work of art that represents a societal or cultural object or place that has deep cultural or personal significance.
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Generate resourceAnalyze and explain the appropriateness of presentations of work, basing observations on their own awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs.
Generate resourceAnalyze ways in which art may influence perception and understanding of human experiences.
Generate resourceInterpret and evaluate a single work of art or a collection of related works, utilizing relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.
Generate resourceExplain criteria commonly used to analyze and evaluate a work of art or design.
Generate resourceVisual Arts: HS Level III
Apply inquiry and analytical processes when viewing and judging unfamiliar subject matter.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceCompare uses of art in a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts and make connections to uses of art in contemporary and local contexts.
Generate resourceEvaluate and refine concepts and techniques of their existing artwork using unique or unconventional solutions.
Generate resourceCreate multiple solutions in an artistic investigation of traditional and contemporary practices, using elements of art, principles of design, and digital tools or innovative technology.
Generate resourceCreate works of art that demonstrate growth in technical skill and craftsmanship with various art media to explore a theme, idea, or concept.
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Generate resourceResearch contemporary issues and design works of art that relate to them.
Generate resourceRefine their personal artistic vision based on constructive peer critiques.
Generate resourceUtilize various methods for preparing works of art or design for presentation appropriate for a set environment.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast methods for preserving and protecting art for presentation.
Generate resourceExplain how presentations can connect artists or artwork to social, cultural, or political issues.
Generate resourceDescribe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural or digital world.
Generate resourceEvaluate the effectiveness of an image or group of images to influence the ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
Generate resourceDescribe types of contextual information that are useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.
Generate resourceDetermine the relevance of criteria used by others to evaluate a work of art or collection of works, giving reasons for their own opinions.
Generate resourceVisual Arts: HS Level IV
Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.
Generate resourceRelate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Generate resourceSynthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art-making approaches to create and defend personal philosophies of art, based on a connection to aesthetic theories and visual culture.
Generate resourceIndividually or collaboratively formulate and elaborate upon ideas based on their existing artwork.
Generate resourceConduct a sustained investigation through art and design that demonstrates practice, experimentation, and revision guided by questions or inquiry.
Generate resourceExperiment to make a series of works of art that explore a personal theme, idea, or concept and demonstrate mastery of technical skill and craftsmanship with various art media.
Generate resourceBalance freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
Generate resourceDemonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture constrain or empower people's lives.
Generate resourceReflect on and revise works of art or design, applying relevant traditional and contemporary criteria and incorporating personal artistic vision.
Generate resourceApply and expand traditional and/or unconventional methods to prepare works for presentation and preservation.
Generate resourceEvaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate for displaying artwork in a specific place.
Generate resourceCurate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, or political experiences.
Generate resourceAnalyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast universal themes and sociopolitical issues in artworks from different cultures and historical periods.
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