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STANDARD
1.1 (AESTHETICS) ALL STUDENTS WILL USE AESTHETIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE
CREATION OF AND IN RESPONSE TO DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, AND VISUAL ART. |
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A. Knowledge |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Compose simple works of art in
response to stylized characteristics observed in the dance, music,
theater, and visual art of various cultures and time periods. |
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2.
Communicate ideas
reflecting on the nature and meaning of art and beauty. |
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3. Recognize works of
art and art elements designed to imitate systems in nature. |
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B. Skills |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Apply basic domain-specific arts
language to communicate personal responses to dance, theater, music, and
visual art. |
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2. Compare and contrast works of art
that communicate significant cultural meanings. |
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3.
Apply qualitative terms when
responding to works of art. |
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4.
Create an arts
experience that communicates a significant emotion or feeling. |
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STANDARD 1.2 (CREATION AND PERFORMANCE) ALL STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE THOSE
SKILLS, MEDIA, METHODS, AND TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE TO EACH ART FORM IN
THE CREATION, PERFORMANCE, AND PRESENTATION OF DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER,
AND VISUAL ART. |
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A. Dance |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Perform planned and
improvised dance sequences with and without musical accompaniment,
demonstrating aspects of time, space/shape, and energy with the intent
to communicate meaning. |
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2. Present planned and improvised
dance sequences on a variety of themes using curved and straight
pathways and levels in space and discuss their meanings. |
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3. Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness
and basic anatomical principles of concentration and focus in performing
dance movement. |
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4. Utilize arts media and technology
in the creation and/or performance of short phrases and compositions. |
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5.
Create and perform
the eight locomotor movements of walking, running, hopping, jumping,
leaping, galloping, sliding, and skipping in a dance context. |
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6. Define and maintain personal
space. |
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B. Music |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Clap, sing on pitch,
or play from progressively complex notation while maintaining a steady
tempo. |
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2. Recognize and vocalize the tonal
triad (do, mi, sol) after being given the “home tone.” |
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3.
Sing or play simple melodies or
rhythmic accompaniments in AB and ABA forms independently and in groups,
while blending both unison and/or harmonic parts and vocal and/or
instrumental timbres, matching dynamic levels and responding to cues of
a conductor. |
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4.
Modify elements of music within a
piece to create different expressive ideas. |
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C. Theater |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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Demonstrate clarity of intent,
character, and logical story sequence through classroom dramatizations. |
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2.
Use movement as a
medium for storytelling and as a means of projecting creative decisions
regarding character. |
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3.
Assume the roles of
theater participants (e.g., director, actor, playwright, designer), and
collaborate to enact classroom dramatizations using available materials
that suggest scenery, properties, sound, costumes, and makeup. |
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4. Project an understanding of the
intent of dialogue by performing from a script. |
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D. Visual Art |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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Apply the basic principles of
balance, harmony, unity, emphasis, proportion, and rhythm/movement to a
work of art. |
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2.
Explore the use of paint, clay,
charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, markers, printing inks and select
appropriate tools in the production of works of art. |
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3.
Generate works of art
based on selected themes. |
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4. Investigate careers in the world
of visual arts. |
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STANDARD
1.3 (ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER,
AND VISUAL ART. |
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A. Dance |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1. Investigate the relationship of dance and
other art forms. |
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2.
Differentiate basic compositional
structures in choreography. |
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3.
Recognize contrasting and
complementary shapes and shared weight centers in composition and
performance. |
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B. Music |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Explore musical elements through
verbal and written responses to diverse aural prompts and printed
scores. |
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2.
Identify and categorize sound
sources by common traits. |
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3.
Differentiate basic structures in
music composition. |
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C. Theater |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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Recognize basic stage directions in
the dramatization of stories/plays. |
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2. Examine the basic structural
characteristics of the well-made play. |
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D. Visual Art |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1.
Identify the design principles of
balance, harmony, unity, emphasis, proportion and rhythm/movement. |
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2.
Identify elements and principles of
design in specific works of art. |
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A. Knowledge |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by
the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1. Utilize basic arts terminology and
arts elements in all four arts domains. |
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2.
Recognize the value
of critiquing one’s own work as well as the work of others. |
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B. Skills |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by
the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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Observe the basic
arts elements in performances and exhibitions. |
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2.
Formulate positive
analysis of arts performances by peers and respond positively to
critique. |
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3.
Recognize the main subject or
theme in a work of art. |
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STANDARD
1.5 (HISTORY/CULTURE) ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND AND ANALYZE THE
ROLE, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF THE ARTS IN RELATION TO
WORLD CULTURES, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY. |
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A. Knowledge |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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Identify works of art
from various historical periods and diverse cultures. |
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2. Recognize arts resources that exist
in communities. |
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B. Skills |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained
in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will: |
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1. Describe the general
characteristics of artworks from various historical periods and world
cultures. |
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2.
Examine art as a reflection of
societal values and beliefs. |