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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.
Descriptive Statement: The arts strengthen our appreciation of the world, as well as our ability to be creative and inventive decision-makers. The acquisition of knowledge and skills that contribute to aesthetic awareness of dance, music, theater, and visual art enhances these abilities. Through experience in the arts, students develop the capacity to perceive and respond imaginatively to works of art. These experiences result in knowledge of forms of artistic expression and in the ability to draw personal meaning from works of art. Key skills necessary to an understanding of aesthetics include the abilities to identify arts elements within a work to articulate informed emotional responses to works of art, to engage in cultural reflection, and to communicate through the use of metaphor and critical evaluation. Aesthetics involves the following key understandings: appreciation and interpretation; stimulating imagination; the value and significance of the arts; art as object; the creation of art; developing a process of valuing; and acquaintance with aesthetic philosophies. Cumulative Progress Indicators
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:
A. Knowledge 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. 2. Communicate ideas reflecting on the nature and meaning of art and beauty. 3. Recognize works of art and art elements designed to imitate systems in nature.
B. Skills 2. Compare and contrast works of art that communicate significant cultural meanings. 3. Apply qualitative terms when responding to works of art. 4. Create an arts experience that communicates a significant emotion or feeling.
Link to Standard 1.1 Grade K-2
Link to Standard 1.1 Grade 5-6
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