Fine Arts

A - Creating

• demonstrate an understanding of the choreographic process
• demonstrate an understanding of dance as a form of communication

B - Performing

• identify and demonstrate movement elements, skills, and terminology in dance
• understand and model dance etiquette as a classroom participant, performer, and observer
• recognize the relationship between human anatomy and movement
• understand and apply music concepts to dance

C - Responding

• demonstrate critical and creative thinking in dance

D - Connecting

• understand and demonstrate dance throughout history and in various cultures
• recognize connections between dance and wellness
• identify connections between dance and other areas of knowledge

A - Creating

• generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
• organize and develop artistic ideas and work
• refine and complete artistic work

B - Presenting/Producing

• select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation
• develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation
• convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work

C - Responding

• perceive and analyze artistic work
• interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
• apply criteria to evaluate artistic work

D - Connecting

• relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding
• synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art

A - Creating

• improvise melodies, rhythms, variations, and accompaniments
• compose and arrange music within specified guidelines

B - Performing

• sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others
• perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others
• read and notate music

C - Responding

• listen to, analyze, and describe music
• evaluate music and music performances
• move and respond to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others

D - Connecting

• connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts
• connect music to history and culture

A - Creating

• organize, design, and refine theatrical work
• develop scripts through theatrical techniques

B - Performing

• act by communicating and sustaining roles in formal and informal environments
• execute artistic and technical elements of theatre

C - Responding

• engage actively and appropriately as an audience member
• critique various aspects of theatre and other media

D - Connecting

• explore how theatre connects to life experience, careers, and other content
• examine the role of theatre in a societal, cultural, and historical context

A - Creating

• engage in the creative process to generate and visualize ideas by using subject matter and symbols to communicate meaning
• create works of art based on selected themes
• understand and apply media, techniques, and processes of two-dimensional art
• understand and apply media, techniques, and processes of three-dimensional art
• demonstrate an understanding of the safe and appropriate use of materials, tools, and equipment for a variety of artistic processes

B - Presenting

• participate in appropriate exhibition(s) of works of art to develop identity of self as artist

C - Responding

• discuss personal works of art and the artwork of others to enhance visual literacy

D - Connecting

• investigate and discover the personal relationships of artists to community, culture, and the world through making and studying art
• integrate information from other disciplines to engage in the understanding and production of works of art
• develop life skills (e.g., collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication) through the study and production of art