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Big Idea:
All students will use aesthetic knowledge in the creation of and in
response to dance, music, theater and visual arts. |
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1.1
A.
Knowledge |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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Why should I care about the arts?
- What’s the difference between a
thoughtful and a thoughtless artistic judgment?
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- Aesthetics fosters artistic appreciation, interpretation, imagination,
significance and value.
- The point of studying the arts is to foster meaning making, deeper emotional
response and more inventive decision making.
- Experts can and do disagree about the value, power and source of art. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 6: |
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1.
Examine works of art that have a
utilitarian purpose (Functionalism). |
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2. Analyze
works of art that place emphasis on structural arrangement (Formalism). |
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3.
Describe how an element of an art
form contributes to the aesthetic value of a
particular work. |
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4. Describe
the compositional design in selected works of art or performance. |
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1.1
B. Skills |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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Why should I care about the arts?
- What’s the difference between a
thoughtful and a thoughtless artistic judgment?
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- Aesthetics fosters artistic appreciation, interpretation, imagination,
significance and value.
- The point of studying the arts is to foster meaning making, deeper emotional
response and more inventive decision making.
- Experts can and do disagree about the value, power and source of art. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 6: |
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1.
Explain the aesthetic qualities of
specified art works in oral and written responses. |
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2.
Incorporate personal life
experiences into an aesthetic response about an artwork. |
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3. Examine
how exposure to various cultures and styles influence individuals’ feelings
toward art forms and artworks. |
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4. Communicate
ideas about the social and personal value of art. |
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