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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 8: |
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1.
Examine
works of art that communicate significant cultural beliefs or set of values. |
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2. Use domain specific vocabulary
relating to symbolism, genre, and performance technique in all arts areas. |
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3. Analyze how art is often defined
by its originality. |
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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 8: |
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1. Differentiate between the unique and common properties in all of the
arts. |
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2.
Distinguish among artistic styles,
trends, and movements in various art forms. |
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3. Express how art is inspired by an
individual’s imagination. |
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4. Describe
changes in meaning over time in the perception of a known work of art. |
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