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Big Idea:
An understanding of the elements and principles of art is essential
to the creative process and artistic production. |
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1.3
A. Dance |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- How do underlying structures unconsciously guide the creation of
art works?
- Does art have boundaries? |
- Underlying structures in art can be found via analysis and
inference.
- Breaking accepted norms often gives rise to new forms of artistic
expression. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1. Categorize the elements,
principles, and choreographic structure of specific dance masterworks. |
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2.
Articulate understanding
of choreographic structures or forms such as palindrome, theme and variation,
rondo, retrograde, inversion, narrative, and accumulation. |
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3. Analyze
issues of ethnicity, gender, social/economic status, age, and physical
conditioning in relation to dance. |
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1.3
B. Music |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- How do underlying structures unconsciously guide the creation of
art works?
- Does art have boundaries? |
- Underlying structures in art can be found via analysis and
inference.
- Breaking accepted norms often gives rise to new forms of artistic
expression. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1. Evaluate a
diversity of musical works to discern similarities and differences in how the
elements of music have been utilized.
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2.
Synthesize knowledge of the
elements of music. |
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3. Identify how the elements of music
are utilized in a variety of careers. |
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1.3
C. Theater |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- How do underlying structures unconsciously guide the creation of
art works?
- Does art have boundaries? |
- Underlying structures in art can be found via analysis and
inference.
- Breaking accepted norms often gives rise to new forms of artistic
expression. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1. Describe the process of character
analysis and identify physical, emotional, and social dimensions of characters
from dramatic texts. |
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2. Analyze the structural components
of plays from a variety of social, historical and political contexts.
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3.
Interpret a script to
develop a production concept. |
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4.
Explain the basic
physical properties inherent in components of technical theater such
as light, color, pigment, scenic construction, costumes, and makeup. |
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1.3
D. Visual Arts |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- How do underlying structures unconsciously guide the creation of
art works?
- Does art have boundaries? |
- Underlying structures in art can be found via analysis and
inference.
- Breaking accepted norms often gives rise to new forms of artistic
expression. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1. Compare and contrast innovative applications
of the elements of art and principles of design. |
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2.
Analyze how
a literary, musical, theatrical and/or dance composition can provide
inspiration for a work of art. |
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