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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 8: |
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1. Describe
the principles of contrast and transition, the process of reordering and
chance, and the structures of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative. |
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2. Observe and
explain how different accompaniment such as sound, music, or spoken text can
affect the meaning of a 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 8: |
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1.
Analyze the application of the elements of
music in a diversity of musical works. |
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2.
Examine how aspects of meter,
rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions are organized
and manipulated to establish unity and variety in musical compositions. |
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3. Describe
various roles that musicians perform and identify representative individuals
and their achievements that have functioned in each role. |
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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 8: |
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1.
Investigate the structural
characteristic of plays. |
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2. Assess
character motivations within the construct of scripted plays. |
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3. Explain
the interdependent relationship between the performance, technical design, and
management functions of production. |
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4. Analyze
scenes with regard to thematic and artistic intent, situation, character and
motivation. |
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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 8: |
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1.
Define the elements of art and
principles of design that are evident
in everyday life.
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2. Apply the principles
of design to interpret various masterworks of art. |
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3. Compare and
contrast works of art in various media that utilize the same arts elements and
principles of design.
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