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Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.
Dance	Students will know how to access dance and dance-related material from libraries, resource centers, museums, studios, and performance spaces. Students will know various career possibilities in dance andrecreational opportunities to dance. Students will attend dance events and participate as appropriate within each setting.
	PI	Students identify major muscles and bones and how they function in dance movement.
	PI	Students know about educational requirements of dance-related careers.
	PI	Students know about regional performance venues which present dance and how to purchase tickets and access information about events.
	PI	Students are familiar with techniques of research about dance.	Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom
	PI	Students use dance technologies without significant supervision.

Music	Students will use traditional instruments, electronic instruments, and a variety of nontraditional sound sources to create and perform music. They will use various resources to expand their knowledge of listening experiences, performance opportunities, and/or information about music. Students will identifyopportunities to contribute to their communities' music institutions, including those embedded in otherinstitutions (church choirs, industrial music ensembles, etc.). Students will know the vocations andavocations available to them in music.
	PI	Students understand a broad range of career opportunities in the field of music, including those involved with funding, producing, and marketing musical events.	Tuneful Bugs and Birds
	PI	Students identify and discuss the contributions of local experts in various aspects of music performance, production, and scholarship.
	PI	Students describe and compare the various services provided by community organizations that promote music performance and listening.
	PI	Students use print and electronic media, including recordings, in school and community libraries to gather and report information on music and musicians.	A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry The Poetics of Hip Hop "Aida" and Its Relevance to the World Today Corridos About The Mexican Revolution Dal� & Desnos: Surrealism in Poetry and Art
	PI	Students participate as a discriminating member of an audience when listening to performances from a variety of genres, forms, and styles.	Yo-Yo Ma, Master Cellist Tchaikovsky in America Rhythm & Improv, Jazz & Poetry A "Brief, Urgent Message": Theme in "Slaughterhouse-Five" Dal� & Desnos: Surrealism in Poetry and Art
	PI	Students use traditional, electronic, and nontraditional media for composing, arranging, and performing music.	Corridos About The Mexican Revolution

Theatre	Students will know the basic tools, media, and techniques involved in theatrical production. Students will locate and use school, community, and professional resources for theatre experiences. Students will understand the job opportunities available in all aspects of theatre.
	PI	Students use theatre technology skills and facilities in creating a theatrical experience.
	PI	Students use school and community resources, including library/media centers, museums and theatre professionals, as part of the artistic process leading to production.	Folk Art as Communication The Poetics of Hip Hop Noh Theater
	PI	Students visit local theatrical institutions and attend theatrical performances in their school and community as an individual and part of a group.
	PI	Students understand a broad range of vocations/avocations in performing, producing, and promoting theatre.

Visual Arts	Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques, and processes. Students will know about resources and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community (exhibitions, libraries, museums, galleries) and use appropriate materials (art reproductions, slides, printmaterials, electronic media). Students will be aware of vocational options available in the visual arts.
	PI	Students select and use mediums and processes that communicate intended meaning in their art works, and exhibit competence in at least two mediums.
	PI	Students use the computer and electronic media to express their visual ideas and demonstrate a variety of approaches to artistic creation.	N.C. Wyeth: The Art of Illustration Transition from Childhood to Adolescence Olympic Emblems Science Meets Artistry: The Work of Cai Guo-Qiang
	PI	Students interact with professional artists and participate in school- and community-sponsored programs by art organizations and cultural institutions.
	PI	Students understand a broad range of vocations/avocations in the field of visual arts, including those involved with creating, performing, exhibiting, and promoting art.	All the News That's Fit to Print Pursuit of Meaning


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