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Standard 4:
Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society. |
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| Dance | Students will know dances from many cultures and times and recognize their relationship to various cultural, social, and historic contexts. Students will recognize that dance is performed in many different cultural settings and serves many functions in diverse societies. | ||
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Students identify basic dance movements that are typical of the major world cultures. |
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Students explain the settings and circumstances in which dance is found in their lives and those of others, both past and present. |
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| Music | Students will develop a performing and listening repertoire of music of various genres, styles, and cultures that represent the peoples of the world and their manifestations in the United States. Students will recognize the cultural features of a variety of musical compositions and performances and understand the functions of music within the culture. | ||
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Students identify when listening, and perform from memory, a basic repertoire of folk songs/dances and composed songs from the basic cultures that represent the peoples of the world. |
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Students identify the titles and composers of well-known examples of classical concert music and blues/jazz selections. |
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Students identify the primary cultural, geographical, and historical settings for the music they listen to and perform. |
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| Theatre | Students will gain knowledge about past and present cultures as expressed through theatre. They will interpret how theatre reflects the beliefs, issues, and events of societies past and present. | ||
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Students dramatize stories and folk tales from various cultures. |
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Students engage in drama/theatre activities including music, dance, and games which reflect other cultures and ethnic groups. |
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Students discuss how classroom theatre activities relate to their lives. |
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| Visual Arts | Students will explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how the time and place influence the visual characteristics of the art work. Students will explore art to understand the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of human society. | ||
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Students look at and discuss a variety of art works and artifacts from world cultures to discover some important ideas, issues, and events of those cultures. |
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Students look at a variety of art works and artifacts from diverse cultures of the United States and identify some distinguishing characteristics. |
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Students create art works that show the influence of a particular culture. |
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