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Grade 2 Fine Arts CA Core Standards

216 standards - CA Core

These are the official Grade 2 Fine Arts CA Core — the exact codes and student expectations grade 2 teachers are required to teach and CAASPP assesses. Browse every standard below, then generate a print-ready, CA Core-aligned worksheet, lesson plan, exit ticket, or assessment for any of them in seconds.

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2.DA.Cr1.a

Explore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli (e.g., music/sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, experiences) and suggest additional sources for movement ideas.

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2.DA.Cr1.b

Combine a variety of movements while manipulating the elements of dance.

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2.DA:Cn10.a

Describe, create, and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express this personal meaning.

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2.DA:Cn10.b

Respond to a dance work using an inquiry-based set of questions. Create movement using ideas from responses and explain how certain movements express a specific idea.

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2.DA:Cn11

Observe a dance and relate the movement to the people or environment in which the dance was created and performed.

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2.DA:Cr2.a

Improvise a dance phrase with a beginning, a middle that has a main idea, and a clear end.

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2.DA:Cr2.b

Choose movements that express a main idea or emotion, or follow a musical phrase. Explain reasons for movement choices.

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2.DA:Cr3

Explore suggestions and make choices to change movement from guided improvisation and/or short remembered sequences.

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2.DA:Pr4.a

Demonstrate clear directionality and intent when performing locomotor and nonlocomotor movements that change body shapes, facings, and pathways in space. Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine relationships between body parts.

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2.DA:Pr4.b

Identify the length of time a movement or phrase takes (e.g., whether it is long or short). Identify and move on the downbeat in duple and triple meter. Correlate metric phrasing with movement phrasing.

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2.DA:Pr4.c

Select and apply appropriate characteristics to movements (e.g., selecting specific adverbs and adjectives and apply them to movements). Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness while dancing the movement characteristics.

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2.DA:Pr5.a

Demonstrate a range of locomotor and nonlocomotor movements, body patterning, and dance sequences that require moving through space using a variety of pathways.

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2.DA:Pr5.b

Move safely in a variety of spatial relationships and formations with other dancers, sharing and maintaining personal space.

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2.DA:Pr5.c

Repeat movements, with an awareness of self and others in space. Self-adjust and modify movements or placement upon request.

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2.DA:Pr6.a

Dance for and with others in a space where audience and performers occupy different areas.

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2.DA:Pr6.b

Use limited production elements.

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2.DA:Re7.a

Find movements in a dance that develop a pattern.

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2.DA:Re7.b

Demonstrate and describe movements in dances from a variety of genres or cultures.

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2.DA:Re8

Use context cues from movement to identify meaning and intent in a dance using simple dance terminology.

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2.DA:Re9

Observe or demonstrate dances from a genre or culture. Discuss movements and other aspects of the dances that make the dances work well and explain why they work. Use simple dance terminology.

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N-14NLG

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-18AUE

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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N-1HBR4

Performing

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N-1M719

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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N-1NYT0

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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N-1QJVE

Responding

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N-1QSCZ

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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N-1Y5HR

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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N-66UAR

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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N-6I0RO

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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N-CO75V

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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N-HXVR1

Creating

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N-IRANA

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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N-QT3G1

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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Connecting

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2.MA:Cn10.a

Use personal experiences, interests, information, and models in creating media artworks.

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2.MA:Cn10.b

Discuss experiences of media artworks, describing their meaning and purpose.

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2.MA:Cn11.a

Discuss how media artworks and ideas, such as media messages and media environments, relate to everyday life and culture.

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2.MA:Cn11.b

Interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering safety, rules, and fairness.

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2.MA:Cr1

Explore multiple ideas for media artworks through brainstorming and improvising.

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2.MA:Cr2

Choose ideas to create plans and/ or models for media arts productions.

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2.MA:Cr3.a

Construct and assemble content for unified media arts productions, identifying and applying basic aesthetic principles, such as positioning and attention.

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2.MA:Cr3.b

Test and describe expressive effects in altering, refining, and completing media artworks.

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2.MA:Pr4

Practice combining varied academic, arts, and media content into unified media artworks, such as a narrated science animation.

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2.MA:Pr5.a

Enact roles to demonstrate basic ability in various identified artistic, design, technical, and soft skills, such as tool use and collaboration, in media arts productions.

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2.MA:Pr5.b

Demonstrate use of experimentation skills, such as playful practice and trial and error, within and through media arts productions.

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2.MA:Pr6

Identify and describe presentation conditions and audience and perform task(s) in presenting media artworks.

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2.MA:Re7.a

Identify and describe the components and messages in media artworks.

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2.MA:Re7.b

Identify and describe how a variety of media artworks create different experiences.

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2.MA:Re8

Determine the purposes and meanings of media artworks, considering their context.

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2.MA:Re9

Discuss the effectiveness of components and possible improvements for media artworks, considering their context.

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N-12T4R

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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N-142CM

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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N-144OX

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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N-17V4R

Producing

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N-1B349

Creating

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N-1BNTQ

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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N-1PWF4

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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N-1XE7S

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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N-76WOW

Connecting

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N-HZ584

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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N-K0MOV

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-LA51S

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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Responding

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N-U40G9

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-V0502

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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2.MU:Cn10

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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2.MU:Cn10.1

Musicians connect their personal interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to creating, performing, and responding.

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2.MU:Cn10.1.a

Describe how personal interests and experiences connect to creating, performing, and responding to music.

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2.MU:Cn11

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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2.MU:Cn11.1

Musicians connect societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding.

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2.MU:Cn11.1.a

Describe connections between music, society, and culture.

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2.MU:Cr1

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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2.MU:Cr1.1

The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources.

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2.MU:Cr1.1.a

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

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2.MU:Cr1.1.b

Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).

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2.MU:Cr2

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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2.MU:Cr2.1

Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.

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2.MU:Cr2.1.a

Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

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2.MU:Cr2.1.b

Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.

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2.MU:Cr3

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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2.MU:Cr3.1

Musicians evaluate and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

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2.MU:Cr3.1.a

Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal musical ideas.

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2.MU:Cr3.2

Musicians’ presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication.

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2.MU:Cr3.2.a

Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

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2.MU:Pr4

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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2.MU:Pr4.1

Performers’ interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire.

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2.MU:Pr4.1.a

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

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2.MU:Pr4.2

Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.

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2.MU:Pr4.2.a

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

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2.MU:Pr4.2.b

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

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2.MU:Pr4.3

Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.

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2.MU:Pr4.3.a

Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

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2.MU:Pr5

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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2.MU:Pr5.1

To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

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2.MU:Pr5.1.a

Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

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2.MU:Pr5.1.b

Apply rehearsal strategies to address identified interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

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2.MU:Pr6

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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2.MU:Pr6.1

Musicians judge performance based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures. The context and how a work is presented influence audience response.

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2.MU:Pr6.1.a

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

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2.MU:Pr6.1.b

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the purpose.

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2.MU:Re7

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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2.MU:Re7.1

Individuals’ selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.

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2.MU:Re7.1.a

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

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2.MU:Re7.2

Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.

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2.MU:Re7.2.a

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

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2.MU:Re8

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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2.MU:Re8.1

Through their use of elements and structures of music, creators and performers provide clues to their expressive intent.

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2.MU:Re8.1.a

Demonstrate knowledge of expressive qualities and how they support creators’ and performers’ expressive intent.

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2.MU:Re9

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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2.MU:Re9.1

The personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.

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2.MU:Re9.1.a

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

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N-1D4F0

Responding

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N-1Q9R9

Performing

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N-3PICC

Connecting

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N-8P61Y

Creating

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N-14WX3

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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N-1ELV4

Responding

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N-1HSY1

Connecting

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N-1QM2W

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-1SERY

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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N-1SMRS

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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N-1U6IA

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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N-1UNH6

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-1XCAN

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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N-7TFLW

Creating

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N-BW2DI

Performing

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N-NYBZQ

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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N-PYUTV

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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N-RJI0Q

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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N-WAVNK

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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Prof.MU:H.Cn10

Connect and demonstrate how personal interests, knowledge, and skills relate to choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

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Prof.MU:H.Cn11

Connect and demonstrate the relationships between music and societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding.

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Prof.MU:H.Cr1

Generate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for improvisations, compositions, and three-or-more chord accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Cr2

Select, develop, and use standard notation and audio/ video recording to document melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for drafts of improvisations, compositions, and three-or-more chord accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Cr3.1

Develop and apply criteria to critique, improve, and refine drafts of improvisations, compositions and three or more chord accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Cr3.2

Perform final versions of improvisations, compositions, and three-or-more chord accompaniments in a variety of patterns, demonstrating technical skill in applying principles of composition/improvisation and originality in developing and organizing musical ideas.

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Prof.MU:H.Pr4.1

Explain the criteria used when selecting a varied repertoire of music for individual or small group performances that include melodies, improvisations, and chordal accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Pr4.2

Identify and describe important theoretical and structural characteristics and context (social, cultural, or historical) in a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, improvisations, and chordal accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Pr4.3

Describe in interpretations the context (social, cultural, or historical) and expressive intent in a varied repertoire of music selected for performance that includes melodies, improvisations, and chordal accompaniments in a variety of patterns.

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Prof.MU:H.Pr5

Develop and apply criteria to critique individual and small group performances of a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, improvisations, and chordal accompaniments in a variety of patterns, and create rehearsal strategies to address performance challenges and refine the performances.

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Prof.MU:H.Pr6

Perform with expression and technical accuracy, in individual and small group performances, a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, improvisations, and chordal accompaniments in a variety of patterns, demonstrating sensitivity to the audience and an understanding of the context (social, cultural, or historical).

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Prof.MU:H.Re7.1

Apply criteria to select music for specified purposes, supporting choices by citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context (social, cultural, and historical).

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Prof.MU:H.Re7.2

Compare passages in musical selections and explain how the elements of music and context (social, cultural, or historical) inform the response.

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Prof.MU:H.Re8

Explain and support possible interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical selections, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, context (personal, social, and cultural), (when applicable) the setting of the text, and outside sources.

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Prof.MU:H.Re9

Develop and apply teacher provided and established criteria based on personal preference, analysis, and context (personal, social, and cultural) to evaluate individual and small group musical selections.

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2.TH:Cn10

Relate character experiences to personal experiences in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cn11.1.a

Determine appropriate skills and knowledge from different art forms and content areas to apply in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cn11.1.b

Use appropriate responses to react to a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cn11.2.a

Identify similarities and differences in stories from multiple cultures in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cn11.2.b

Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a nonfiction literary source in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr1.a

Propose potential new details to plot and story in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr1.b

Identify ways in which voice and sounds may be used to create or retell a story in guided drama experiences.

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2.TH:Cr1.c

Collaborate with peers to conceptualize scenery in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr2.a

Collaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr2.b

Contribute ideas and make decisions as a group to advance a story in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr3.a

Contribute to the adaptation of dialogue in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr3.b

Use and adapt sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Cr3.c

Independently generate multiple representations of a single object in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Pr4.a

Interpret story elements in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Pr4.b

Alter voice and body to expand and articulate nuances of a character in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Pr5.a

Demonstrate the relationship between and among body, voice, and mind in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Pr5.b

Explore technical theatre elements in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Pr6

Contribute to group guided drama experiences and informally share with peers.

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2.TH:Re7

Recognize when artistic choices are made in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Re8.a

Explain how personal preferences and emotions affect an observer’s response in a guided drama experience or age-appropriate theatre performance.

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2.TH:Re8.b

Identify causes and consequences of character actions in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Re8.c

Explain or use text and pictures to describe how others’ emotions and choices may compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Re9.a

Collaborate on a scene in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Re9.b

Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience.

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2.TH:Re9.c

Use a prop or costume in a guided drama experience to describe characters, settings, or events.

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N-16DZF

Performing

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N-16K7W

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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N-16NBG

Connecting

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N-19MJW

Responding

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N-1A9A3

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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N-1BH1K

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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N-1TJQP

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-2SGGI

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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N-6Y6AJ

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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N-8TDY3

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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N-BYAXN

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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N-CRGKU

Creating

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N-P4P3C

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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N-PXHJ0

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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N-WYL27

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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2.VA:Cn10

Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.

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2.VA:Cn10

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

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2.VA:Cn11

Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.

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2.VA:Cn11

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

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2.VA:Cr1

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

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2.VA:Cr1.1

Brainstorm to generate multiple approaches to an art or design problem.

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2.VA:Cr1.2

Make art or design with various art materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.

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2.VA:Cr2

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

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2.VA:Cr2.1

Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.

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2.VA:Cr2.2

Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.

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2.VA:Cr2.3

Repurpose found objects to make a new artwork or design.

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2.VA:Cr3

Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.

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2.VA:Cr3

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

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2.VA:Pr4

Categorize artwork based on a theme or concept for an exhibit.

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2.VA:Pr4

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

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2.VA:Pr5

Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.

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2.VA:Pr5

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

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2.VA:Pr6

Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.

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2.VA:Pr6

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

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2.VA:Re7

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

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2.VA:Re7.1

Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments.

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2.VA:Re7.2

Categorize images based on expressive properties.

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2.VA:Re8

Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.

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2.VA:Re8

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

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2.VA:Re9

Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

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2.VA:Re9

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

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N-1M9M1

Connecting

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N-1U5AV

Presenting

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N-OLRLP

Creating

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Responding

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