STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Fine Arts (Late Elementary 3-6)

STANDARDS	BENCHMARKS
Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.	25.A.2a Dance: Identify and describe the elements of pathways, level, focus, range in space, sustained and percussive qualities of speed; the principles of ABA and round choreographic form, contrast and repetition: and the expressive qualities of mood and emotion.
	25.A.2b Drama: Understand the elements of acting, scripting, speaking, improvising, physical movement, gesture, and picturization (shape, line, and level); the principles of conflict/resolution and theme; and the expressive characteristics of mood and dynamics.
	25.A.2c Music: Identify elements and expressive qualities such as tone color, harmony, melody, form (rondo, theme and variation), rhythm/meter and dynamics in a variety of musical styles.
	25.A.2d Visual Arts: Identify and describe the elements of 2- and 3-dimensional space, figure ground, value and form; the principles of rhythm, size, proportion and composition; and the expressive qualities of symbol and story.
Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts.	25.B.2 Understand how elements and principles combine within an art form to express ideas.
Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.	26.A.2a Dance: Describe processes (e.g., conditioning, practicing) used to prepare the body as a tool of dance and how visual aids, stories, poetry, props, music and technology are used for the performance of dance.
	25.A.2b Drama: Describe various ways the body, mind and voice are used with acting, scripting and staging processes to create or perform drama/theater.
	25.A.2c Music: Classify musical sound sources into groups (e.g., instrumental families, vocal ranges, solo/ensembles).
	25.A.2d Music: Read and interpret the traditional music notation of note values and letter names.
	25.A.2e Visual Arts: Describe the relationships among media, tools/technology and processes.
	25.A.2f Visual Arts: Understand the artistic processes of printmaking, weaving, photography and sculpture.
Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts.	26.B.2a Dance: Demonstrate control, coordination, balance, elevation and accuracy in rhythmic response and awareness of choreographic form.
	26.B.2b Drama: Demonstrate actions, characters, narrative skills, collaboration, environments, simple staging and sequence of events and situations in solo and ensemble dramas.
	26.B.2c Music: Sing or play acoustic or electronic instruments demonstrating technical skill.
	26.B.2d Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create works of visual art using problem solving, observing, designing, sketching and constructing.
Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.	27.A.2a Identify and describe the relationship between the arts and various environments (e.g., home, school, workplace, theater, gallery).
	27.A.2b Describe how the arts function in commercial applications (e.g., mass media and product design).
Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.	27.B.2 Identify and describe how the arts communicate the similarities and differences among various people, places and times.