Explain how culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions.

Interpret population pyramids from different countries including birth rates, death rates, male-female differences, and the causes and consequences of the [...]

Generalize about how human and natural factors have influenced how people make a living and perform other activities in a [...]

Interpret and compare climographs from different latitudes and locations.

Explain the factors that cause different climate types.

Locate major ecosystems and explain how and why they are similar or different as a consequence of latitude, elevation, land-forms, [...]

Use a variety of geographic tools (maps, globes, and web-based geography technology) to analyze the world at global, regional, and [...]

Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at a developing level.

Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at a developing level.

Recognize and describe how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures.

Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

Decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at a developing level.

Recognize and describe personal, family, and community connections with artworks at a developing level.

Recognize the skills used in visual arts careers at a developing level.

Compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical periods, or [...]

Demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of [...]

Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with the visual [...]

Identify specific actions that reflect feelings and emotions in a live theatrical production.

Examine how varied art forms are expressed in recorded or live theatre performances.

List and describe how theatre can synthesize all of the arts.

Communicate ideas from viewing varied theatrical and artistic events

Understand the varying qualities of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes at a developing level.

Develop the concept of proper use of art materials and using tools safely and responsibly.

Develop a successful visual vocabulary.

Develop reflective thinking skills by observing, analyzing, and critically evaluating works of art for the purpose of improving technical quality.

Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at a developing level.

Identify, design, and solve creative problems at a developing level.

Develop and apply critical thinking strategies through the art making process at a developing level.

Collaborate, communicate, and work with others to create new ideas at a developing level.

Initiate new ideas employing inventiveness and innovation at a developing level.

Demonstrate reflective thinking practices at a developing level.

Make knowledgeable choices about materials, techniques, media technology, organizational principles, and processes to articulate ideas and communicate intended meaning at [...]

Create preliminaries, possibilities, and drafts at a developing level.

Observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics at a developing level.

Develop the skill of interpreting artwork, searching for embedded meaning, function, and personal connections at a developing level.

Develop the ability to describe how the artist’s choice of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes influence the viewer.

Develop critical thinking strategies, observing, comparing, and contrasting artworks.

List musical elements and find a connection to at least one other discipline.

Identify at least one artistic application of current technology in music.

Identify and practice, with guidance, techniques for physical and vocal conditioning.

Utilize role playing and characterization skills to perform in ensemble scenes.

Serve as leader and employ effective communication skills to facilitate the sharing of ideas.

Recognize and explain the unique characterizations of the dramatic script such as dramatic action and dialogue.

Infer meaning from a script to create characters.

Create monologues, dialogues, and short plays in response to real life conflict.

Discuss the role of the designer and technical elements in the theatre process.

Study a play or story, and visualize, draw, and create a simple theatrical environment for it.

Recognize elements of dramatic structure (foreshadowing, flashbacks, rising action, crisis, and denouement) that impact technical needs.

Gather and investigate materials to support artistic choices in the creation and portrayal of characters and their stories.

Research materials from various sources to discover how they affect audience response.