Grade 2 Fine Arts Next Gen Standards

Create and perform a dance that expresses personal meaning. Explain how movement choices communicate one's own experiences.

Respond to a dancework, using an inquiry-based set of questions (e.g. See.Think. Wonder.). Create a movement sequence based on the responses and explain how certain movements express a specific idea.

Observe a dance work or practice. Relate the movements to the people and environment in which the dance work or practice was created and performed.

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

Combine a variety of movements into short phrases while manipulating the elements of dance.

Improvise a dance phrase with a clear beginning, a middle that has a main idea, and a clear end. Describe the movement choices made, orally, drawing, or in writing.

Choose and arrange movements that express an idea, emotion, or follow a musical phrase in response to other people, objects, or the environment. Explain the reasons for movement choices.

Identify and explore production elements (e.g. music/sound, props, costumes) that support formal or informal performances. Contrast the job of a composer and costume designer.

Explore movement choices in response to others' suggestions and develop improvisational and/or short remembered sequences.

Document the levels (e.g. high, middle, low) of movement combinations by drawing a picture, using a symbol, or working with media technology.

Demonstrate clear facings and intent when performing locomotor (e.g. walk, skip, gallop) and non-locomotor movement sequences (e.g. swing, twist, bend) that change body shapes, facings, and pathways in space. Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine negative space between body parts and bodies. Differentiate between circling and turning as two separate ways of continuous directional change.

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

Demonstrate various movement qualities while maintaining kinesthetic awareness (e.g. bubble, near and far reach) in response to verbalizations, expressive qualities of music/sound, or other cues.

Demonstrate same side, and cross-body locomotor (e.g. gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movements (e.g. swing, twist, bend), and spatial relationships (e.g. over, under, around, through), and simple dance sequences that require moving through space with a variety of pathways (e.g. straight, curved, zig-zag). Show understanding of stage orientation (e.g., stage right and left, upstage, downstage).

Move safely in general space during movement explorations that change levels and vary pathways, while maintaining personal space.

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

Dance for and with others while maintaining awareness of performance expectations as a dancer (e.g. silence, focus) in both formal and informal settings. As audience members, demonstrate curiosity, respect, appreciation, and engagement.

Explore moving with simple props and scenery. Observe video recording as a tool to enhance performance.

Identify contrasting movement patterns in a dance.

Demonstrate and describe observed or performed movements originating from diverse dance genres, styles, and/or cultural movement practices. Explain differences.

Identify characteristics of a dance style and, employing simple dance terminology, relate them to the meaning of the dances of that style.

Observe and demonstrate dances from a variety of genres. Discuss movements and other aspects of the dances. Using simple dance terminology, explain how the movement characteristics of the dance make it interesting and create points of focus.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.

Performing

Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Choreographers are inspired by a variety of sources to convey concepts and ideas through movement for artistic expression.

Interpret meaning in artistic work.

The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic structures serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.

Responding

Choreographers analyze, evaluate, refine, and document their work to communicate meaning.

Dance is perceived and analyzed to comprehend its compositional structure.

Dancers use the body-mind principles and develop the body as an instrument for artistry and artistic expression.

Societal, cultural, historical, and community contexts both influence and are influenced by dance.

Connecting

Creating

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Space, time, and energy are basic elements of dance.

Dance performance is an interaction between performers, production elements, and audience that heightens and amplifies artistic expression.

Personal experiences, knowledge, and contexts are integrated and synthesized to interpret and create dance.

Meaningful interpretations of dance consider artistic intent, style, genre, the elements of dance, technique, structure, and context.

Criteria for evaluating dance vary across genres, styles, and cultures.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Generate musical soundscapes to portray stories, characters, emotions, and/or ideas.

Identify places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and discuss the music's culture of origin.

Describe and document preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

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

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

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

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

Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise music.

Present a final version of musical ideas for a specific purpose to peers or an informal audience that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge of, and purpose of varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as major/minor tonality and meter) in music selected for performance.

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns, using iconic or standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Demonstrate knowledge of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

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

Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence selection of teacher-provided music for specific purposes.

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

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators'/performers' expressive intent.

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

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

Performing

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.

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

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.

Creating

Connecting

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

Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.

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

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

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

Responding

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

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

Refine and complete artistic work.

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

Interpret meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

The multidimensional system of music allows us to uniquely express and reflect upon ideas, opinions, aesthetic values, and human sentience. Musicians draw upon universal themes, disciplinary and interdisciplinary understandings, and life experiences to inform their creative expressions.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

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

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Musicians judge expression and technique in prepared performances by using criteria that vary across time, place, and culture. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

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

Creating, performing, and analyzing music deepens our knowledge of ideas, informs our understanding of cultures, and helps us envision the future.

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

Choose personal experiences, interests, and relevant information for creating meaningful media artwork.

Discuss how media artwork ideas relate to culture; past and present.

Identify media arts innovations that have improved students' personal lives.

Express and share ideas for media artwork.

Choose ideas to create plans for media art production.

With supervision, demonstrate safe and appropriate multimedia arts interactions.

Create, assemble, and unify media art content with adjustments and refinements.

Examine different art forms and content in media artwork presentations.

Demonstrate tools and techniques needed to present media artwork.

Identify the context in which a media artwork was shared, then describe the experience and discuss the results.

Identify and describe the components of media artwork.

Identify and describe how media artwork communicates different messages.

With guidance, determine purposes and themes of media artwork, considering their context.

With guidance, use learned vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Media artwork is made to be shared. Media artists purposefully present and distribute media artworks for various contexts.

Media artists plan, organize, and develop creative ideas, plans, and models into structures that can effectively realize artistic ideas.

Media artists intentionally integrate, analyze, and revise elements, principles and processes to improve the clarity, communication, and purpose of the media artwork.

Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Connecting

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Media artworks and ideas are better understood and produced by relating them to their purposes, values, cultures, and various contexts.

Generating and solving artistic problems prepares people to navigate unforeseen challenges and to contribute to solutions within a society or culture.

Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.

Media artwork synthesize personal experiences to create meaning.

Media artworks communicate and influence audience experiences.

Interpretation and appreciation require consideration of the intent, form, and context of media artwork.

Refine and complete artistic work.

The reciprocal nature of creation and presentation of media artworks demands a wide range of skills and abilities to creatively solve problems and refine media artworks. Media artists require a range of skills and abilities to effectively present media artworks.

Media artists balance experimentation and freedom with safety and responsibility while developing, creating, and sharing media artworks.

Identifying the qualities and characteristics of media artworks improves artistic appreciation and production.

Interpret meaning in artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Producing

Media arts ideas and works are shaped by the imagination, creative processes, artistic traditions, and experiences.

Creating

Media artists integrate various forms and contents to present or share complex, unified media artworks.

Responding

Skillful evaluation and critique are essential components of experiencing, appreciating, and producing media artwork.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creativity is a foundation of theatrical practice.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Theater artists allow awareness of relationships between self and others to influence and inform their work.

Theater artists apply criteria to investigate, explore, and assess drama and theater work.

Interpret meaning in artistic work.

Connecting

Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.

Theater artists' interpretations of drama or theater work are influenced by personal experiences and aesthetics.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Theater artists work to discover different ways of communicating meaning.

The essence of theater is storytelling.

Theater artists refine their work and practice their craft through rehearsal and active participation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Performing

Theater artists develop personal processes and skills for a performance or design.

Understanding of theatrical experiences is deepened through reflection.

Theater artists deliberately interrelate their creative process with the world around them.

Theater artists critically inquire into the ways others have thought about and created theatrical processes and productions to inform their own work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Responding

Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.

Theater artists share and present stories, ideas, and envisioned worlds to explore the human experience.

Creating

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Collaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue.

Contribute ideas and make decisions as a group to advance a story.

Contribute to the adaptation of dialogue.

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

Independently generate multiple representations of a single object.

Interpret story elements in a guided drama experience.

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

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

Explore technical elements in a guided drama experience.

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

After a guided drama experience, recall why artistic choices were made.

Consider multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a guided drama experience.

Suggest similarities between the emotions of real people and those of characters in a story.

Collaborate on a scene in a guided drama experience.

Use a prop or costume to enhance a guided drama experience.

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

People create, respond to, and interact with objects and places in ways that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.

Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, and the world.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

People evaluate art, based on various criteria.

Through artmaking, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.

Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented communicate meaning and function as a record of social, cultural, and political experiences; resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.

Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.

People gain insight into meanings of artwork by engaging in a process of art criticism.

Creating

Refine and complete artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Works of art and design embody and influence the needs, desires, beliefs, traditions, and values of people within a culture.

Generating and solving artistic problems prepares people to contribute to innovative solutions within a society or culture.

Connecting

Artists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique; and reflecting on, revising, and refining work over time.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Responding

Artists, collectors, curators, and other arts professionals consider a variety of criteria when analyzing and selecting objects, artifacts, and artwork for presentation and preservation.

Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and artmaking approaches.

Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative artmaking goals.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.

Artists and designers balance experimentation and freedom with safety and responsibility while developing and creating artwork.

Presenting

Artists, curators, and other arts professionals engage appropriate methods and resources when preparing artwork for presentation and preservation.

Interpret meaning in artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Visual imagery influences understanding of and responses to the world.

Identify times, places, and reasons that students make art outside of school.

Compare and contrast differently designed objects that have a similar function

Brainstorm and share ideas that would improve one's personal or family life.

Collaboratively brainstorm multiple artmaking approaches to an art or design problem.

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

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

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

Repurpose objects or materials to make something new.

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

Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.

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

Analyze how art is exhibited inside and outside of schools and how it contributes to communities.

Recognize and describe visual characteristics of one's natural and constructed environments.

Categorize images, based on expressive properties.

With guidance, categorize subject matter and identify common themes in works of art.

Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.