Putting+It+All+Together-Visual+Arts


 * VISUAL ART**


 * BIG IDEAS IN THE ARTS**


 * 1. SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, and PROCESSES:** Through dance, music, theatre, and the visual art, students learn that beginners, amateurs, and professionals benefit from working to improve skills and techniques over time.

In - Through dance, music, theatre, and the visual art, students learn that rehearsal improves skills and techniques over time. Su - Through dance, music, theatre, and the visual art, students develop, rehearse and improve skills and techniques over time. Pa - Through dance, music, theatre, and the visual art, students are actively engaged in rehearsing to improve skills over time.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**

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 * 2. STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION:** Works in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts are organized by underlying elements and principles that guide creators, re-creators, and responders.

In - Underlying elements and principles guide creators, re-creators, and responders to tell stories, convey emotions, imitate nature, persuade others, and make choices. Su - Works in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts, tell stories, convey emotions, imitate nature, persuade others, and make choices. Pa - The sensory experiences of movement, sight, touch, and sound guide the creation of, performance of and response to works of art.
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 * 3. ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT:** The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, re-creating, and responding to art.

Su - The Arts actively engage personal perspective and experience in the creation of, performance of and response to works of art. Pa - The Arts actively engage the sensory experiences of movement, sight, touch, and sound through the creation of, performance of and response to works of art.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**In - The Arts actively engage the student in the processes of observation, rehearsing, and judging through the creation of, performance of and response to works of art.

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 * 4. COGNITION and COMMUNICATION:** Individual cognition, self-expression, documentation, and communication with others are central to the arts.

In - Students develop and express their individual perspective, point of view, or voice through the Arts. Su - Students tell stories, portray emotions, imitate nature, persuade others through the Arts. Pa - Students express individual ideas, feelings, beliefs, or to respond to those of others.
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 * 5. HISTORICAL, GLOBAL, and FUTURE CONNECTIONS:** The arts foster understanding, acceptance, and enrichment among individuals, groups, and cultures from around the world and across time; and this new perspective helps individuals appreciate existing works and create new ones.

In - The Arts reflect the unique perspective and experience of the artist, as well as individual, cultural and historical experiences. Su - The Arts reflect the experience of the individual or culture. Pa - The Arts reflect the unique perspective and experience of the individual or group.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**

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 * 6. AESTHETIC and CRITICAL REFLECTION:** The arts actively engage the creator, re-creator, and responder in the processes of assessment and analysis.

In - The Arts actively engage the creator, performer, and responder in the processes of judging the quality of works of self and others. Su - The Arts actively engage the creator, performer, and responder in the processes of observation and judgement. Pa - The Arts actively engage the creator, performer, and responder in developing and responding to the sensory experiences of movement, sight, touch, and sound.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**

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 * 7. ARTS and the ECONOMY:** Arts-related careers and 21st-century skills gained through learning in the arts are transferable and integral to local and global economies.

In - The Arts and related skills are tranferrable and integral to present and future economies. Su - The Arts and related skills are transferrable to employment opportunities. Pa - The Arts and related skills have multiple applications.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**

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 * 8. RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS:** Dance, music, theatre, and visual art are often infused with each other and with other academic content areas.

In - Dance, music, theatre, and visual art enhance the expression and reception of information, emotions, and point of view in all content areas. Su - Dance, music, theatre, and visual art communicate information, emotions, and point of view in all content areas. Pa - Dance, music, theatre, and visual art support communication.
 * DRAFT "Big Idea" essence statements by complexity level:**

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