Tennessee State Standards for Arts Education: Grade 9

TN.1.0. Dance: Elements and Skills - Students will identify and demonstrate movement elements and skills in performing dance.

1.1. Demonstrate appropriate skeletal alignment, body part articulation, strength, flexibility, agility, endurance, and coordination in locomotor and nonlocomotor/axial movements.

1.2. Demonstrate rhythmic acuity and musicality.

1.3. Refine technique through self-evaluation and correction.

1.4. Analyze dance movement according to the basic elements of dance (space, shape, time, and energy).

1.5. Identify and understand the basic elements of dance production.

TN.2.0. Dance: Choreography - Students will understand choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

2.1. Use sensory information to generate movement through improvisation.

2.2. Examine movement studies as related to the principles of choreography.

2.3. Analyze solo or group movement studies.

TN.3.0. Dance: Creativity and Communication - Students will understand dance as a way to create and communicate meaning.

3.1. Understand that dance heightens self-awareness and communicates concepts.

3.2. Demonstrate how various senses change perception and communication.

3.3. Communicate meaning through projecting.

TN.4.0. Dance: Criticism and Analysis - Students will apply and demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in dance.

4.1. Solve a variety of movement problems.

4.2. Discuss a variety of dance interpretations and the basis for these interpretations.

4.3. Understand the reasons for artistic decisions and the effects of those decisions.

4.4. Understand how skills developed in dance are applicable to a variety of careers.

TN.5.0. Dance: Cultural/Historical Contexts - Students will demonstrate and understand dance in various cultures and historical periods.

5.1. Recognize the diversity of dance expression throughout the world.

5.2. Understand that dance is central to human experience and has its roots in ritual and communal expression.

5.3. Understand the similarities and differences among classical, theatrical, and contemporary forms of dance.

5.4. Understand how dance and dancers are portrayed in contemporary media.

5.5. Explore the significance of dance in different social/historical/cultural/political contexts.

TN.6.0. Dance: Health - Students will make connections between dance and healthful living.

6.1. Discuss how healthful/unhealthful living choices affect the dancer.

6.2. Recognize differences in historical and cultural images of the body.

6.3. Employ basic principles of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.

TN.7.0. Dance: Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will make connections between dance and other disciplines.

7.1. Understand how the same idea can be expressed in dance and other art forms.

7.2. Examine how technology can be used in the field of dance.

7.3. Articulate principles of other academic areas as they occur in dance.

TN.1.0. Music (General): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Demonstrate the ability to sing alone with expression and technical accuracy.

1.2. Demonstrate the ability to sing in an ensemble with expression and technical accuracy.

TN.2.0. Music (General): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.1. Demonstrate the ability to perform instrumental music alone with expression and technical accuracy.

2.2. Demonstrate the ability to perform an appropriate instrumental part in an ensemble.

TN.3.0. Music (General): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Demonstrate the ability to improvise melodies.

3.2. Demonstrate the ability to improvise variations.

3.3. Demonstrate the ability to improvise accompaniments.

TN.4.0. Music (General): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Demonstrate how the elements of music are used to achieve unity and variety in composition.

4.2. Demonstrate how the elements of music are used to achieve unity and variety in arranging music

TN.5.0. Music (General): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Demonstrate skills in interpreting notated musical examples that include rhythm, pitch, melody, harmony, and symbols of musical expression.

5.2. Demonstrate skills in notating musical examples using standard notation that include rhythm, pitch, melody, harmony and symbols of musical expression.

TN.6.0. Music (General): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.1. Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music.

6.2. Analyze aural examples of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres and cultures.

6.3. Compare compositional devices and techniques used to provide unity and variety and tension and release between two similar musical works.

TN.7.0. Music (General): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music compositions.

7.2. Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of performances.

TN.8.0. Music (General): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Compare characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period, and style.

8.2. Demonstrate ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines are interrelated with those of music.

8.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the many presences and uses of music in today's environment.

TN.9.0. Music (General): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Distinguish characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of historical periods.

9.2. Distinguish characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.

9.3. Examine the evolution of American musical genres.

TN.1.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of music through singing selected musical examples, rhythmic patterns, tuning notes in unison.

1.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of harmony through singing chorales and selected examples up to four (4) parts in complexity.

TN.2.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.1. Demonstrate that tone production includes the continuing development and understanding of the characteristic qualities of sound, and is able to measure the mastery level for the maturity and control of the characteristic sound.

2.2. Employ the techniques of sight-reading and performance on musical works from many compositional periods, such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism, and the 20th century, with characteristic interpretive elements.

2.3. Demonstrate that technique includes the proper development and understanding of correct posture, hand position, fingering, wind articulation and percussion sticking as well as demonstrate facility in all scales and rudiments.

2.4. Employ the symbols of dynamic control and demonstrate the nuances of phrase shaping; assess appropriate ways to interpret the expressive qualities of music, developing these nuances through dynamic control, tempo variation, and phrase shaping.

2.5. Differentiate between correct and incorrect pitch and distinguish the listening responsibilities within an ensemble as an individual performer, employing these responsibilities to perform with expression and technical accuracy a large and varied repertoire of instrumental literature that encompasses all levels of difficulty on a scale of 1-6.

TN.3.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Through a traditional ensemble, create a rhythmic or melodic improvised solo over a given chord progression.

3.2. Through the medium of jazz, create an improvised stylistically correct solo on original melodies over a given chord progression, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.

TN.4.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Compose music demonstrating creativity in using the elements of music for expressive effect.

4.2. Arrange music for his/her performing medium.

TN.5.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Apply and evaluate notated musical concepts in order to sight-read accurately and expressively, music encompassing all difficulty levels on a scale of 1-6.

5.2. Analyze and perform nonstandard notational symbols used by some 20th century composers.

TN.6.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.1. Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music.

6.2. Explain, analyze, and describe the use of compositional devices and techniques in a given work that make it unique, interesting and expressive, and give examples of other works that make similar use of those devices and techniques.

TN.7.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Develop criteria to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances and compositions, and assess and appraise the aesthetic qualities of various musical genres, explaining the musical means and devices these works use to evoke feelings and emotions.

7.2. Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own and others' performances, compositions, arrangements, and improvisations by applying specific criteria appropriate to the style of the music and offer constructive suggestions for improvement.

TN.8.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Illustrate how elements (i.e. color, balance, texture) are used in similar and distinctive ways in various arts and distinguish how these elements are utilized throughout different historical periods.

8.2. Compare ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines are interrelated with those of music.

TN.9.0. Music (Instrumental Music): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Compare and contrast various music genres and their historical backgrounds, and appraise the historical contribution or significance of a given musical work.

9.2. Compare and contrast selected literature by genre or style and assess the cultural significance of that composition.

TN.1.0. Music (Music History): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Demonstrate through singing selected musical examples of ensemble literature from ancient to modern times.

1.2. Demonstrate through singing selected musical examples of solo literature from ancient to modern times.

TN.2.0. Music (Music History): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.1. Demonstrate through instrumental performance selected musical examples of ensemble literature from ancient to modern times.

2.2. Demonstrate through instrumental performance selected musical examples of solo literature from ancient to modern times.

TN.3.0. Music (Music History): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Demonstrate vocal improvisational techniques in creating melodies, variations and accompaniments within appropriate historical contexts.

3.2. Demonstrate instrumental improvisational techniques in creating melodies, variations and accompaniments within appropriate historical contexts.

TN.4.0. Music (Music History): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Compose simple examples that demonstrate an understanding of musical styles from ancient to modern times.

4.2. Arrange simple examples that demonstrate an understanding of musical styles from ancient to modern times.

TN.5.0. Music (Music History): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Demonstrate basic skill in reading standard and non-standard notation in selected musical examples from ancient to modern times.

5.2. Demonstrate basic skill in notating music to include standard and non-standard notation.

TN.6.0. Music (Music History): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.1. Analyze musical examples from various historical periods.

6.2. Distinguish through aural techniques the appropriate historical period for a given musical excerpt.

TN.7.0. Music (Music History): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Evaluate musical works based on the musical characteristics of each historical period.

7.2. Evaluate musical performances based on the musical characteristics of each historical period.

TN.8.0. Music (Music History): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Recognize how elements (i.e. color, balance, texture) are used in the arts within various historical periods.

8.2. Compare ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines are interrelated with those of music.

8.3. Assess the role of technology in creating, producing and listening to music.

8.4. Examine the role of music in today's environment.

TN.9.0. Music (Music History): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Compare and contrast selected literature by genre or style and historical periods or cultures.

9.2. Appraise the historical and /or cultural significance of a given musical work.

TN.1.0. Music (Music Theory): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Sing diverse musical examples alone with an emphasis on technical accuracy and analysis.

1.2. Demonstrate appropriate ensemble skills.

TN.2.0. Music (Music Theory): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.1. Play diverse musical examples alone with an emphasis on technical accuracy and analysis.

2.2. Demonstrate appropriate ensemble skills.

TN.3.0. Music (Music Theory): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Demonstrate the ability to improvise original melodies over I - IV - V chord progressions.

3.2. Demonstrate the ability to improvise variations in a variety of styles.

3.3. Demonstrate the ability to improvise harmonizing parts and rhythmic variations for melodies based on pentatonic, major or minor scales.

TN.4.0. Music (Music Theory): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Demonstrate their knowledge of the expressive effect of the elements of music through composing and arranging.

4.2. Demonstrate knowledge of practical vocal and instrumental ranges through composing and arranging.

4.3. Demonstrate the aural and notational acuity necessary to write compositions and arrangements.

TN.5.0. Music (Music Theory): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Demonstrate the ability to read standard notation in all clefs.

5.2. Demonstrate the ability to analyze music using Roman numeral analysis employing triads and tetrads in all inversions.

5.3. Demonstrate knowledge of major and minor mode.

5.4. Demonstrate the ability to interpret the use of the elements of music in instrumental and vocal scores.

5.5. Demonstrate the ability to transcribe simple melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns from sound.

TN.6.0. Music (Music Theory): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.1. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of compositional devices and techniques used in a given aural example of music by describing specific events such as ostinato, imitation, or modulation.

6.2. Demonstrate the ability to classify works of the same genre or style that use the same or differing compositional techniques.

6.3. Demonstrate the principles of voice leading, chord voicing and doubling, non-harmonic tone use in melody, and figured bass analysis in the 18th century style of four-part writing.

TN.7.0. Music (Music Theory): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate musical works and performances in terms of their aesthetic qualities.

7.2. Demonstrate the ability to distinguish the musical means used to evoke feelings and emotions.

TN.8.0. Music (Music Theory): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Illustrate the similarities and distinctive characteristics of various arts from different historical periods or cultures.

8.2. Examine the roles of the people involved in the various arts.

8.3. Appraise the role and importance of music and the other arts in fully developing the mind and completing one's education.

TN.9.0. Music (Music Theory): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Demonstrate the ability to distinguish music genres or styles influenced by more than one culture, identify the cultural influences, and trace the historical conditions that produced the synthesis.

9.2. Demonstrate the ability to distinguish stylistic features that define the aesthetic tradition and historical or cultural context of a musical work.

9.3. Examine the importance of music in the cultural development of a people.

TN.1.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Demonstrate expression and technical accuracy in a large and varied repertoire of vocal literature with a level of difficulty of 6 on a scale of 1 to 6, including some songs performed from memory.

1.2. Demonstrate the fundamentals of correct vocal production.

1.3. Demonstrate diction appropriate to the style of selected literature.

1.4. Demonstrate ensemble skills by singing in small ensembles.

TN.2.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.1. Use melodic instruments to enhance choral compositions, when appropriate.

2.2. Use rhythmic instruments to enhance choral compositions, when appropriate.

TN.3.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Demonstrate the ability to improvise a melodic passage.

3.2. Demonstrate the ability to improvise a variation.

3.3. Demonstrate the ability to improvise an accompaniment.

TN.4.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Compose vocal and/or instrumental descants, obbligati and/or ostinati.

4.2. Compose vocal warm-ups.

4.3. Combine a group of pieces into a medley.

TN.5.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Demonstrate the ability to read/sing an assigned vocal part (both rhythm and pitch) from choral music with a level of difficulty of 5, on a scale of 1 to 6.

5.2. Interpret terms, signs and musical symbols necessary for performing a choral music score.

5.3. Sight-read accurately and expressively, music with a level of difficulty of 4 or above, on a scale of 1 to 6.

5.4. Demonstrate ability to notate vocal parts using standard symbols, signs, and formats.

5.5. Interpret non-standard notation in choral music.

TN.6.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.1. Analyze rehearsal and performance literature to identify the uses of musical elements, forms, expressive devices and compositional techniques.

6.2. Analyze and describe uses of the elements of music in a recorded work that make it unique, interesting and expressive.

6.3. Compare and contrast ways in which musical materials are used in works of the same genre or style.

6.4. Listen to a variety of musical styles and genres.

TN.7.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Use specific student/teacher developed criteria to evaluate personal participation in a choral performance.

7.2. Use specific student/teacher developed criteria to evaluate choral performances as compared to similar or exemplary models.

7.3. Evaluate a given choral work in terms of its aesthetic qualities and explain the musical means used by the composer to evoke feelings and emotions.

TN.8.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Recognize how elements (i.e. color, balance, texture, form, movement, etc.) are used in similar and distinctive ways in the various arts.

8.2. Compare characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period or style.

8.3. Explain ways in which the principles and subject matter of various disciplines outside the arts are interrelated with those of music.

8.4. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of technology in creating, producing and listening to music.

8.5. Demonstrate an understanding of the many presences of music in today's environment.

TN.9.0. Music (Vocal/Choral): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Classify selected choral literature by genre or style and historical period or culture.

9.2. Contrast various American music genres and their origins.

9.3. Distinguish the stylistic features of a given choral work that serve to define its aesthetic tradition and its historical or cultural context.

TN.1.0. Music (Class Piano): Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic elements of vocal technique by echoing rhythmic and melodic patterns, singing chord root movements, and singing major/minor chords and scales in a prepared plan to improve reading, improvising, and composing skills.

1.2. Employ proper vocal technique to sing familiar songs at the keyboard with accompaniment patterns learned for general use.

TN.2.0. Music (Class Piano): Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Utilizing correct posture, hand position and appropriate fingering choices the student will:

2.1. Demonstrate with expression and technical accuracy a large and varied repertoire of piano literature on a scale of 1 to 6 with some pieces performed from memory.

2.2. Demonstrate well-developed ensemble skills by playing in large and small ensembles, both one on a part and with others.

TN.3.0. Music (Class Piano): Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.1. Demonstrate improvisation skills by performing an improvised solo using tonic, dominant, and sub-dominant chords; and in a variety of styles.

3.2. Improvise a keyboard solo utilizing rhythmic and/or melodic variations based on both pentatonic melodies and melodies in major and minor keys.

TN.4.0. Music (Class Piano): Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.1. Compose short keyboard pieces.

4.2. Employ technology, where possible, to diminish notational limitations and expand the creative possibilities for composition.

4.3. Arrange selected vocal or instrumental work for keyboard.

TN.5.0. Music (Class Piano): Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

5.1. Demonstrate the ability to read a piano score by identifying and defining standard notational symbols.

5.2. Demonstrate the ability to sight-read by accurately performing selected music, hands together for a variety of music.

5.3. Employ standard notation to record musical ideas.

TN.6.0. Music (Class Piano): Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe keyboard music.

6.1. Analyze a varied repertoire of Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and twentieth-century music by describing the uses of the elements of music and the formal design.

6.2. Analyze and evaluate the uses of the elements of music in a given work that make it unique, significant, interesting, and expressive.

TN.7.0. Music (Class Piano): Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

7.1. Employ specific student/teacher evolved criteria to critically evaluate compositions, arrangements, performances of others, and personal performances.

7.2. Evaluate performance of others and personal performances in terms of aesthetic qualities, and explain the musical means these performances utilize to evoke feelings and emotions.

TN.8.0. Music (Class Piano): Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

8.1. Appraise and evaluate how elements, artistic processes, and organizational principles are used in the various arts.

8.2. Compare and contrast the ways in which the principles and subject matter of various disciplines outside the arts interrelate to those of music.

TN.9.0. Music (Class Piano): Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.1. Organize aural examples of keyboard music by genre, style, historical period, and/or culture.

9.2. Distinguish keyboard genres, their origins, and the pianists/composers associated with them.

TN.1.0. Theatre: Script Writing - Students will write scripts through improvising, writing, and refining scripts based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.

1.1. Understand the principles of script writing.

1.2. Examine life experiences and develop imaginary situations.

1.3. Demonstrate understanding of people, life, and story elements.

1.4. Participate in script writing by structuring the development and resolution of dramatic problems.

1.5. Explore dramatic situations through the creation of scripts.

1.6. Utilize language to express meaning, character, and subtext.

1.7. Utilize technical theatre elements in script writing.

TN.2.0. Theatre: Character Acting - Students will act by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions.

2.1. Use sensory perception to enact multi-faceted characters, recognizing individual differences.

2.2. Use emotional recall to interpret and communicate experiences as actor and viewer, recognizing individual differences.

2.3. Use imagination to form and to express thought, feeling, and character.

2.4. Use characters to develop situations and environments through individual and ensemble work.

2.5. Utilize improvisational skills and techniques in creating a character.

2.6. Develop skills of analysis in acting.

2.7. Identify and use vocal techniques to portray thought, feeling, and character as an integral element of theatre production.

2.8. Employ movement to express thought, feeling, and characterization.

2.9. Explore characterization through the use of various styles of acting.

2.10. Examine technical theatre elements to enhance characterization.

TN.3.0. Theatre: Scene Design - Students will design and produce by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions.

3.1. Understand processes, techniques, terminology and materials of technical theatre and theatre management.

3.2. Develop a positive sense of self through theatrical collaboration.

3.3. Understand and analyze theatre management positions.

3.4. Understand and analyze theatre design positions.

3.5. Demonstrate knowledge of theatre as a profession and as an avocation.

TN.4.0. Theatre: Directing - Students will direct by interpreting dramatic texts and organizing and conducting rehearsals for informal or formal productions.

4.1. Understand the functions and responsibilities of the director.

4.2. Develop leadership and collaborative skills through directing formal and informal productions.

4.3. Explore solutions to acting, technical theatre, and theatre production problems and evaluate consequences and implications.

4.4. Understand the principles of stage movement as an integral element of theatre production.

4.5. Analyze a dramatic text to determine appropriate production values.

TN.5.0. Theatre: Research - Students will research by evaluating and synthesizing cultural and historical information to support artistic choices.

5.1. Understand, compare, and contrast various genres and periods of dramatic literature.

5.2. Discover and explore the contributions of people in a multi-cultural society in the development of theatre.

5.3. Examine historical motifs and themes of theatre.

TN.6.0. Theatre: Theatrical Presentation - Students will compare and integrate art forms by analyzing traditional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms.

6.1. Examine dramatic productions as a synthesis of all the arts.

6.2. Integrate the knowledge of other traditional arts into the creation of dramatic productions.

6.3. Integrate the knowledge of non-traditional new and emerging technological art forms into the creation of dramatic productions.

6.4. Understand elements of various arts forms.

6.5. Explore technical theatre as a means of integrating traditional and non-traditional art forms.

6.6. Achieve ensemble in performance works.

TN.7.0. Theatre: Scene Comprehension - Students will analyze, critique, and construct meanings from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions.

7.1. Respond to a variety of theatrical experiences as an effort to interpret, intensify and ennoble human experience.

7.2. Expand the depth and scope of aesthetic judgment by experiencing informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions and theatre of diverse styles, periods, and genres.

7.3. Understand the role of the audience in creating a theatrical experience.

TN.8.0. Theatre: Context - Students will understand context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the past and the present.

8.1. Understand dramatic conventions and theatre genres throughout history.

8.2. Discover and explore historical motifs and themes.

8.3. Understand the role of theatre, film, television and electronic media on society throughout history.

TN.1.0. Visual Arts: Media, Techniques, and Processes - Students will understand and apply media, techniques, and processes.

1.1. Demonstrate the use of knowledge and technical skills in at least one specific medium.

1.2. Produce visual art that exhibits a communication of ideas through the use of media, tools, techniques, and processes.

1.3. Analyze, synthesize and evaluate the application of media, techniques and processes used to solve visual art problems.

TN.2.0. Visual Arts: Structures and Functions - Students will use knowledge of both structures and functions.

2.1. Demonstrate an understanding of art elements and design principles.

2.2. Analyze and critique organizational components and expressive qualities of artworks.

2.3. Evaluate the function of artworks as to utilitarian or intrinsic purposes.

2.4. Apply problem-solving skills to create solutions to specific visual art tasks.

TN.3.0. Visual Arts: Evaluation - Students will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.

3.1. Demonstrate critical thinking in the selection of content in works of art.

3.2. Evaluate meaningful images that reflect personal experiences and environments.

3.3. Analyze and interpret symbols and their origins.

3.4. Research and create a series of related works in a particular subject matter.

TN.4.0. Visual Arts: Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

4.1. Demonstrate an understanding of how historical and contemporary works of art reflect and influence societies and cultures.

4.2. Interpret the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures.

4.3. Demonstrate how history and culture influence the production of art

TN.5.0. Visual Arts: Reflection and Assessment - Students will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

5.1. Assess visual artworks and their meanings by using a variety of criteria and techniques.

5.2. Reflect on and evaluate artworks in order to understand various interpretations.

TN.6.0. Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will make connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

6.1. Examine the materials, technologies, processes, and terminology used in the visual and performing arts.

6.2. Integrate ideas, issues, and themes in the visual arts with other subject areas.

TN.1.0. Visual Art History: Media, Techniques, and Processes - Students will understand and apply media, techniques, and processes.

1.1. Demonstrate an understanding of the unique properties and potential of art materials and media.

1.2. Research types of media, techniques, and processes used in select works and/or by select artists.

TN.2.0. Visual Art History: Structures and Functions - Students will use knowledge of both structures and functions.

2.1. Demonstrate an understanding of art elements and principles of design.

2.2. Investigate how the function and the materials of a form influence its structure, shape or appearance.

2.3. Evaluate the function of artworks as to utilitarian or intrinsic purposes.

TN.3.0. Visual Art History: Evaluation - Students will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.

3.1. Analyze and interpret symbols and their origins.

3.2. Research the choices of subject, themes, and symbols used by artists.

TN.4.0. Visual Art History: Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

4.1. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which history and culture influence the production of art.

4.2. Research, analyze, and explain how visual art reflects and influences societies and cultures.

TN.5.0. Visual Art History: Reflection and Assessment - Students will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

5.1. Research and critique visual artworks and their meanings by using an art criticism model such as description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.

5.2. Reflect analytically on various interpretations for understanding and evaluating works of visual art.

TN.6.0. Visual Art History: Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will make connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

6.1. Examine the materials, technologies, processes, and terminology used in the visual and performing arts.

6.2. Examine ideas, issues, and themes in the visual arts and other subject areas.