Grade 4 Fine Arts ILS Standards

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Performing

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating

Relate the main idea or content in a dance to other experiences. Explain how the main idea of a dance is similar to or different from one's own experiences, relationships, ideas, or perspectives.

Develop and research a question about a key aspect of a dance. Choreograph a dance that communicates the learned information. Discuss the meaning of the dance and describe other possible forms of expression to communicate the topic.

Select and describe movements in a specific genre or style and explain how the movements relate to the culture, society, historical period, or community from which the dance originated.

Identify ideas for choreography generated from a variety of stimuli (for example, music/sound, text, objects, images, notation, observed dance, experiences).

Develop a movement problem and manipulate the elements of dance as tools to find a solution.

Manipulate or modify choreographic devices to expand movement possibilities and create a variety of movement patterns and structures. Discuss movement choices.

Develop a dance study that expresses and communicates a main idea. Discuss the reasons and effectiveness of the movement choices.

Revise movement based on peer feedback and self-reflection to improve communication of artistic intent in a short dance study. Explain choices made in the process.

Depict the relationships between two or more dancers in a dance phrase by drawing a picture or using symbols (for example, next to, above, below, behind, in front of).

Make static and dynamic shapes with positive and negative space. Perform elevated shapes (jump shapes) with soft landings and movement sequences alone and with others, establishing relationships with other dancers through focus of eyes.

Accompany other dancers using a variety of percussive instruments and sounds. Respond in movement to even and uneven rhythms. Recognize and respond to tempo changes as they occur in dance and music.

Analyze movements and phrases for use of energy and dynamic changes and use adjectives and adverbs to describe them. Refine the phrases by incorporating a range of movement characteristics.

Demonstrate fundamental dance skills (for example, alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness) and movement qualities when replicating and recalling patterns and sequences of locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Execute techniques that extend movement range, build strength, and develop endurance. Explain the relationship between execution of technique, safe body-use, and healthy nutrition.

Coordinate phrases and timing with other dancers by cueing off each other and responding to stimuli cues (for example, music, text, lighting). Reflect on feedback from others to inform personal dance performance goals.

Consider how to establish a formal performance space from an informal setting (for example, gymnasium).

Identify, explore, and experiment with a variety of production elements to heighten the artistic intent and audience experience.

Identify patterns of movement in dance works that create a style or theme.

Demonstrate and explain how dance styles differ within a genre or within a cultural movement practice.

Relate movements, ideas, and context to decipher meaning in a dance, using basic dance terminology.

Discuss the characteristics of a famous work of art (for example, choreography). Apply those characteristics to dances observed or performed in a specific genre, style, or cultural movement practice. Use basic dance terminology.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Producing

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating

Examine and use personal and external resources (for example, interests, research, cultural understanding) to create media artworks.

Examine and show how media artworks form meanings, situations, or cultural experiences (for example, online spaces).

Explain verbally and/or in media artworks how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday and cultural life (for example, fantasy and reality, technology use).

Examine and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments, considering ethics, rules, and fairness.

Develop multiple ideas for media artworks using a variety of tools, methods, and/or materials.

Discuss, assemble, and experiment, with ideas, plans, and models for media arts productions, considering the artistic goals and the presentation.

Structure and arrange various content and components to convey purpose and meaning in different media arts productions, applying sets of associated principles (for example, balance, contrast).

Demonstrate the intentional use of elements in a media artwork.

Demonstrate how a variety of content (for example, arts, media, other academic curriculum forms) may be integrated into media artworks for presentation.

Enact identified roles to practice foundational artistic, design, technical, and soft skills (for example, formal technique, equipment usage, production, collaboration) in media arts productions and presentations.

Practice foundational innovative abilities (for example, design thinking) in addressing problems within and through media arts productions.

Demonstrate use of tools and techniques in standard and novel ways while constructing media artworks.

Explain the presentation conditions and fulfill a role and processes in presenting or distributing media artworks.

Explain the results of, and improvements for, presenting media artworks.

Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media artworks.

Identify, describe, and, with guidance, explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media artworks manage audience experience.

Determine and explain reactions and interpretations to a variety of media artworks, considering their purpose and context.

Identify and apply basic criteria for evaluating and improving media artworks and production processes, considering context.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Performing

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music as developmentally appropriate.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life as developmentally appropriate.

Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (for example, social, cultural, historical).

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.

Refine and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.

Present the final version of personal created music to others and explain connection to expressive intent.

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context, and musicianship.

Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music in music selected for performance.

When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.

Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (for example, dynamics, tempo, timbre).

Apply teacher provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, and genre.

Demonstrate and explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.

Demonstrate and describe how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (for example, social, cultural).

Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (for example, dynamics, tempo, timbre) are used in performers' and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Performing

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating

Identify the ways drama/theatre work reflects the perspectives of a community or culture.

Respond to community and social issues and incorporate other content areas in drama/theatre work.

Investigate cross cultural approaches to storytelling in drama/theatre work.

Identify historical sources that explain drama/theatre terminology and design conventions.

Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds and improvised stories that support the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Propose design ideas that support the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Collaborate to determine how characters interrelate to support the overall story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Collaborate to devise original ideas for a drama/theatre work by asking questions about characters and plots.

Demonstrate mutual respect for self and others and their roles in preparing or devising a drama/theatre work.

Collaborate with peers to revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit the given parameters of a drama/theatre work.

Develop physical and vocal exercise techniques for an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Collaborate on solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama/theatre work.

Describe the underlying thoughts and emotions that impact the dramatic structure in a drama/theatre work.

Alter voice and body to expand and articulate nuances of a character in a scene.

Recognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.

Propose the use of technical elements in a drama/theatre work.

Communicate for a specific purpose through a drama/theatre work with peers as an audience.

Identify artistic choices made in a drama/theatre work through participation and observation.

Consider personal experiences when participating in a drama/theatre work.

Identify different cultural elements that contribute to a drama/theatre experience.

Investigate the text and make connections to personal feelings in a drama/theatre work.

Propose criteria as a class or group to evaluate drama/theatre work.

Investigate how technical elements may support a theme or idea in a drama/theatre work.

Observe how a character's choices impact an audience's perspective in a drama/theatre work.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Presenting

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating

Create works of art that reflect community or cultural traditions.

Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.

Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.

Collaboratively set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.

Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.

When making works of art, utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.

Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments.

Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.

Compare and contrast how technologies have changed the way artwork is preserved, presented, and experienced.

Analyze the various considerations for presenting and protecting art in various locations, indoor or outdoor settings, in temporary or permanent forms, and in physical or digital formats.

Compare and contrast purposes of art museums, art galleries, and other venues, as well as the types of personal experiences they provide.

Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.

Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.

Communicate feelings when engaging works of art and describe subject matter, formal characteristics, and art-making approaches to discuss meanings of artwork.

Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.