ARTS

A A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

A student who meets the content standard should:

1. participate in dance, drama, music, visual arts, and create writing;
2. refine artistic skills and develop self-discipline through rehearsal, practice, and revision;
3. appropriately use new and traditional materials, tools, techniques, and processes in the arts;
4. demonstrate the creativity and imagination necessary for innovative thinking and problem solving;
5. collaborate with others to create and perform works of art;
6. integrate two or more art forms to create a work of art; and
7. investigate careers in arts production.

A student who meets the content standard should:

1. recognize Alaska Native cultures and their arts;
2. recognize United States and world cultures and their arts;
3. recognize the role of tradition and ritual in the arts;
4. investigate the relationships among the arts and the individual, the society, and the environment;
5. recognize universal themes in the arts such as love, war, childhood, and community;
6. recognize specific works of art created by artists from diverse backgrounds;
7. explore similarities and differences in the arts of world cultures;
8. respect differences in personal and cultural perspectives; and
9. investigate careers relating to arts history and culture.

A student who meets the content standard should:

1. know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme;
2. examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student's own works as follows:
   1. identify the piece;
   2. describe the use of basic elements;
   3. analyze the use of basic principles;
   4. interpret meaning and artist's intent;
   5. express and defend an informed opinion;
3. accept and offer constructive criticism;
4. recognize and consider an individual's artistic expression;
5. exhibit appropriate audience skills; and
6. investigate careers relating to arts criticism.

A student who meets the content standard should:

1. make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student's life;
2. discuss what makes an object or performance a work of art;
3. recognize that people tend to devalue what they do not understand;
4. listen to another individual's beliefs about a work of art and consider the individual's reason for holding those beliefs;
5. consider other culture's beliefs about works of art;
6. recognize that people connect many aspects of life through the arts;
7. make artistic choices in everyday living; and
8. investigate careers related to the search for beauty and meaning, which is aesthetics.