Developing a Standards-Based Grade Card for the Arts

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Developing a Standards-Based Grade Card for the
Arts

• A PEERS Action Research Team Proposal
• By Dawn Sloan, Staci Nofziger, and Nancy
  Wehrkamp

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Project Goals

• --Study the Ohio Department of Education
  Standards for the Arts
• --Discuss ways to effectively assess student
  progress
• --Develop a means to communicate specific
  information regarding student progress in
  elementary art and music classes

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Areas of Assessment in the Arts in Elementary
School

• Historical, Cultural and Social Contexts
• Creative Expression and Communication
• Analyzing and Responding

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Kindergarten
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Kindergarten Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate same/different of
  musical elements
• --Identify, listen, and respond to music of
  different composers

• VISUAL ARTS
• --Identify common visual art forms and subject
  matter
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists

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KindergartenCreative Expression and
Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, using a light,
  clear head voice
• --Play, alone and with others, a variety of
  classroom instruments maintaining a steady beat
• --Use icons to represent the beat

• VISUAL ARTS
• -- Identify and experiment with a variety of art
  materials for self expression
• -- Create artworks that use specific art elements
  (line, shape, color, etc.)

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KindergartenAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify and respond to various music styles
• --Identify the sources of a wide variety of sounds

• VISUAL ARTS
• -- Recognize the similarities and differences
  between artistic styles
• -- Identify and describe main ideas and stories
  in artworks

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First Grade
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First Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate echo and call/response
• --Identify, listen, and respond to music
  different composers

• VISUAL ARTS
• --Identify common visual art forms and subject
  matter
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists

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First GradeCreative Expression and Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, maintaining
  accurate rhythm and pitch
• --Use the head voice to produce a light, clear
  sound
• --Play, alone and with others, a variety of
  classroom instruments maintaining a steady beat
• --Use icons to represent the beat

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify and experiment with a variety of art
  materials for self expression
• --Identify and name specific art elements and
  create artworks that incorporate these elements

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First GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate elements of music
• --Identify classroom instruments visually and
  aurally

• VISUAL ART
• --Recognize the similarities and differences
  between artistic styles
• --Identify and describe main ideas and stories in
  artworks

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Second Grade
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Second Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate rounds/canons
• --Identify and describe musical styles of
  historical periods and composers

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify common visual art forms and subject
  matter
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists

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Second GradeCreative Expression and
Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, maintaining
  accurate rhythm and pitch
• --Use the head voice to produce a light, clear
  sound
• --Play, alone and with others, a variety of
  classroom instruments maintaining a steady beat
• --Read, write and perform using eighth notes,
  quarter notes, and quarter rests in 2/4 and 4/4
  meter
• --Read, write and perform tritonic (three-note)
  melodies

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify and demonstrate increasing skill with
  a variety of art materials for self expression
• --Identify and name specific art elements and
  create artworks that incorporate these elements

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Second GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate elements of music
• --Identify and respond to the patterns of same
  and different phrases
• --Identify selected musical instruments

• VISUAL ART
• --Recognize the similarities and differences
  between artistic styles
• --Identify and describe main ideas and stories in
  artworks

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Third Grade
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Third Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate AB form and
  verse/refrain form
• --Identify, listen and respond to music of
  various styles, historical periods and composers

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify common visual art themes, subject
  matter and images in artworks
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists and cultures

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Third GradeCreative Expression and Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, using accurate
  rhythm, pitch, and with a light, clear head voice
• --Read, write and perform using sixteenth notes,
  eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes, and
  quarter rests in 2/4 and 4/4 meter
• --Read, write, improvise and perform tritonic
  (three-note) melodies

• VISUAL ART
• --Demonstrate increasing skill and expression in
  the use of art techniques and processes
• --Use appropriate visual art vocabulary when
  describing artworks and art making processes
• --Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the
  quality of artworks
• --Apply problem-solving skills from other subject
  areas to solve artistic problems

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Third GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify, demonstrate and respond to musical
  elements and forms
• --Identify the four families of musical
  instruments visually and aurally

• VISUAL ART
• --Recognize the similarities and differences
  between artistic styles
• --Identify characteristics that contribute to the
  quality of personal artworks and artworks of
  others

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Fourth Grade
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Fourth Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Identify and demonstrate partner songs and
  rondo form
• --Identify, listen and respond to music of
  various styles, historical periods and composers

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify common visual art themes, subject
  matter and images in artworks
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists, cultures, and time periods

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Fourth GradeCreative Expression and
Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, using accurate
  rhythm, pitch, and with a light, clear head voice
• --Read, write and perform using sixteenth through
  whole note values including syncopation in 2/4,
  3/4, and 4/4
• --Improvise and compose short compositions using
  a variety of classroom instruments and sound
  sources

• VISUAL ART
• --Demonstrate skill and expression in the use of
  art techniques and processes
• --Use symbols and imagery to convey meaning in
  artwork
• --Use appropriate visual art vocabulary when
  describing artworks and art making processes
• --Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the
  quality of artworks
• --Apply problem-solving skills from other subject
  areas to solve artistic problems

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Fourth GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Read, write and perform pentatonic (five-note)
  melodies
• --Identify, demonstrate and respond to musical
  elements and forms
• --Identify the four families of musical
  instruments visually and aurally
• --Describe the way sound is produced on various
  instruments and with the human voice

• VISUAL ART
• --Compare and contrast how art elements and
  principles are used in selected artworks to
  express ideas and communicate meaning
• --Identify characteristics that contribute to the
  quality of personal artworks and artworks of
  others

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Fifth Grade
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Fifth Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Recognize, identify and demonstrate theme and
  variations
• --Compare and contrast opera and American music
  theatre
• --Identify, listen and respond to music of
  various styles, historical periods and composers
• --Recognize and discuss the influence of American
  history on the development of folk music

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists, cultures, and time periods
• --Research specific artists and artistic styles
  from different time periods and cultures

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Fifth GradeCreative Expression and Communication

• VISUAL ART
• --Apply knowledge of materials, tools, and
  techniques to skillfully communicate subject
  matter, themes, or ideas in a variety of visual
  forms
• --Create original two- and three-dimensional
  artworks that demonstrate personal expression and
  communication
• --Use appropriate visual art vocabulary when
  describing artworks and art making processes
• --Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the
  quality of artworks
• --Apply problem-solving skills from other subject
  areas to solve artistic problems

• MUSIC
• --Sing, alone and with others, using accurate
  rhythm, pitch, and with a light, clear head voice
• --Play a variety of classroom instruments
  independently and with other contrasting parts
• --Read, write and perform using sixteenth through
  whole note values including syncopation in 2/4,
  3/4, and 4/4
• --Improvise and compose short compositions using
  a variety of classroom instruments and sound
  sources
• --Create and improvise short melodies
• --Read, write and perform rhythm patterns using
  sixteenth through whole notes including dotted
  half note and syncopated rhythms
• --Read, write and perform pentatonic (five-note)
  melodies

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Fifth GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify dynamics, tempo, meter and tonality in
  various pieces of music
• --Identify terms related to form
• --Differentiate between melody and harmony
• --Identify the four families of musical
  instruments visually and aurally
• --Describe the way sound is produced on various
  instruments and with the human voice

• VISUAL ART
• --Compare and contrast how art elements and
  principles are used in selected artworks to
  express ideas and communicate meaning
• --Apply the strategies of art criticism to
  describe, analyze, and interpret selected works
  of art
• --Identify characteristics that contribute to the
  quality of personal artworks and artworks of
  others

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Sixth Grade
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Sixth Grade-- Historical, Cultural and Social
Contexts

• MUSIC
• --Describe distinguishing characteristics of
  music forms
• --Examine the chronological development of
  various music styles
• --Identify selected composers and their works and
  place them in the appropriate historical period

• VISUAL ART
• --Identify, view, and respond to works of
  different artists, cultures, and time periods
• --Research specific artists and artistic styles
  from different time periods and cultures

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Sixth GradeCreative Expression and Communication

• MUSIC
• --Sing and/or play, alone and with others, using
  good posture and breath control, a varied
  repertoire of music with appropriate dynamic
  expression and tempo for the work being performed
• --Play a variety of classroom instruments with
  increasingly complex rhythms and melodic phrases
• --Respond appropriately to the cues of a
  conductor
• --Improvise melodies over a given bass line
• --Read, write and perform rhythm patterns in 2/4,
  3/4, 4/4 and 6/8 meter

• VISUAL ART
• --Apply knowledge of materials, tools, and
  techniques to skillfully communicate subject
  matter, themes, or ideas in a variety of visual
  forms
• --Create original two- and three-dimensional
  artworks that demonstrate personal expression and
  communication
• --Use appropriate visual art vocabulary when
  describing artworks and art making processes
• --Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the
  quality of artworks
• --Apply problem-solving skills from other subject
  areas to solve artistic problems

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Sixth GradeAnalyzing and Responding

• MUSIC
• --Identify dynamics, tempo, meter and tonality in
  various pieces of music
• --Analyze a piece of music with more than one
  movement using elements of music
• --Develop criteria for evaluating quality and
  effectiveness of music performances and
  compositions

• VISUAL ART
• --Compare and contrast how art elements and
  principles are used in selected artworks to
  express ideas and communicate meaning
• --Apply the strategies of art criticism to
  describe, analyze, and interpret selected works
  of art
• --Identify characteristics that contribute to the
  quality of personal artworks and artworks of
  others