Standards
Goal 1:
1. develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research
2. conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and
ideas
4. use technological tools and other resources to locate, select and
organize information
5. comprehend and evaluate written, visual and oral presentations and
works
9. identify, analyze and compare the institutions, traditions and art
forms of past and present societies
Goal 2:
1. plan and make written, oral and visual presentations for a variety
of purposes and audiences
4. present perceptions and ideas regarding works of the arts, humanities
and sciences
5. perform or produce works in the fine or practical arts
Goal 3:
1. reason inductively from a set of specific facts and deductively
from general premises
Goal 4:
3. analyze the duties and responsibilities of individuals in societies
Communication Arts:
1. speaking and writing standard English (including grammar, usage,
punctuation, spelling, capitalization)
2. reading and evaluating fiction, poetry and drama
4. writing formally (such as reports, narratives, essays) and informally
(such as outlines, notes)
6. participating in formal and informal presentations and discussions
of issues and ideas
7. identifying and evaluating relationships between language and culture
Fine Arts:
1. process and techniques for the production, exhibition or performance
of one or more of the visual or
performed arts
2. the principles and elements of different art forms
3. the vocabulary to explain perceptions about and evaluations of works
in dance, music, theater and visual
arts
4. interrelationships of visual and performing arts and the relationships
of the arts to other disciplines
5. visual and performing arts in historical and cultural contexts
Mathematics:
2. geometric and spatial sense involving measurement (including length,
area, volume), trigonometry, and similarity and transformations of shapes
Social Studies:
5. the major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location,
place, movement, regions) and their relationships to changes in society
and environment
6. relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural
traditions
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS:
Art:
By the end of grade 8, all students should:
History strand
1. know themes and symbols from various cultures
2. know that artists make contributions to society by conceiving ideas,
elaborating on them, and refining them
3. know the general style and/or period of major works of art from
various cultures
4. know other cultures that reflect diverse developments in the culture
of the United States
Criticism/Analysis strand
3. know how to critically analyze the artworks of various cultures
4. know how to compare two or more artworks of different media, artists,
and style
Aesthetics strand
1. know the elements and principles of design
2. know art media and processes
3. know artistic moods
Product/Performance strand
1.,a produce works of art incorporating particular subject matter
2.,a. describe the media, tools, techniques, and processes employed
in producing particular works of art, and explain the historical advancement
that preceded their use
2.,b. produce two and three-dimensional works of art with a particular
composition, subject matter, expressive quality, or expressive content
3.,a. demonstrate the ability to use spatial relationships
Communication arts:
Sixth grade- By the end of grade 6, all students should know how to:
Correctly apply rules of captitalization and punctuation
Produce written work with a minimum amount of spelling errors
Use correct grammar conventions in written work
Seventh grade- By the end of grade 7, all students should know how to:
demonstrate competency in the general skills and strategies of the
writing process
gather and use information for research purposes
demonstrate competence in general reading skills and strategies for
reading a variety of literary
and informational texts
Social Studies:
Sixth grade-
students will understand the geography and culture of India and
China, as well as their legacies
Technology Standards grades 6-8:
6. Design, develop, publish and present products (e.g., Web pages,
videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate
curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications
and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum related problems, issues,
and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside
and outside the classroom.
8. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish
a variety of tasks and solve problems.
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