Language of the Arts-4th Grade

GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Sensory Elements-Dance

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Organizational Principles-Dance

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Expressive Qualities-Dance

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Sensory Elements-Drama

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Organizational Principles-Drama

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Expressive Qualities-Drama

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Sensory Elements-Music

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Organizational Principles-Music

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Expressive Qualities-Music

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Organizational Principles-Visual Arts

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Organizational Principles-Visual Arts

Understand the sensory elements and expressive qualities of the arts and use them to praise God-Expressive Qualities-Visual Arts

Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts and through our faith, celebrate diversity in and among the arts.

Know that the body has many parts and all work together for the Glory of God.

Identify ways to vary actions through contrast in time, force, and flow of movement.

Observe and describe the use of spatial factors in dance compositions.

Identify various choreographic and musical forms (AB, ABA, and round).

Interpret the kinds of meanings/feelings conveyed by different dances.

Explain movement and vocal choices used to communicate an idea.

Explain how music and sound are used to communicate emotion and mood.

Identify conflict in a dramatic situation.

Identify the elements of a scripted drama (e.g., dialogue, narration, character lists, time, place listing).

Analyze the choice of setting and characters used in a drama, include stories from the Bible.

Interpret and dramatize stories from the Bible. 

Identify the message, theme, and purpose of a drama.

Analyze how different emotions affect an actor’s movement, facial expression, posture, walk, and gestures.

Describe the tempo(s) and dynamic level(s) in a simple musical example.

Identify tone colors (timbres) of a variety of musical instruments.

Replicate the rhythm pattern of a given musical example.

Demonstrate double and triple meter.

Identify major and minor tonalities in musical examples.

Identify melodies going upward, going downward and staying the same in a written musical example.

Define melody and harmony.

Describe the repetition and contrast in form in a musical example.

Describe different sensory elements that create a mood, emotion or concept in a simple sacred and secular musical selection.

Describe the use of line in gesture drawing.

Identify the positive and negative space in an art work.

Demonstrate an understanding from the book of Genesis about God’s creation.

Distinguish between 2-D and 3-D art works.

Explain the importance of the light source in creating light and shadow.

Construct a color wheel in a given media (e.g., cut or torn paper, paint, oil pastels).

Recognize rhythm created through repetition of sensory elements (e.g., the squares of Mondrain).

Recognize the relationship of parts to the whole in an art work.

Demonstrate the use of radial balance in a 2-D art work.

Identify symbols from everyday life in a given art work.

Identify religious symbols from everyday life in a given art work.

Use the vocabulary of elements, principles and tools when describing a work of art.

Plan and create a work of art that express a specific idea, mood or emotion using defined elements, principles and tools.

Talk about the similarities and differences between two different forms of Christian art.