Language of the Arts-5th 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 contrasts in time, force, and flow of movement.

Observe and describe relationships created through variations in spatial factors. 

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

Discuss possible meanings of various dance compositions. 

Analyze movement and sound (both vocal and non-vocal) choices used to communicate mood and character.

Combine physical shape, level, and/or facial expression to communicate theme, emotion, mood, and/or character dynamics.

Identify conflict in a drama (e.g., man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. supernatural, man vs. society).

Differentiate between improvisation and scripted drama.

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

Interpret and dramatize stories from the Bible and other religious works. 

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 complex musical example.

Identify the tone color(s) [timbre(s)] of the instruments and/or voices in aural musical example.

Distinguish between the beat and the rhythm(s) of a given musical example.

Identify the meter in a musical example.

Distinguish major and minor tonalities in musical examples.

Describe melodic movement (e.g., upward, downward, steps, skips, repeated notes) in an aural example.

Distinguish between a melody with harmony and a melody without harmony.

Identify simple music forms (e.g., imitation, theme, variation) when presented aurally.

Justify the selection of organizational and sensory elements to express a particular mood, emotion or concept in a sacred and secular musical composition.

Distinguish between figure and ground in a still life composition.

Differentiate between positive and negative spaces in an art work..

Demonstrate an understanding of Christian ideas, e.g., the book of Genesis and God’s creation, etc.

Describe value and line and how they transform shapes to 3-D forms.

Distinguish the light and dark values of a color (tint and shade) using a monochromatic scale.

Recognize a repeated element that creates a rhythm.

Recognize variation in size and proportion to express an idea. 

Identify universal symbols from everyday life.

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

Explain how elements, principles and tools are combined to express an idea in a work of art.

Compare and contrast two works in one art form that share similar themes examining artistic components as it relates to Christian values and diversity.