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List of Benchmarks for Arts and Communication
Standard 4.	Understands ways in which the human experience is transmitted and reflected in the arts and communication
	Level IV (Grade 9-12)
	1.	Knows ways in which different art forms communicate universal concepts (e.g., how love, birth, death, truth, and fear are communicated in the visual arts; how theatre can reveal universal concepts) throughout time and across cultures
	2.	Knows ways in which different art forms evoke emotional responses (e.g., how musical styles evoke emotions such as sorrow, love, joy, anger, and pride; ways that works of art evoke emotions through the use of selected media, techniques, and processes)
	3.	Understands how the communication of ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes one uses in various art forms
	4.	Knows ways in which various media forms throughout history (e.g., broadsheets, photography, newspapers, news broadcasts) have reflected or conveyed human events

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