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Topic: Cultural context of artistic works
Art Connections
	Standard 1. Understands connections among the various art forms and other disciplines
		Level III (Grade 5-8)
			Benchmark 2.		Understands characteristics of works in various art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands characteristics of works of art in various art forms that share a similar subject matter
					2.	Understands characteristics of works of art in various art forms that share a similar historical context
Arts and Communication
	Standard 2. Knows and applies appropriate criteria to arts and communication products
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 8.		Critiques art works in terms of the historical and cultural context in which they were created (e.g., critiquing the musical compositions of Mozart in terms of other musical compositions of the Classic era)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					2.	Critiques art works in terms of the cultural context in which they were created
					3.	Critiques the musical compositions of Mozart in terms of other musical compositions of the Classic era
	Standard 5. Knows a range of arts and communication works from various historical and cultural periods
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 1.		Knows the cultural and historical context of various art forms (e.g., events during the stylistic movements in theatre, including realism, romanticism, absurdism, Greek, Roman, English Renaissance, contemporary, and modern; events from major periods associated with music, including Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic, contemporary; the role of dance in the development of different cultures)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows the cultural context of various art forms
					3.	Knows about events during the stylistic movements in theatre
					4.	Knows about events during the realism movement in theatre
					5.	Knows about events during the romantic movement in theatre
					6.	Knows about events during the absurdist movement in theatre
					7.	Knows about events during the Greek era of theatre
					8.	Knows about events during the Roman era of theatre
					9.	Knows about events during the English Renaissance
					10.	Knows about events during the contemporary era of theatre
					11.	Knows about events during the modern era of theatre
					12.	Knows about events from major periods associated with music
					13.	Knows about events during the Renaissance affecting music
					14.	Knows about events during the Baroque period affecting music
					15.	Knows about events during the Romantic period affecting music
					16.	Knows about events during the Classical period affecting music
					17.	Knows about events during the contemporary period affecting music
					18.	Understands the role of dance in the development of different cultures
			Benchmark 2.		Understands the relationship between a given culture and its artistic forms (e.g., ways in which culture influences the content and production values of theatre, television, and film; social, cultural, ecological, economic, religious, and political conditions that influence the function, meaning, and execution of works of art; ways in which recognized artists recorded, affected, or influenced change in a historical, cultural, or religious context)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the content of theatre
					2.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the production values of theatre
					3.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the content of television
					4.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the content of film
					5.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the production value of television
					6.	Understands the ways in which culture influences the production value of film
					7.	Understands the social conditions that influence the function of works of art
					8.	Understands the social conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					9.	Understands the social conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					10.	Understands the cultural conditions that influence the function of works of art
					11.	Understands the cultural conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					12.	Understands the cultural conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					13.	Understands the ecological conditions that influence the function of works of art
					14.	Understands the ecological conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					15.	Understands the ecological conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					16.	Understands the economic conditions that influence the function of works of art
					17.	Understands the economic conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					18.	Understands the economic conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					19.	Understands the religious conditions that influence the function of works of art
					20.	Understands the religious conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					21.	Understands the religious conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					22.	Understands the political conditions that influence the meaning of works of art
					23.	Understands the political conditions that influence the function of works of art
					24.	Understands the political conditions that influence the execution of works of art
					28.	Understands ways in which recognized artists recorded change in a cultural context
					29.	Understands ways in which recognized artists affected change in a cultural context
					30.	Understands ways in which recognized artists influenced change in a cultural context

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

Topic: Cultural context of artistic works

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