Analyze the context of literal, figurative, and idiomatic vocabulary to clarify meaning
Articulate connections between and among words based on meaning, content, and context to distinguish nuances or connotations
Develop search procedures to locate and gather information from traditional sources (libraries) as well as electronic databases, data sets and other electronic reference materials.
Evaluate the characteristics of various genre (e.g. fiction and nonfiction forms of narrative, poetry, drama and essay) to determine how the form relates to purpose.
Generalize the use of academic vocabulary across disciplines
Identify and evaluate essential content between and among various text types
Analyze and create dance that attempts to question cultural norms.
Analyze and interpret a philosophical position and explain how it is manifested in a particular artist’s work.
Analyze and interpret the work of a contemporary artist who addresses social issues or concerns.
Analyze the techniques used by a controversial artist and explain how the techniques affect audience response.
Analyze their own performances and compositions and make judgments about their own works as compared with those of other performers and composers.
Choreograph, notate and perform a modern dance work, concentrating on communicating intent through movement.
Collaborate with others to create a musical work using contemporary technologies.
Collaborate with others to create an artistic work using contemporary technologies.
Compose a multimedia work that uses sound, image, and text to communicate an idea.
Construct a critical analysis that compares an interpretation of two works art: one that relies heavily on the artist’s intent for interpretation, and one that relies solely an individual interpretation.
Create a logo in which elements and principles work together to enhance the meaning of the image and represent the personality of a company or organization.
Create a multimedia presentation designed to guide the viewer through analysis of a work using formal, contextual and intuitive criticism.
Create an artist statement that explains the intent of their artworks.
Create, rehearse, reflect and revise to prepare and film a performance, then respond to that performance using intuitive and formal criticism.
Describe plays and theatre exercises developed by theatre artists who challenge cultural norms or create theatre for social change, e.g. Bertolt Brecht, Augusto Boal.
Describe the nature and value of a particular work of art using terms from aesthetics.
Describe the role of inventions in the history of art, e.g. how the invention of the camera influenced the valuation and perception of paintings.
Develop and present a personal body of work that documents personal vision, concerns and life experiences.
Document viewers’ interpretations of their artwork.
Evaluate the quality of a finished print using criteria appropriate for a specific type of printmaking (engraving, intaglio, linocut, etc.).
Experiment with different media to create a work of art and explain why they made choices to use each medium.
Explain how artists choose tools and techniques to convey emotion and evoke emotional response.
Explain similarities between works in dance, music, theatre and visual arts in various cultural and historical contexts.
Explore modern performances of plays considered controversial or unacceptable in their time, e.g. The Doll’s House, and compare and contrast first-person accounts of critical response and audience reaction with responses today.
Explore plays which attempt to support beliefs important to the cultures in which they were produced and explain how the plays communicate those beliefs.
Identify historical and cultural influences and distinct theatre conventions (acting styles) from historical time periods.
Identify opportunities to continue to be involved in dance after graduation.
Identify post-graduation opportunities to be part of the musical community as audience members, amateur musicians or professional musicians.
Identify post-graduation opportunities to be part of the theatre community as audience members, advocates, and amateur or professional theatre artists.
Identify the criteria by which a work of art would have been evaluated in its original historical, cultural or social context and compare it to criteria used to assess quality and value today.
Identify, describe and analyze plays or theatre works through history which have changed cultural attitudes, e.g. Teatro Campesino or Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast.
In production teams, create a unified production concept using critical response to explore meaning and theme.
Participate in a formal critique with peers to assess the developing qualities in their own artwork.
Read critical analysis and identify and attend a variety of regional theatre offerings.
Research plays and scenes in context and analyze the plays’ historical and cultural connections to determine the author’s intent.
Synthesize elements of different cultural dance forms to create new, original works in dance.
Use contemporary web technologies to archive and analyze their own and others’ performances, then use formal models of criticism to make judgments and compare and contrast their work with the work of others.
Use modern technology tools to create, perform, archive and respond to dance.
Use projections, media and modern technology in staging a scene.
