State Curriculum Content Standards
Visual and Performing Arts	Grade: HS 11-12; College
Standard 1.1 Aesthetics	All students will use aesthetic knowledge in the creation of and in response to dance, music, theater, and visual art. Students observe elements of sculpture and respond orally during discussion and graphically through writing and chooses images in PowerPoint and papers.
Standard 1.4 Critique	All students will develop. apply and reflect upon knowledge of the process of critique. Students will examine artwork through the web and compare different historical periods. They will categorize artistic subjects, and structure and influences. They will critique their classmates' papers according to specified criteria and offer suggestions for improvement.
Standard 1.5 History/Culture	All students will understand and analyze the role, development, and continuing influence of the arts in relation to world cultures, history, and society. Students will look for relationships and stylistic characteristics among historical events and art: present their ideas in class discussion and blogs. They will analyze the influences the have today in relation to culture.
Social Studies	Grade: HS 11-12; College
Standard 6.1 Skills	All students will utilize historical thinking, problem solving, and research skills to maximize their understanding of civics, history, geography, and economics. Students will use research skills and technology to "visit" a place and past time period to gather information and examine data from historical, geographic, and artistic points of view.
Standard 6.3 World History	All students will demonstrate knowledge of world history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the past, present, and future. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in verbal, written, and visual formats and relate it to current and past time periods.
Standard 6.6 Geography	All students will apply knowledge of spatial relationships and other geographic skills to understand human behavior in relation to the physical and cultural environment. Through the use of maps and technology students will demonstrate their understanding of the interconnectedness of geography, history and culture in their presentations, papers, and discussions.
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