Appendix 1:
Hawai'i Department of Education

 

Fine arts standards At-A-Glance (HCPS III)

Arts Discipline

Content Standards

Topics

Visual Arts

Standard 1: Visual Arts -- Understand and apply art materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of art and understand how the visual arts communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and experiences.

How the Arts are Organized

How the Arts Communicate

How the Arts Shape and Reflect Culture

Music

Standard 2: Music -- Understand and apply elements of music and understand how music communicates ideas, feelings, and experiences across cultures.

How the Arts are Organized

How the Arts Communicate

How the Arts Shape and Reflect Culture

Drama and Theatre

Standard 3: Drama and Theatre -- Understand and apply the skills of acting, design, and technical theatre and understand the role of drama in various cultures throughout history.

How the Arts are Organized

How the Arts Communicate

How the Arts Shape and Reflect Culture

Dance

Standard 4: Dance -- Understand and apply elements of dance, appreciate how dance communicates meaning, and recognize its role across cultures and throughout history.

How the Arts are Organized

How the Arts Communicate

How the Arts Shape and Reflect Culture