National

Core Arts Standards

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Artistic Processes

Create
Perform
Respond
Connect

http://www.nationalartsstandards.org



Michigan Merit Curriculum

Areas upon which Standards, Benchmarks, and
Grade Level Content Expectations are developed
Perform: Apply skills and knowledge to perform in the arts.
Create: Apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts.
Analyze: All students will analyze, describe, and evaluate
works of art.
Analyze in Context: Understand, analyze, and describe the
arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Analyze and Make Connections: Recognize, analyze, and describe
connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines;
between the arts and everyday life.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Complete_VPAA_Expectations
_June_2011_356110_7.pdf