Minnesota+American+Indian+Benchmarks+All+Arts

Dance
**Strand I: Artistic Foundations** **//Standard 3: Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, historical contexts that influence the art areas//**

**Grades K – 3** (K) 1. **Identify** the characteristics of dance from a variety of cultures, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities. **Grades 4 – 5** (K) 1. **Describe** the cultural and historical traditions of dance including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities **Grades 6-8** (R) 1. **Compare and contrast** the connections among works in dance, their purposes, and their cultural, historical, and social contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities =Grades 9 - 12 = (R) 1. **Analyze how** a work in dance influences or is influenced by the personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities

Media Art
**Strand I: Artistic Foundations** **//Standard 3: Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, historical contexts that influence the art areas//** = Grades K-3 = (K) 1. **Identify** the characteristics of works in media art from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 4-5 = (K) 1. **Describe** the cultural and historical forms or traditions of works in media arts including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 6-8 = (R) 1. **Compare and contrast** the connections among works in media arts, their purposes and their personal, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 9-12 = (R) 1. **Analyze how** a work in media arts influences and is influenced by the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities

Music
**Strand I: Artistic Foundations** **//Standard 3: Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, historical contexts that influence the art areas//** = Grades K-3 = (K) 1. **Identify** the characteristics of music from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 4-5 = (K) 1. **Describe** the cultural and historical traditions of music including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 6-8 = (R) 1. **Compare and contrast** connections among works in music, their purposes, and their personal, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 9-12 = (R) 1. **Analyze how** the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts influence the creation, interpretation or performance of music including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities

Theater
**Strand I: Artistic Foundations** **//Standard 3: Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, historical contexts that influence the art areas//** = Grades K-3 = (K) 1. **Identify** the characteristics of works in theater from a variety of cultures, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 4-5 = (K) 1. **Describe** the cultural and historical traditions of works in theater, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 6-8 = (R) 1. **Compare and contrast** the connections among works in theater, their purposes, and their personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 9-12 = (R) 1. **Analyze how** a work of theater influences and is influenced by the personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities

Visual Art
**Strand I: Artistic Foundations** **//Standard 3: Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, historical contexts that influence the art areas//** = Grades K-3 = (K) 1. **Identify** the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 4-5 = (K) 1. **Describe** the personal, social, cultural or historical contexts that influence the creation of visual artworks including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 6-8 = (R) 1. **Compare and contrast** the connections among visual artworks, their purposes, and their personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities = Grades 9-12 = (R) 1. **Analyze how** visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities