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Understand the importance of identifying the
signs of suicide and developing a plan for
seeking help
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Understand the importance of developing and
maintaining confidential relationships
•
Understand constructive and risky means of
expressing independence
•
Understand the importance of seeking help
from family, schools, and community resources
for unhealthy relationships
•
Understand the role of sports, games, and
dance in modern culture
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Understand behaviors that are supportive and
inclusive in physical activity settings
•
Understand the importance of diverse culture,
ethnicity, and gender during physical activity
•
Understand the influence of differences on
participation in physical activities
•
Understand the importance of working
cooperatively with peers of differing skills
•
Understand the importance of solving
problems in physical activity settings by
analyzing causes and potential solutions
•
Understand the importance of analyzing
potential consequences when confronted with a
behavior choice in a physical activity setting
•
Understand the importance of working
cooperatively with a group to achieve group
goals in competitive as well as cooperative
settings
•
Understand the importance of displaying
sensitivity to the feelings of others during
physical activities
•
Understand the importance of engaging in fair
play and sportsmanship behaviors during
physical activity
Nutrition
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Understand the role of the dietary guidelines
for Americans in promoting health
•
Understand barriers to own healthful eating
patterns and describe strategies for
overcoming these barriers
•
Understand how different cultural perceptions
impact self-esteem and body image
•
Understand how to balance calorie intake with
caloric expenditure to maintain, gain, or
reduce weight
•
Understand media and peer pressures for
unhealthy weight control through eating
disorders, fad dieting, excessive exercise,
and smoking
Fitness
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Understand the principles of cardiovascular and
strength training
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Complete a health related fitness test and
achieve fitness scores at an acceptable level
•
Understand resting, exercise, and recovery
heart rates
•
Understand the relationship between physical
activity, nutrition, and adequate rest/sleep and
weight management
•
Understand the importance of monitoring and
evaluating the benefits of various physical
activities
•
Understand the importance of establishing
personal physical activity goals and monitoring
progress toward goals
•
Understand the value and importance of
regular physical activity
•
Understand the relationship between healthy
lifestyle and “feeling good”
•
Perform a variety of contemporary and
popular dances
•
Demonstrate square, folk, and social
dance skills
•
Create original dances using the elements
found in recreational dance
•
Demonstrate competence in advanced skills
needed for team or dual games and sports
•
Demonstrate competence in advanced skills
needed for individual physical activity
•
Create and perform sequential movement
routines
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Understand the importance of applying
offensive and defensive strategies
•
Understand critical elements of
movement skills
•
Understand the importance of knowing and
applying rules and safe practices in a variety of
physical activities
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Understand the importance of the social and
cultural significance of various movement form
ART
Artistic Perception
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Identify, define, and analyze different artistic
materials, processes, and techniques
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Review and expand his/her understanding of
the art elements and principles of design (e.g.,
uses shading in a still life to create a three
dimensional feeling)
•
Create and use a value scale to distinguish the
range of colors and shades
•
Discuss expressive qualities of the art
elements, for example color (warm and cool)
and line (static and active)
•
Identify and explain the effects of structure
and function in works of art
•
Define and use more complex art vocabulary
to describe, analyze, compare, and categorize
works of art
•
Describe the world he/she lives in using
artistic terms
•
Identify and discuss various art media and
art forms
Creative Expression
•
Produce different compositions using a variety
of processes, media, and techniques as well as a
range of subject matter, ideas, and symbols
that successfully communicate their individuality,
experiences, values, insights, opinions,
emotions, and stories
•
Create artworks that demonstrate an
understanding of art elements, principles,
structures, and functions and analyze their
effectiveness in communicating their ideas
•
Learn various techniques and process for
working with each material
•
Use a variety of media and techniques in an
expressive manner
•
Apply examples from the works of other artists
for inspiration and technique
•
Create art that shows objects or surroundings
as the student would like them to be
•
Create original artworks in photography,
computer art, or video
•
Interpret reality and fantasy in original artwork
that requires conscious decision making as well
as connections to other subject areas
•
Expand knowledge for organizing and
creating art
•
Develop strategies for imagining and
implementing images
•
Discuss, develop, and apply the concept of
safety as it relates to art tools and materials
Historical and Cultural Context
•
Explore and discuss how history, culture, and
visual arts influence each other and are a
reflection of times, places, and cultures
•
Examine and discuss the role of the
arts in reflecting life including needs, values,
and beliefs
•
Examine the art from various cultures, past and
present, to understand how art functioned in
communities in those places and times
•
Identify and discuss major works of art from
a variety of different artists and ethnic groups
around the world
•
Examine and discuss artwork created as a
statement including pieces that reflect a social
comment, a protest of social conditions, or
beliefs and values
Aesthetic Valuing
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Identify skills used in making judgments about
works of art and distinguish between a
preference and a judgment
•
Construct and use sets of criteria for making
judgments about art
•
Apply the four steps of art criticism to make
judgments about their own artwork and the
work of others:
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Describe the work
•
Analyze the work in terms of art
elements and principles
•
Interpret the work in terms of ideas and
emotions
•
Judge the work as to its success both
technically and in either communicating
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