1. Essential Outcomes WICOR, AVID
Electives department
Essential Outcomes
WICOR, AVID

2. Theatre Arts
Katy DelPorto Bianchi

3. Theatre arts-Beginning Drama
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Identify key figures, works, and trends in world theatrical history from various cultures and time periods.
A proficient student will correctly identify aspects of theatre history while relating it to today’s theatre.
basic theatre vocabulary
cornell notes
study skills
research abilities
reading comprehension
ability to connect ideas
How do these key figures and works still influence the world of theatre today?
theatre history exam
May
June
Extension activities may include:
-costume research, creation and presentations
-performing monologues/plays from various cultures and time periods in history
-reading advanced level articles about theatre history and presenting

4. Theatre arts-Advanced Drama
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Careers and Career-Related Skills 5.2 Demonstrate the ability to create rehearsal schedules, set deadlines, organize priorities, and identify needs and resources when participating in the production of a play or scene.
A proficient student will work collaboratively with their cast and crew to create a professional style production by respecting the leadership team or participating in the leadership team.
advanced theatre vocabulary
basic performance skills (acting “fundies”)
basics of technical design
advanced knowledge of differences between theatrical genres
rehearsal etiquette
organizational skills
performance
rehearsal observation
rehearsal/performance reflections
All Year
Students will take part in public performances as actors, designers, crew, or directors.

5. Theatre arts-Stagecraft/costumes
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Organize and develop artistic ideas to produce bodies of work.
A proficient student will collaborate with their design team (costume, scenic, sound, lights) to make design choices based on theme.
technical theatre vocabulary
collaborative skills
communication skills
critical thinking skills
informal design meeting observations
one-on-one design meetings
graphic organizers
reflections
September-October
February-March
Students will collaborate on public performances using the skills learned in class.  

6. Music
Boyd Grimshaw
Mel Suguitan

7. music Standard Description Example Rigor Prerequisite Skills Common
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1.0 Artistic perception
Read and Notate Music
1.1 Read a musical staff and be able to describe it using music terms
Proficient student can successfully identify the note names located on the Treble and Bass Clef Staff with 100% accuracy
Vocabulary:
Staff
Ledger Lines
Clef
Bass
Treble
"Lesson 6" review sheet used to identify notes on a staff as well as placing notes on a staff based on the Note name
Stand will be taught the first two weeks of school at the beginning of class
Weeks 1-2
Students will apply mastery to lessons in both vocal and instrumental disciplines

8. music Standard Description Example Rigor Prerequisite Skills Common
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1.0 Artistic perception
Listen to, Analyze, and Describe Music
1.4 Analyze and describe the use of musical elements and expressive devices (e.g., articulation, dynamic markings) in aural examples in a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres, styles, and cultures
The proficient student can identify the correct use of music vocabulary identifying tempo, articulation or dynamics
 Vocabulary:
Allegro, Vivace
Andante, moderato
Largo, Adagio
ritardando
accelerando
Piano, forte
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
pianissimo
 Students will be given worksheet and/or exam where they will show mastery by matching terms with definitions and using terms accurately in a written paragraph.
 This will be taught on alternating days with several other elements over the course of a month
Year round

9. compare and contrast the different musical period
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3.0 Historical and Cultural Context
3.1 Trace and identify different music genres, cite well known musicians
Students will be able to create research paper based on composer’s life and be able to match composer’s music by ear
Students will access notes, summaries, CFU questions to create research paper
Completed research paper turned in and graded by instructor
This to be taught year round completing several different music periods
Students will be able to
compare and contrast the
different musical period
addressed .

10. Engineering
Irene Hill

11. Intro to engineering
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B5.5 Students will solve problems by using appropriate units applied in engineering systems.
Repetitions are evident in the student’s focused notes. Students will be able to correctly apply unit conversions to various values.
Students will need to differentiate between SI and US Customary units, and be able to choose appropriate conversion factors.
Quiz on Conversions
October
Students will be able to apply dimensional analysis to solve problems relating to density and other properties of solids.

12. Intro to engineering Standard Description Example Rigor
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B11.1 Students will develop a digital portfolio representative of their work.
Repetitions are evident in the student’s focused notes. Student will create a digital portfolio with all steps of the design process thoroughly documented.
Students must be able to use Google docs to create a written document, including knowing how to insert and edit images and write a summary.
Completed online digital portfolio for their puzzle cube design project.
December/April/May
Students will be able to create a digital portfolio for their toy train design, including all appropriate sections.

13. Intro to engineering Standard Description Example Rigor
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B6.4 Students will be able to translate word problems into mathematical statements.
Repetitions are evident in the student’s focused notes. Students will be able to calculate area, surface area and volume of various geometric and composite shapes.
Students must be able to differentiate between various shapes and solids, including selecting the appropriate formula and recognizing the required variable to be substituted in.
Quiz on area, surface area and volume.
January
Students will be able to interpret the physical properties of solids given in the CAD model analysis.

14. wood
David Castillo

15. Woodshop and construction
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Students understand measurement systems in the planning and layout process used in the cabinetmaking and wood products industry:
Know design solutions to common problems in cabinetmaking and wood products. Understand calculation procedures for materials and production requirements for wood product designs. Convert scaled drawing measurements to full dimensional layout and template applications. Know conventional measurement processes for cabinetmaking and wood products, linear measurements, and conversions of fractions and decimals
An understanding of stander unit of measurement.
class observation
All year
Students who have acquired mastery of the skill will be able to use different types of measurement in the completion of wood project.

16. Woodshop and construction
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Students understand the safe and appropriate use of hand tools common to the cabinetmaking and wood products industry: A 1.0
Use common hand tools and accessories, such as planers, shapers, clamping and gripping tools, pliers, wrenches, wood chisels, hammers, hand saws, and squares, safely and properly. Maintain and care for common hand tools.
An understanding safety in the use of hand tools
class observation
All year
Students who have acquired mastery of the skill will be able to use different types of hand tools in the completion of wood project.

17. Woodshop and construction
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Students understand how to make effective decisions, use career information, and manage personal career plans: 3,0
Know the personal qualifications, interests, aptitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to succeed in careers. Understand the scope of career opportunities and know the requirements for education, training, and licensure. Develop a career plan that is designed to reflect career interests, pathways, and postsecondary options. Understand the role and function of professional organizations, industry associations, and organized labor in a productive society. Understand the past, present, and future trends that affect careers, such as technological developments and societal trends, and the resulting need for lifelong learning. Know important strategies for self-promotion in the hiring process, such as job applications, résumé writing, interviewing skills, and preparation of a portfolio. Understand the nature of entrepreneurial activities.
Students will be develop able to develop an education and career plan for the future career goals
Class project on personal career plans.
August-November
Students will have an education and career plan.

18. Art and ceramics
Jodie Bardone
Susan Bradley
Temo Moreno

19. Summary includes clear topic, and conclusion sentences with peer edit.
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 1.3 Research and analyze the work of an artist and write about the artist's distinctive style and its contribution to the meaning of the work.
A 1 page written summary of an article students read on the artist Chuck Close (post-Vietnam era).
Students need to know the art vocabulary. (Cornell Notes)
Summary includes clear topic, and conclusion sentences with peer edit.
4th week of semester 1
This leads to a more formal understanding of the face leading to the fictional portrait drawing using a grid.

20. Art
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4.0 AESTHETIC VALUING
Derive Meaning
4.1 Articulate how personal beliefs, cultural traditions, and current social, economic, and political contexts influence the interpretation of the meaning or message in a work of art
Reflection quick write on Temo Moreno’s illustration book of the Gospel of John called the “John Project”
No prior knowledge needed
Completed quick write based on a scoring rubric emphasizing direct examples of how Moreno’s art reflects the beliefs and culture his life while tailoring this subject for a contemporary audience.
2nd semester
Students will create a fictional character artwork

21. General experience in note taking and reflection writing
Art
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Careers and Career- Related Skills
5.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the various skills of an artist, art critic, art historian, art collector, art gallery owner, and philosopher of art (aesthetician)
Students will turn in cornell notes and reflection responses of a presentation by a guest speaker from the Academy of Art University
General experience in note taking and reflection writing
Completed notes and essay based on a scoring rubric with emphasis on response for the essay question explaining the relevance of art in the careers in the modern world.
1st semester
Students will continue to expand their knowledge of note taking and reflection writing as the semester progresses

22. Intro to information technology
Grant Billingslea

23. Information technology
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Students will understand the basic components of a computer’s operating system, and how each part functions.
Students will construct a diagram that labels the computer’s components, along with a description of how each component works.
Students will need to know proper note taking techniques, research skills, and collaborate with their peers.
Students’ mastery will be assessed via a labeled computer diagram, and an explanation of each parts functionality.
August
Students who have mastered this standard will assist their fellow classmates who are having difficulties with particular concepts.

24. Information technology
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Students will understand the historical perspective of the World Wide Web, advantages/disadvantages of ecommerce, how browsers and servers function, along with other basic components of webpages and websites.
Students will build a PowerPoint using their research data to outline the important events which have help sculpt the Web, along with other pertinent topics.
Students will need to know how to use PowerPoint as well as how to properly use Web based search engines to access information.
Students will present their PowerPoint via oral presentation that includes all of the necessary information regarding the
September
Students who have mastered this standard will assist their fellow classmates who are having difficulties with particular concepts.

25. Information technology
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Students will understand the basic components of designing websites including: Color schemes, backgrounds, text, images, navigation, and custom animation.
Students will build a webpage template that includes all of the necessary formatting components.
Students will need to understand the standard vocabulary associated with web design, and proper note taking techniques.
Students will complete their webpage template using the Dreamweaver software, incorporating all of the components of basic web design.
October
Students who have mastered this standard will assist their fellow classmates who are having difficulties with particular concepts.

26. Thank you!