1. Arts Education Plus 12 Powerful Words
Empowering Student Success Through the Arts

2. Examples of how art, dance, music and theatre teachers can use and reinforce the 12 Powerful Words in their content.
What do we mean by powerful words?
These are the words that stump students when they take standardized test. Students may feel intimidated or confused by these words causing them to answer a question incorrectly when they know the answer
12 Powerful Words

3. What can you do as an Art, Dance, Music or Theatre Teacher?
By incorporating these words into the art, dance, music, and theatre curriculum you will be helping to boost your student’s academic achievement.
Have students make up questions utilizing these words.
Use these words with students on a daily basis integrated into your content.
Ask the students to use the words in their written responses.

4. Trace Visual Art Example:
Using the photos, trace the steps used in creating a pinch pot.
List in 1,2,3 order
Arrange in order
Sequence
Trace

5. Analyze Theatre Example:
Which of the following Shakespeare plays analyzes the imagery of disease & pessimism?
Break apart
Think through
Break into pieces
Analyze

6. Infer Visual Art Example:
In the painting Guernica, infer how war affected the people living in Guernica during the Spanish Civil War?
Read between the lines
What do you think?
Infer

7. Evaluate Music Example:
Evaluate the importance of Hip Hop on the millennial generation?
Judge its worth

8. Formulate Dance Example:
Formulate an opinion about how ballet has influenced modern dance?
Plan
Come up with
Formulate

9. Describe Music Example: What is the tempo of the melody?
Tell in your own words
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Describe

10. Support Theatre Example:
Which character best supports the antagonist archetype?
Back up with details
Tell why
How do you know?
Support

11. Explain Visual Art Example:
Looking at this sculpture, explain how Henry Moore created a sense of unity.
Tell how
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

12. Summarize Dance Example:
Which of the following styles best summarizes the influences of worldwide cultures?
Give me the short version

13. Compare Theatre Example: Compare a straight play with a musical.
How are they the same
Alike

14. Contrast Theatre Example: Contrast Death of a Salesman with Hamilton.
How are they different

15. Predict Visual Art Example:
Looking at the painting Milkmaid by Vermeer, predict what will happen next.
What will happen next
What will happen in the future

16. Next steps Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3
Edit this document, if needed, to fit your content or show how the 12 Powerful Words can fit into any curriculum.
Assignment 2
Show your students - this could be a great way to start your class each day.
Assignment 3
Begin making the 12 Powerful Words a part of your classroom language.