Arts Education 5

Creative/Productive

Create drama using pop culture as inspiration (e.g., pop musicians and movie stars, street theatre, or stories and myths from pop culture).

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Critical/Responsive

Examine the influence of pop culture on own lives and societies, and investigate the work of selected pop culture artists (e.g., Andy Warhol, popular musicians, movie stars, televised music and dance competitions).

Respond critically and creatively to a variety of pop culture expressions.

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Cultural/Historical

Examine perspectives on contemporary life as expressed by artists in pop culture and mass media (e.g., representations of young people in ads, sitcoms, animations, and music videos).

Analyze and describe how arts and pop culture expressions convey information about the time and place in which they were created.

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