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		Frameworks for Arts Curriculum Strategies Minnesota Frameworks for Arts Curriculum Strategies contain arts content standards to help insure the scope and depth of student learning in dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. The purpose of FACS is to provide a context in which teachers, artists, and administrators can examine and improve their curriculum and teaching practices for the arts in education. FACS suggests and supports key areas of learning, curriculum, and instructional design to assist schools across the state in developing consistent learning for all students in the arts. Implementation of FACS standards provides a focus and foundation for schools to meet the Minnesota Graduation Standards. You can download PDF versions of the FACS document by clicking on any of the following files in parentheses: Introduction (intro.pdf) Dance (dance.pdf) Literary Arts (literary.pdf) Media Arts (media.pdf) Music (music.pdf) Theater (theater.pdf) Visual Arts (visual.pdf) Credits(credits.pdf) Curriculum & Assessment Samples: In this section, you will find Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, and Assessment Tasks that represent a larger set of Pilot Site FACS Implementation Reports and Arts High School AssessmentTasks available in the Curriculum Corner of the Perpich Center for Arts Education's Learning Resource Center. Index of Samples: 1. Grades K-4, Music--Moorhead ("Music Composition"; "Peter & Wolf") (Unit + Lesson) 2. Grades K-4, Visual Arts--Sheridan (Minneapolis) ("Student Presentations of Art Work") (2 Lessons) 3. Grades K-4, Theater/ Literary Arts--Fosston ("Environment") (Unit) 4. Grades 5-8, Literary Arts/Media Arts--Moorhead ("Rube Goldberg Project"; "Create an Advertisement") (Unit + Lesson) 5. Grades 5-8, Dance--Sheridan (Minneapolis) ("Identity & Culture") (Unit + Lesson Outlines + Worksheets) 6. Grades 5-8, Media Arts/Literary Arts--Fosston ("Video Production"; "Brainstorming, Storyboarding, Scriptwriting") (Unit + Lesson) 7. High School Literary Arts/Media Arts/Theater--North HS (Minneapolis) ("Old Arizona Project") (Overview + Unit + Lesson) 8. High School Literary Arts/Physics--Arts HS ("Short Story Using Physics Principles") (Assessment Tasks) 9. High School Music--Arts HS ("Radio Show") (Assessment Task) 10. High School Visual Arts--Arts HS ("Grant Writing") (Assessment Task)