APPENDIX

NYS Education and Learning Standards Met by the John Lennon Real Love Project

LEARNING STANDARDS FOR MUSIC
Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic ideas and work.
Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

READING ANCHOR STANDARDS
Standard 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Standard 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats.

WRITING ANCHOR STANDARDS
Standard 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Standard 4: Develop personal, cultural, textual, and thematic connections within and across genres through written responses to texts and personal experiences.

SPEAKING AND LISTENING ANCHOR STANDARDS
Standard 1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners; express ideas clearly and persuasively, and build on those of others.

LANGUAGE ANCHOR STANDARDS
Standard 3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening
Standard 5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Standard 6: Acquire and accurately use general academic and content-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening; demonstrate independence in gathering and applying vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

LIFELONG PRACTICES OF WRITERS
• write for multiple purposes, including for learning and for pleasure
• persevere through challenging writing tasks
• enrich personal language, background knowledge, and vocabulary through writing and communicating with others
• experiment and play with language
• strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach