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Student-made Web Pages...Show Off Their Work!
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Designed to teach students how to create a web page using Netscape Communicator's Composer and can be used by students in grades 3-12 to present their projects or research on their school's web page. Designed to be taught in a lab setting and will be used by the technology teacher in coordination with the classroom teacher.
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Every Picture Tells a Story
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Students will use personal histories developed and written as descriptive narratives and transform them into visual imagery integrating characters, events and symbols into an observable story. Using influences of fabric artist Faith Ringgold and painter Carmen Lomas Garza, students will selectively weave a visual narrative for presentation from individually developed writings. During the creative process, students will use e-mail skills to contact Ms. Ringgold at her web site.
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The Sculpture of Henry Moore
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This unit is designed to provide students
with an understanding of the processes involved
in creating sculpture as well as an in-depth
study of the defining characteristics of Henry
Moore's sculpture. This unit also addresses the
NYS Standards in the Arts, ELA, MST, and Social
Studies.
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Historic American Architecture
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Essential Questions: Why bother looking at local architecture? What styles of American Architecture are represented in local historical buildings? What kind of product can be made that will creatively communicate the identity and information about local historical buildings? How can this product be designed so that it follows principles of good graphic design and communication?
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Broadway Bound
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What makes a viable Musical? -How can several art forms combine to create a Musical?
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Concert Suite from Dances With Wolves - 4.3 MB Fi
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Focuses on preparing students to perform "Concert Suite from Dances With Wolves" at a public concert while emphasizing the interpretation skills students need to express emotions depicted in the music to their audience. Exposes students to many aspects of preparing a musical work of art for public performance and could be applied to the performance of similar compositions at any level a teacher might choose in order to develop these skills in their students. Could also be applied to the performance of similar compositions at any level for choral or orchestral organizations with small changes in terminology.
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West Side Story: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
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This unit focuses on encouraging students to appreciate and understand the musical West Side Story by analyzing the musical from different perspectives. The unit prepares Band and Voice class students to expressively perform West Siode Story at a public concert and English students to write a critical essay comparing the musical's plot to the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
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American Music History
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This learning unit uses many experiences that tie together to help the students see the relationship between them.
It combines historical events in American history with Music and includes information how history
influenced music. It works well with classes of any size in social studies and music courses.
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Rising Above Intolerance
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Create individual group Power Point presentations that summarized the learning they experienced throughout the day.
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