Learning Links
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Related Concepts
General: process, composition, craftsmanship, creative experience, intention, theme
Specific: Music - rhythm, melody, form, harmony, expression, style, motion, notation
Dance - movement, space, time, force, technique, expression
Drama - plot, action, characterization, conflict, theme, mood, movement
Visual Arts - Elements: line, shape/form, color, value, space, texture.
Principles: balance, contrast, emphasis, variety, repetition, movement, pattern,
proportion, distortion, rhythm, transition/gradation, dominance/subordination,
harmony, unity.
Demonstrators should be read from bottom to top, but need not be demonstrated sequentially.
Elementary Demonstrators
• Explore the elements and principles of art forms.
• Create original visual art and create and/or perform original and existing works of music, dance, and drama.
• Discuss works of art using appropriate concepts and terminology.
• Produce and/or perform original and existing individual and group works of art.
• Reflect on, interpret, and revise own work and/or works of others in music, visual arts, dance, and drama.
Middle School Demonstrators
• Plan, produce, present, and/or perform original and existing individual and group works of art using appropriate elements, concepts, and principles of visual arts, music, dance, and drama.
• Analyze the creative expression and technical quality of own and/or others artwork using appropriate terminology and concepts.
High School Demonstrators
• Plan, produce, present, and/or perform complex, original, and existing individual and group works of music, visual arts, dance, and drama using appropriate arts elements, concepts, and performance techniques.
Sample Teaching/Assessment Strategies
Collaborative Process: Brainstorming, Cooperative Learning / Community-Based Instruction: Apprenticeship / Continuous Progress Assessment: Portfolio Development, Self-assessment / Graphic Organizers: Graphic Representations / Problem Solving: Creative Problem Solving, Formulating Models, Role-play, Simulation / Technology/Tools: Multimedia, Puppets, Video / Whole Language Approach / Writing Process
These sample strategies offer ideas and are not meant to limit teacher resourcefulness. More strategies are found in the resource section.
Ideas for Incorporating Community Resources:
• Work with a local quilter to design and produce a quilt for a homeless shelter.
• Invite a local writer or poet to read favorite poems as an introduction to writing poetry.
• Ask a cosmetologist to assist in applying makeup for a drama production.
Core Concept - Production
Sample Elementary Activities
• Create and present an original cartoon with plot, characters, and setting. PE, P
• Perform a pentatonic song using hand movement, body percussion, percussion instruments, and pitched instruments. PE
• Sing a simple song; choose rhythm instruments for the accompaniment and perform. PE
• Listen to a piece of music and create body movements for the rhythm of the theme. Analyze the durations in the theme, and create word rhythms to the rhythmic pattern. PE
• Create a sculpture from soap, wood, or clay using the subtractive process. Create another from clay, paper mache, or cardboard using the additive process. PE
• Use basic geometric shapes to produce patterns or images in a collage. PE, OE, P
• Use a variety of techniques to produce the illusion of depth including overlapping, converging, lines, size, detail, color, placement. PE
• Pantomime the opening of a gift and the revealing of its contents. PE
• Use rhythm instruments to create and perform simple question/answer phrases . PE
• Plan and create an art work that is appropriate for a day care center. PE, P
Applications Across the Curriculum
Variations on a theme. Fairy Tales
Language Arts
• Put on a production of a fairy tale from another country. PE, P
Science
• Design a diorama of the set for the fairy tale, PE, P
Mathematics
• Put the 3-dimensional diorama design on grid paper to use in laying out the actual set. PE
Social Studies
• Choose music from the country of the fairy tale to accompany the production. PE, OE
Practical Living
• Design the set and costumes for the production of the fairy tale. PE, P
Vocational Education
• Prepare a playbill for the production. PE, OE, P
Sample Middle School Activities
• Listen to a musical selection; draw appropriate images representing emotions you associate with the music. PE, OE
• Create and perform a folk dance using movement, music, colors, and words to convey a contemporary or historical idea. PE, OE, P
• Explore art of a specific era; find complementary music and create a movement sequence which conveys the feelings, moods, and culture of the period. PE, OE
• Use sign language to perform a vocal selection. PE
• Select recorded music and visual art for background to a reading of your favorite story, poem, or dance. PE, P
• Make a collection of found objects to be used on a poster with an ecological theme. PE, P
• Create a ceramic relief mural for the entry hall of your school. PE
• Produce a 3-dimensional form or a music composition that conveys the feeling of anger. PE
• Perform an original hand jive. PE, P
• Construct and notate chord patterns depicting 12-bar blues. PE, P
Applications Across the Curriculum
Language Arts
Prepare and perform a reader's theatre selection for younger students, nursing home residents, or parents night. PE, P
Science
• Make a video depicting a meeting of thinkers like Gregor Mendel, Charles Darwin, J.D. Watson, Wehmer von Braun, Jules Verne, and Jacques Cousteau. Discuss their respective areas of Science and the impact of each. PE, P Create musical instruments from natural materials which have a wide range of sounds and pitch. Perform a specific piece of music. PE, OE, P
Mathematics
• Look for examples of the golden ratio in art and architecture. Create original designs using the ratio. OE
Social Studies
• Watch selected films to observe the human experiences of the Civil Rights Movement. Create a production (e.g., musical, artistic, written) depicting the thoughts and feelings of a victim of prejudice and discrimination. PE, OE, P Trace the evolution of musical notation and the use of "shape notes" in Kentucky folk and church music. P
Practical Living
• Create and perform a rap for elementary students that addresses drug refusal. PE, OE Create and record a two minute aerobic dance routine video to be used as an instructional tool. PE, P Design a fashion for the year 2020. Create a news release for a classroom fashion magazine that same year. P
Vocational Education
• Select and research a health related issue and design a logo to be used in an educational campaign. PE, P Design letterhead for a school club or organization. PE, P Frame a picture. Consider the color scheme, furniture style, and proportion of the room where it will be placed. PE
Sample High School Activities
• Interpret a historic event through movement, visual art, music, performance, and drama. PE, P
• Create and perform a chant or rap in 2/4 or 4/4 meter. PE
• Collect family stories or history. Present a video production. PE, P
• Create a visual art piece with recycled products. Give a demonstration explaining the construction. PE, OE, P
• Make a video or photographic presentation to the school board on design changes (inside or outside) needed in your school. PE, OE, P
• Create a new mascot or crest for your high school. PE, P
• Design a lighting scheme for a performance using color and intensity to create mood/atmosphere. PE, P
• Design clothing or jewelry for your age group. PE, P
Applications Across the Curriculum
Language Arts
• Describe a character from a short story using art, music, or dance. PE, P
Science
• Relate several scientific concepts in a song, poem, dance, or drama. PE, OE, P Trace the history of string, wood, or percussion instruments and relate construction resources used to place and time. OE, P
Mathematics
• Design wrapping paper using tessellations. PE, P Produce a ten-minute CD presentation of your personal top ten songs. Include oral comments. PE, OE, P
Social Studies
• Dramatize turning points in the Civil War. Video the presentation and show to community audiences, PE, OE
Practical Living
• Compile and prepare a medley of songs that convey a variety of emotions (e.g., jealousy, grief, happiness, understanding). PE, P Write and illustrate a children's storybook on emotions and distribute to childcare centers throughout the community. P
Vocational Education
• Produce animations via computer. PE, P Create a multimedia ad campaign. PE, P