MC/Gen: Exercise 6 Integrating the Arts
Directions In this exercise, you will demonstrate an understanding of the arts by integrating an art-focused learning experience that provides multiple access to student understanding of a concept in another discipline and provide a rationale for its use. Characteristics: -A thorough and in-depth understanding of the content area as demonstrated through developmentally appropriate concepts. -A thorough and detailed description of a developmentally appropriate arts learning experience that includes resources. -A thorough and detailed analysis of an arts learning experience that establishes a connection for student understanding of a concept as it relates to a given topic. -A sound explanation of how the arts learning experience provides multiple access for student learning of the given concept. -A thorough, detailed, and appropriate explanation as to how the arts learning experience will enable students to have a deeper/broader appreciation of the arts. Prompt: You are a fifth grade teacher designing a social studies unit lesson on Westward Movement.
Prompts 1) Through integration of the arts, list two objectives for this unit and your rationale. 2) List three possible products students could create that show mastery of one of these objectives. 3) List two possible resources you could use in developing your unit.
Created by
Patrick Ledesma
, 2007