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Humanities (ACP) 901
Overview

TIME FRAME: one semester
GRADE: 11-12
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 4
01.3 THE ARTS - THEATRE

01.3.2.9.2 -- Students will compare and demonstrate acting techniques and methods from a variety of periods and styles; and

01.3.5.9.1 -- Students will identify and research cultural, historical and symbolic clues in dramatic texts, and evaluate the validity and practicality of the information to help make artistic choices for informal and formal productions.

01.3.6.9.1 -- Students will describe and compare the materials, elements and means of communicating in theatre, dance, music and the visual arts

01.3.7.9.2 -- Students will articulate and justify personal aesthetic criteria for critiquing dramatic texts and events by comparing artistic intent with the final performance.

01.3.8.9.1 -- Students will compare similar themes in drama from various cultures and historical periods, create informal and formal performances using these themes, and discuss how theatre can reveal universal concepts

01.3.8.9.2 -- Students will identify and compare the lives, works and influence of representative theatre artists in various cultures and historical periods

01.3 THE ARTS - THEATRE

01.3.8.9.3 -- Students will identify cultural and historical sources of American theatre and musical theatre

01.4 THE ARTS - VISUAL ART

01.4.4.9.2 -- Students will analyze common characteristics of visual arts evident across time and among cultural/ethnic groups in order to formulate analyses, evaluations and interpretations of meaning

01.4.4.9.3 -- Students will compare works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics and culture; justify conclusions made and use these conclusions to inform their own art making.

01.4.5.9.1 -- Students will research and analyze historic meaning and purpose in varied works of art

01.4.5.9.2 -- Students will reflect critically on various interpretations to better understand specific works of art

01.4.6.9.1 -- Students will analyze and compare characteristics of the visual arts within a particular historical period or style with ideas, issues or themes of that period or style

01.4.6.9.2 -- Students will compare the creative processes used in the visual arts with the creative processes used in the other arts and non-arts disciplines

01.2 THE ARTS - MUSIC

01.2.6.9.1 -- Students will analyze aural examples of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres and cultures by describing the uses of music elements and expressive devices

01.2.6.9.2 -- Students will demonstrate extensive knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music

01.2.9.6.1 -- Students will classify by genre or style and by historical period or culture unfamiliar but representative aural examples of music, and explain the reasoning behind their classifications

01.2.9.6.3 -- Students will identify various roles musicians perform, cite representative individuals who have functioned in each role, and describe their activities and performances.

23.2 LANGUAGE ARTS - EXPLORE AND RESPOND TO LITER

23.2.3.9.2 -- Students will compare/contrast and evaluate ideas, themes and/or issues across classical and contemporary texts.

23.2.3.9.3 -- Students will create responses to texts and examine each work's contributions to an understanding of human experience across cultures.

23.2.4.9.2 -- Students will discuss how the experiences of an author influence the text.

23.2.4.9.3 -- Students will discuss how the experiences of a reader influence the interpretation of a text.

23.2.4.9.5 -- Students will interpret, analyze and evaluate the influence of culture, history and ethnicity on themes and issues in literature.

23.2.4.9.6 -- Students will evaluate the effectiveness of the choices that authors, illustrators and filmmakers make to express political and social issues.




What are the cultural forces that affected the development of the creative arts?
What are the ideas and events that have influenced individual expression and world cultures?
What are the interrelationships of the arts and the stylistic periods that fostered important works?





Humanities is open to sophomore, junior and senior students as an English elective, an arts requirement for graduation, or as one of three history courses required for graduation. The course is an exploration of the creative arts and the cultural forces that affect their development.

Instruction focuses upon such media as painting, sculpture, music, theatre, film, dance, literature, and architecture. Students study ideas and events that have influenced individual expression and world cultures. Emphasis is placed upon the interrelationship of the arts and the stylistic periods that fostered important works. Historic styles studied include those of the ancient world, the pre modern world, the emerging modern world, and the twentieth century.

Course topics include the major philosophies of art, approaches to art analysis and interpretation, and processes involved in various media. Student activities include interdisciplinary readings, independent research, creative projects and exercises, studies of major works, audio visual experiences, field trips, guest lecturers and guest artists. A feature of the course is an on site study of the Roseland Cottage National Historic Site in Woodstock.





Students in Humanities will display the ability to:
-- Understand the philosophical nature of aesthetics and the meaning of art in life,
-- Differentiate between a variety of media, techniques, and processes,
-- Judge the effectiveness of different ways of using visual characteristics in conveying ideas,
-- Identify specific works of art and music as belonging to particular styles, cultures, times, and places,
-- Create artwork that demonstrates an understanding of how history or culture can influence art forms,
-- Know and compare the characteristics and purposes of works of art and music representing various cultures, historical periods and artists,
-- Analyze and interpret artworks in terms of form, cultural and historical context, and purpose,
-- Analyze common characteristics of visual arts evident across time and among cultural/ethnic groups to formulate analyses, evaluations and interpretations of meaning,
-- Describe the visual characteristics of works of art and personal response using visual art, dramatic art, and/or musical terminology,
-- Defend personal interpretations using reasoned argument and applying aesthetic criteria,
-- Identify connections between the arts and other disciplines in the curriculum,
-- Compare the process of creation used in various art forms,
-- Apply arts knowledge and skills to solve problems relevant to a variety of careers and life roles.





All Students will:
-- View artwork and listen to music from various styles, cultures, times, and places,
-- Study the characteristics and purposes of works of art and music representing various cultures, historical periods and artists,
-- Complete a research project on a cathedral,
-- Write a compare and contrasts paper on modern and classic art,
-- Write a persuasive paper about how a piece of art can be associated with a certain artist,
-- Give an oral presentation that utilizes visual aids,
-- View an assortment of films, travelogues, and biographies to augment cultural experiences,
-- Receive instruction on the development of Western art, architecture and music from Greeks to post Modern (including some philosophy and theatre),
-- Create a travel guide for a European city,
-- Participate in various hands-on art projects which reflect the artistic movements and styles covered in the curriculum,
-- Learn an assortment of cultural literacy terms.





Assessment in Humanities will include such activities as student viewing and participation in arts experiences followed by oral and written critical evaluation, guided journal responses, student presentations, student creation of works of art, independent and group projects, studio workshop projects, and written quizzes and examinations.




A field trip to The Pink House, and a tour of the Academy neighborhood will be integrated into the curriculum as time (and weather) allows.

A field trip to a museum, such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, or the guggenheim Musseum in New York, may be integrated into the curriculum as time allows.







Girl with Pearl Earring (Tracey Chevalier)
The Annotated Mona Lisa (Carol Strickland and John Boswell)
Amadeus (film)
Pollack (film)
Girl with Pearl Earrings (film)
Rick Stethes' travelogues
Restriction of Van Gogh's The Night Watch (video)