An Interdisciplinary Approach in Arts Education a Unit Plan

Start Date

15-4-2021 9:30 AM

End Date

15-4-2021 9:45 AM

Student's Major

Art

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Gina Wenger

Mentor's Department

Art

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

Despite the interconnectedness of the world, we tend to compartmentalize the way the arts are taught in schools. With this unit comprising ten sessions for Grade 9 students, the aim is for students to create a dance performance that takes inspiration from the works of visual artists Arthur Ganson and Mella Jaarsma. With this interdisciplinary approach, my hope is that students find connections between events in contemporary times and how their inner worlds fit within the political. More importantly, for them to be able to express their thoughts and ideas through their bodies in movement and through the visual work they create in collaboration with their peers. At the end of this unit (of approximately 10 sessions), each group of four to five students will create a group dance (using a prop) that is inspired by Gansons kinetic sculptures. The prop (a chair that is a recurring motif in Gansons work) is designed taking inspiration from Mella Jaarsmas work and constructed using recycled material. Additionally, each group will provide a write up for the work they create

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An Interdisciplinary Approach in Arts Education a Unit Plan

Despite the interconnectedness of the world, we tend to compartmentalize the way the arts are taught in schools. With this unit comprising ten sessions for Grade 9 students, the aim is for students to create a dance performance that takes inspiration from the works of visual artists Arthur Ganson and Mella Jaarsma. With this interdisciplinary approach, my hope is that students find connections between events in contemporary times and how their inner worlds fit within the political. More importantly, for them to be able to express their thoughts and ideas through their bodies in movement and through the visual work they create in collaboration with their peers. At the end of this unit (of approximately 10 sessions), each group of four to five students will create a group dance (using a prop) that is inspired by Gansons kinetic sculptures. The prop (a chair that is a recurring motif in Gansons work) is designed taking inspiration from Mella Jaarsmas work and constructed using recycled material. Additionally, each group will provide a write up for the work they create