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
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
