Submitted by: Annelise Mayer, Mary Mordica, and Miriam Ashworth
Collaborators: Darien Fisher-Duke, Susan Little & Joanne Spotts
School: Mills E. Godwin High School
Summary
Art and English students worked collaboratively with the investigation and understanding of the Holocaust and its effects on the human condition. All students read the book Night, saw the movie The Last Days, participated in a blog answering questions about what they hadlearned, and experienced an Art Gallery opening showcasing ceramic works relating to poems English students hadwritten about the Holocaust. English students wrote poems in reaction to their feelings after viewing the video and reading the book, and Art students created ceramic representations from the poems written by English students. Art students created a catalog in Publisher, showcasing the art pieces and poems. A final gallery show took place featuring the ceramic pieces and the catalog.
TIPC Ratings
This is an example of an Approaching lesson for Research and Information Fluency. All Students applied research skills using both digital and printed resources to gather information about the Holocaust prior to reading the book Night. All students used both digital and printed resources to gather information about the concentration camps so they could apply this knowledge when creating their original written or ceramic pieces.
This is an example of an Approaching lesson for Communication and Collaboration. Students formed collaborative teams with the English students and Ceramic II students to discuss the choices made between authors and artists. Through the use of a blog, students communicated with others. Students communicated ethically within and beyond the classroom in ways that produced collaboration by working directly with English students to incorporate their work in a ceramic piece.
This is an examle of an Approaching lesson for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Students used multiple resources both printed and digital to draw conclusions to produce new understandings.
Students reflected, analyzed and interpreted their products and the products of their peers.
This is an example of an Approaching lesson for Creativity and Innovation. Students applied their knowledge gained of the holocaust to create original works of literature and art. Students collaborated to create their specified works of art. English students wrote original poems and arts student interpreted their poems into their original artwork
Student Artifact
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- The Importance of Remembering and the Art of Understanding Lesson Plan.
- Teacher Artifacts link
