Schedule for the Week of 11/9/2010 to 11/12/2010

Schedule for the Week of 11/9/2010 to 11/12/2010

With TEKS alignment (for Great Ideas)

Monday: Staff Development/ No School

Tuesday:

            Great Ideas:    Quiz over Heart of Darkness part II

Intro to Artistic Expression of Heart of Darkness Theme (Due next Monday) assignment ((2) The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts and

compositions. The student is expected to: (B) use elements of text and other art forms to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; (5) the student understands and interprets visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) describe how personal creativity is expressed within the requirements of an

art form and through the elements of artistic design; (C) explore the relationship between form and expression)

Wednesday:

Great Ideas:     Developing and discussion of how to translate literary themes into artistic works. Planning materials and group roles. Development of rubric for assessment. ((2) The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts and compositions. The student is expected to: (B) use elements of text and other art forms to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; (5) the student understands and interprets visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) describe how personal creativity is expressed within the requirements of an art form and through the elements of artistic design; (C) explore the relationship between form and expression)

           

          

Thursday:

Great Ideas:                 “Creativity Day” This day is reserved for the students to create their artistic expression of a Heart of Darkness theme. The students will need to bring all of their materials, or schedule ahead of time if they need video or sound equipment. ((5) The student understands and interprets visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) describe how personal creativity is expressed within the requirements of an art form and through the elements of artistic design; (B) identify conditions that encourage creativity; and (C) explore the relationship between form and expression. (6) The student analyzes and critiques the significance of visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) recognize and evaluate how literature and various other art forms convey messages; and (B) examine the impact of literature and various other art forms)

Friday:

Great Ideas:                 Apocalypse Now Film Study. Prepare (notes) for an in-class essay comparing Conrad’s expression of themes through language with Coppola’s expression of those same themes through film (screenplay, direction, cinematography). ((5) The student understands and interprets visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) describe how personal creativity is expressed within the requirements of an art form and through the elements of artistic design; (B) identify conditions that encourage creativity; and (C) explore the relationship between form and expression. (6) The student analyzes and critiques the significance of visual representations. The student is expected to: (A) recognize and evaluate how literature and various other art forms convey messages; and (B) examine the impact of literature and various other art forms)