Content Area: Visual and Performing Arts

 

Index: 1.5B Grade 4 CPI 1

 

Standard: 1.5 - World Cultures, History, And Society

 

Strand: B - Skills

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will compare and contrast the contributions of significant artists from an historical period.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

Dance Pioneers - Research Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus.
·        Compare and contrast their contributions to American dance.

      ·        Write a paragraph on the use of rhythm in Dunham technique.

 

Essential Questions:
·        What other academic fields did Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus have in common?

      ·        Why was it important to their work as artists?

 

Reflective Response:
·        What inspires artists to create dance works?