Connecting with Art
An activity that engages students in role-playing situations without research.
What is Reader's Theater
Connecting with music gives students...
The flavor for the time period.
Give an example of literature you can use in the classroom.
Any piece of literature
What is one-way dramatization can positively effect a classroom?
Boosting students motivation
Helps students memorize information
True or false: It is recommended that best practices in Social Studies call for increasing textbook reading and exams.
False
A role-playing strategy where students will be taking on the role of a historical individual and present their information through interviews.
What is Living Statues?
Analyzing music lyrics gives
An idea of people's feelings
Give one benefit of connecting content to literature.
Strikes curiosity within students
Students can make connections to their own lives
A variety of perspectives included
Brings history to life
Can dramatization in a classroom influence and support active group work?
True.
True or False
Role-playing is harmful in the classroom because it forces students to view the content from the time periods' perspectives.
False
What type of historical sources such as journals or letters can provide valuable insight into human's perspective throughout history?
What are Primary Source Artworks
Connecting with music is great for
Auditory Listeners
True or False: Graphic Organizers can illustrate how students can learn from literature
True
True or False
Students don't always have to actively participate in Dramatization to benefit in the classroom?
True. They can be an observer
When thinking of people's culture, what's something that comes to mind?
Dress, dance, food, traditional music, pottery, precious artifacts.
What are the two important benefits of introducing art to a Social Studies classroom?
What is to receive information and to express information?
Understand the culture and values of that era
State one factor to look for when choosing a nonfiction book
Any of the following:
Accurate and complete facts
qualifications of the author
Does the author distinguish between fact and theory
well organized
up to date/current
True or False
Dramatization makes students more active with hands-on activities while participating in classroom?
True.
Is listening to music a good idea for integrating the arts into social studies lessons?
Yes
What is an example of a lesson on how to teach students social studies through connecting with art?
Commemorative stamps, maybe a field trip to the MET to look at monuments or sculptures
Give an example of connecting with music
Any song that can be connected to a historic event
True or False: Informational books can engage students in the lives of people, places, and events throughout history.
True
True or False
Does Dramatization help students retain and memorize information?
True.
When students hear _______________, it is much easier for them to learn.
Related terms/ discuss related ideas/ conduct activities across disciplines.