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Tools to Explore Multiple Perspectives
Tools to Explore Multiple Perspectives

Big Idea: Students will understand that art (particularly visual art, dance, music) is way to communicate the customs, beliefs and emotions of a culture.

 Inquiry Questions:  
—How can we better understand world cultures and our own cultural identities through the arts?
—How can we use reflective tools and guided discussions to further our learning process?
—How do we use the arts to surface multiple perspectives, hidden assumptions, hidden bias, and critical questions?
—How do we learn about others' perspectives?
—What is the value of deferring judgment?  Of taking a neutral stance?

Learning Goals:
—Student will learn how to adopt a neutral stance in his or her observations when experiencing a new art form.
—Student will practice analytical techniques used in constructed response (using various reflective protocols) by looking at and experiencing various art resources.
—Student will learn to record his or her responses to an art form in an organized format (Venn diagram, travel journals, written reflections, paraphrasing and documenting peer responses in group discussions, PowerPoint format, etc.).
—Students will create a sense of community by participating fully and respectfully in guided discussions, acquiring the language and guidelines of reflective protocols.

Evidence of Learning:
—Student is able to support his or her responses with evidence and details he or she finds in the art form.
—Student produces written evidence documenting conclusions or ideas.
—Class discussions are student-centered; students assist, support and encourage each other in their responses. Students raise open-ended questions; they respond to each other by referencing previous remarks and building on each other’s ideas.

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