Grade 4 and Grade 5 teachers were inspired by David Gonzalez, who uses drama and music to tell stories. Units were developed that encouraged students to use their bodies and voices to embody a poem, perform original legends and myths, and take a closer look at social studies topics, like the Westward Expansion......
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Westward Expansion Re-enacted
Grade Level : Grade 5 Content Area : Social Studies Guiding Question : What was the impact of the Manifest Destiny on Native Americans and American settlers? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Westward Expansion
Grade Level : Grade 4 Content Area : English Language Arts Guiding Question : How might someone use his/her body and voice to embody a poem? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Poetry, Drama
Grade Level : Grade 4 Content Area : English Language Arts Guiding Question : How might images be used to tell a legend? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts,Visual Arts Unit Topic : Legends, Creative Writing
Grade Level : Grade 5 Content Area : Social Studies Guiding Question : How might the 50 states' diverse physical features and the impact the those features have on populations, resources, land more be expressed through dance? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Geography
Grade Level : Grade 4 Guiding Question : How might dance moves be used to express power words? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Power Words
Grade Level : Grade 5 Content Area : English Language Arts Guiding Question : How might elocution and theater skills help someone speak persuasively and confidently? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Persuasive speaking
Grade Level : Grade 4 Content Area : English Language Arts Guiding Question : How can mythological characters' personalities and physical attributes be represented in sculptures? Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts Unit Topic : Mythology
Grade Level : Grade 5 Content Area : Science Guiding Question : What are the differences and similarities among plant and animal cells? Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts Unit Topic : Biology, Cells
Grade Level : Grade 5 Content Area : Science Guiding Question : How do the parts of an animal or plant cell act as a single unit? Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts Unit Topic : Cell Life, Biology
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