2. CHOOSE AN ARTIST TO INTERVIEW
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Life affected
their art.
Groups of two:
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Artist
Interviewer
Tiit Helimets
3. STANDARDS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
LEARNER
AASL Standards
1.1.3. - Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new
understanding.
- Once students choose their specific artist, they will need to decide on the
particular aspect of the artist’s life for the interview. They will need to think
critically and design questions to effectively guide their research and subsequent
organization of the information.
1.1.5 - Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy,
validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context.
- During the research process, students must demonstrate that they have a masterful
understanding of research methods. They will be required to evaluate a variety of
sources (print, electronic, etc) and ensure the appropriateness for the project. In
addition, the must relate their research and choice of topic to how their chosen
aspect relates to art history.
4. AASL STANDARDS CONTINUED…
1.2.3. - Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats.
- Students are required to find at least one source from each of these formats: book,
periodical, online database and internet site.
2.1.6. - Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create
products that express new understandings.
The final interview requires the students to create an original script, create a setting
for the interview, and effectively use iMovie to edit the final production.
3.1.4. - Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and
understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.
- The interview is a culmination of their research and ideas. The final project will be shown
to the entire class and the other students will critique the performance. At a final
exercise the students will do a self-evaluation of their performance.
5. NETS STANDARDS
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Communication and Collaboration
3. Technology Objects and Concepts
7. BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
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9-12 public arts high school
Free for all accepted.
Focused on providing students
who aspire to a career in the arts
with intensive, pre-professional
training in the arts combined
with a rigorous, college
preparatory curriculum.
Acceptance based solely on
auditions in either Music,
Theatre, Visual Arts or Dance
Student-Teacher ratio 15:1
370 students
8. DEMOGRAPHICS
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Met MSA and ASA
(95th percentile)
35% eligible for
FARMS
Student body very
diverse
Principal/Director,
Chris Ford
Library Media
Specialist, Debra
Rogers since 1982
9. BSFA MEDIA CENTER
Home to about 12,000 books, CD’s, DVD’s
and scores
Because of the special focus of BSA, the
library requires many specialized
materials including:
thousands of acting edition scripts
Videos
laptops
hundreds of scores and CD’s for
instrumentalists and vocalists
Books for visual artists seeking ideas
and inspiration
Electronic databases (ProQuest, SIRS,
Historical Newspapers, Science
Resource Center etc. which the students
can access from home)
a print reference section and a small
collection of literature, history, science
and math to supplement their academic
work.
12. LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
Students will:
1. Gain an overall understanding of the project’s goals
2. Decide on an artist and divide up into groups (pairs)
3. Learn how to narrow the artist’s career into specific topics
for the focus of the interview.
4. Have a firm grasp on how to utilize the class wiki.
Tools:
- SMART board
- Sample podcast interview
- Computers with access to internet and school databases
- Class wiki
13. CLASS WIKI
Purposes:
1. Research notes
2. Record of sources/annotated bibliography
3. Interview questions/answers
4. Link to audacity project
5. Student hints and resources
6. Comment section
14. LESSON 2: RESEARCH SOURCES AND
METHODS
Objectives:
Students will:
1. Effectively devise and then refine a period in the artist’s life that will
guide their research.
2. Have a firm grasp on how to locate relevant information using a
variety of sources, including, online databases (periodicals and
encyclopedias), books, and websites. However, the focus will be
assessing scholarly articles from the online databases.
3. Create interview questions that demonstrate their understanding of
how their relates to the artist’s overall career.
4. Formulate their interview questions in preparation for the podcast
recording.
Tools:
- SMART Board
- Computers with access to the internet and school databases
- Print sources: books and periodicals
- Museum website resources
- Class wiki
15. LESSON 3: HOW TO CREATE & EDIT A PODCAST
Objectives:
Students will:
1: Student teams will use Audacity to record a podcast
interview based on the life of their chosen artist.
2: Students will learn how to ethically use recorded
information by learning how to properly cite audio
sources in their podcast interviews.
SMART Boards
- Computers with access to the internet and school databases
- Scripts
- Audacity
- Headphones
- Mics
