Humanities through the Arts 2007-2008
Humanities through the Arts 2007-2008 |
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Course Objective
Humanities through the Arts is an interdisciplinary survey of the beliefs, thoughts, values, and traditions of humankind as reflected in history, philosophy, literature, visual arts, music, dance, and theatre. This class explores the cultural and historical significance of the arts, fosters an examination into the nature of creativity, and examines universal questions as evidenced in the arts.
To appreciate the arts and to respond to the arts in a thoughtful, scholarly manner, are the primary objectives for this class. There are any number of ways to approach the arts with these purposes in mind. These avenues to appreciation may include producing or creating, writing about the arts, seeing performances, discussing the arts, noting common themes within the arts, and comparing arts from various cultures or different stylistic periods. With this in mind, humanities students will:
Note: Humanities through the Arts is being written in compliance with the mandated credit for History and Appreciation of Visual and Performing Arts. The class is designed to be used with a classroom partner who facilitates discussion and provides hands-on activities for students. This course may be used as a full class or a resource.
Teachers registering for Humanities through the Arts will be able to access our newest resource, Humanities Themes. Themes is a web-based resource and includes projects suitable for students with a wide range of ability levels. This resource organizes visual arts, theater, dance, music and literary topics in three thematic strands:
Humanities Connections is an innovative set of resources for students in grades 7-12. This four-production series consists of programs for both teacher and student audiences, that cover the basic elements of theater, dance, music and visual arts. They are written in direct compliance with the Kentucky Core Content for Arts and Humanities and National Standards in the Arts. The accompanying Connections website provides an episode summary, vocabulary, ideas for projects, works consulted, and a teacher response form for each of the productions.
| Instructor |
Carmen Geraci has been at Lexington Catholic High School for the past 8 years where he has taught humanities, English, literature, and film criticism. He has served as the Dept. Head for English/Language Arts and received many accolades, including KCTE Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2001. |
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| Video Instructor | Liz Jewell
Liz Jewell is a native of Kentucky and grew up in the Purchase Area near the Mississippi River. She majored in art at Murray State University and graduated from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in Painting and teacher certification in English, art, and humanities. After three years as a writer and graphics editor of the Henderson (Ky.) Gleaner, she began teaching and developing the Humanities program at Western Hills High School in Frankfort. During this time she received numerous grants to attend summer workshops in the humanities including a summer workshop in aesthetics sponsored by the Kentucky Endowment for the Humanities and University of Louisville philosophy department. In the summers of 1989 and 1990, she received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The first was for a summer of study on the Medieval Cathedral in France; the second was an independent study in the humanities on Brunelleschi and the Cathedral of Florence. She has travelled with her students to England, Scotland, Ireland, Paris, Nice, Rome, and Florence. Liz taught since the fall of 1996 as a Distance Learning teacher in humanities at Kentucky Educational Television and retired in the summer of 2005. |
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| Local Instructor | This class requires a teaching partner. This classroom partner must be a certified teacher, but it is not necessary that the certification be in the arts. The classroom partner will facilitate discussion, administer and grade tests which we provide, and assist students in communicating with the instructor via Internet. | ||
| Producing Organization | The Kentucky Educational Television Network and
Kentucky Department of Education. |
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| Student Prerequisites | This class is appropriate for a mix of ability levels but note-taking ability is essential. It is recommended for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Students must have access to the Internet. | ||
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| Exams/Quizzes | Daily lesson plans, resources, exams and keys, assignments and review questions will be provided by the instructor. The classroom partner is free to modify or supplement this material as he or she desires. The student's final grade will be determined by the classroom teacher. | ||||
| Lesson Delivery | The lessons are delivered via a set of purchased videotapes. ($198.00) | ||||
| Block Schedule Course | This is a one-semester course designed to be compatible with block scheduling and to be used in partnership with a certified classroom teacher. It makes available a wide range of arts and humanities resources that teachers can use not only as part of the class but in their future classrooms. | ||||
| Course Guides | The following materials will be delivered
automatically, based on your enrollment:
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| Textbooks and Materials | One book per two students and one copy per teacher is required of the text. It will be used on a supplementary basis:
One book per student and one book per teacher is required of the following:
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| Tuition and Enrollment Form | Humanities is a high school level one
semester, one credit, block course.
If you are outside Kentucky: $500.00 per student for 1-5; $475.00 per student for 6 or more per course. Enrollment Form for schools outside Kentucky. Tuition fees for Kentucky public schools are paid by the state legislature. Kentucky Enrollment Form. |
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