Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Connection to Art, Dance, Drama
Objective: To connect the experience through art, dance, and/or drama.
Activity: Give the students one of the following: find or create a drawing that focuses around two objects. Make a 5-minute presentation on the relationship between the two objects and why they are the centers of the piece.
Watch the movie Dirty Dancing. Give a detailed report on the significance of the two main dancers in the movie, explaining how they relate to each other personally-wise.
Find two books that explain the concept of Yin and Yang. Create a poster that contains a two-column list of both qualities. Present your results.
Assessment: The quality and originally of the presentation.
Standards: 5,6 and 7.