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 * 2008-2009, 2009-2010 **

Art With regard to the role of government, students will look at the prints, "The County Election" by George Caleb Bingham and "Freedom of Speech, The Saturday Evening Post," by Norman Rockwell and discuss the two artists' different portrayal of governement/democracy in action. Students look at examples of art that arose from conflict, such as "Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights, 1965," by James Karales and "The Third of May," by Goya. Students will work together in art class to make group decisions that benefit the whole class. They also each have individual roles and responsibilities to the classroom and each other to maintain an positive work environment. Students will discuss their role as global citizens and participate in the Global Art Project for Peace.

Music There are many songs that speak to: Communities and the relationships within and between, Access to equal opportunities, And especially:  peace and conflict resolution. Lyrical content of songs reflects the language of the times and culture.  . This POI will also be reinforced through use of the Concepts of Cooperation, empathy, tolerance, and respectfulness and how they relate to community life.

PE-The students will demonstrate respect, commitment, and enthusiasm while participating in jump rope skills, four-square, and hand-ball.

Spanish - We will take a look at how this year's severe drought in Spain is affecting the country, particularly the relationship between some of the areas that are not on very good terms to begin with. We will look at how they are dealing with the water shortage and other possible solutions that are being debated.

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