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 * 2008-2009, 2009-2010 **

Art Students will study the ways in cultural influence is expressed in art. They will look at the African-American quilts of Gee's bend and see how they were influenced by the Kente cloths of Africa. They will study several artists from the Harlem Renaissance and see how they expressed their African American heritage through visual art. Students will study artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds, such as Carmen Lomos Garza, Grandma Moses, Faith Ringgold, William Johnson, Romare Bearden, and examine ways in which their artwork reflects their culture.

Music There are many songs that speak to: Beliefs and Values, Rights and responsibilities, Human relationships, and especially: What it means to be human. The human condition is interwoven into music of all cultures. So as we experience different music, we are constantly considering what it means to be human. Music is an elemental way that we reflect our humanity.

PE-The students will focus on cooperation during the unit on cooperative learning. We play games and do activities in which the focus is problem-solving and working together. These games include "Smog's Jewels", "River Crossing", and "Communication".The students will observe a brain and a heart from a sheep. The importance of proper nutrition and exercise as a life-long habit will be stressed and the concept of whatever is good for the heart is good for the brain will be emphasized. 2009-2010 -The students will have opportunities to be principled as the commit to personal goals during "running club". The students will have opportunities to show enthusiasm, commitment, and cooperation as the participate in playing with the parachute.

**Spanish** - To support the central idea that culture and heritage influence communities, we will take a look at Spanish architecture, referred to as mission architecture, which is an important part of California's landscape. Most colonial architects were priests without design training, so they copied the Roman and Moorish styles common in Spain.

Library - I will order additional titles on local government, citizenship, responsibility, etc. to go along with this unit. Students listen from selected pages from //Kids' Random Acts of Kindness// and share some personal situations, as well as be challenged to commit their own random acts of kindness.-2009