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Name: DAVID HENSCHEL |
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School District: PENN HILLS SCHOOL DIST. |
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School Building: LINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL |
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Piloted with Students in Grade: 9TH / ART 1 |
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Lesson Title: FUN WITH GAMES AND RUSSIANS |
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Grade Level (Check One): |
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Primary |
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Intermediate |
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9TH |
Middle |
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High School |
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Other |
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PA ARTS & HUMANITIES STANDARDS CATEGORIES
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9.1 Producion, Performance and Exhibition |
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9.2 Historical and Cultural Contexts |
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9.3 Critical Response |
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9.4 Aesthetic Response |
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9.5 Connections to Other Academic Subjects |
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Standard Statement: |
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Lesson Topic/Theme: To correlate Alexander Nevsky's life with an invented/created (chess) game. (Use Prokofieff cantata background music) |
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Overview: The students will :a. learn Russian historic background b. the game of chess |
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Keywords: Nevsky / Prokofieff / design / cantata / synopsis |
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Learning Objective(s):
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Assessment-Task Criteria:
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Materials: SOUND TRACK OF PROKOFIEFF CANTATASERGEI ELSENSTEIN"S--MOVIE-ALEXANDER NEVSHKY CHESS BOARDS/AND RULES ART MATERIALS : WHITE OAK TAG WATER COLORS SHORT SYNOPSIS OF ALEXANDER NEVSKY LIFE ENEMIES-SWEDEN-GERMANS --ETC. |
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Procedure: THE STUDENTS WILL: READ SYNOPSIS OF NEVSKY |
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Correctives: Complete teacher assigned readings on the topic of twelfth century Russian history. Listen to the score of "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Prokofieff. Watch the motion picture "Alexander Nevsky". |
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Extensions: The student can cross reference other types of musical compositions going on at the same time in other countries
The student can look up origins of chess {a war game} and /or other games such as monopoly {the most successful game in history}. Ask them to compare and contrast their guide to strategy.
The student can analyze the different color backgrounds-middleground-foregrounds of other board games. What medias were used in combination with each other (ez.--india ink over top of a dried watercolor wash)? |
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