Foods of the WorldShowcase

Melissa Ringgenberg

Objectives:• The student wil l :

– Improve writing skills by journaling their thoughts and feelings of each piece of music provided.

– Understand the uniqueness to each culture’s music.

– Determine specific instruments used to make music unique to each country.

– Examine the history behind the culture and/or music within each ethnicity.

– Experience with artistic skills while creating an art project unique to the

– Create ethnic memories for each country while working in the labs and making dishes distinctive to each origin.

Day 1 – Student listening to “Deep South” music and writing their thougths

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Day 1 – Student thoughts to music

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Day 1 – Student thoughts to music

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Day 2 – Students Creating Mardi Gras Masks.

Day 3: Learning about African American history and art from the art collection

Day 3: Learning about African American history and art from the art collection

Assessment:

1 2 3 TOTAL

Wrote Journal Entries

Developed Artwork corresponding to

mardi gras

Took Accurate Notes

Clearly written

TOTAL

0– Did not do 0 1 - Below average 2 – Basic 1 3 - Excellent

Day 6 – Good Eats Video “Bowl o’ Bayou”

http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvfczuivTd8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzAz6RfkYo

Final Thoughts:This project brought about a lot of new aspects to my

teaching. I learned the importance of incorporating the “arts” into my lessons as well as new ways of

presenting information. I t reconfirms the magnitude of planning and organization that a teacher must have in order for his/her lessons to be a their best. I hope to

continue using music to enhance my lessons, for I found it a great learning tool.