Arts in Grade 8 | 4ème
Arts Class in Grade 8 Meets:
- One Time / Week of Visual Arts (Instruction in English)
- One Time / Week of Drama (Instruction in French and English)
Content (Visual Arts):
- Drawing, painting, sculpture
- Use of software and cameras to edit and create (Visual Arts)
- Study of images (Visual Arts)
- Concepts of reception, diffusion, and transmission of images
- Study of classical plays and French dramatic repertoire
- Analysis of character
- Learn to analyze internal structure of play (Drama)
- Developing knowledge of the French drama repertory
- Relationship between art and reality
- Develop open-mined attitudes towards art and cultural differences
- Think critically and explain choices
- Become a proficient observer and inquirer
- Class participation
- Script preparation
- Improvisation
- Group leadership
- Art skills development
- Constructive analysis
- Art vocabulary
Resources:
- Dedicated Visual Arts classroom
- Weekly access to Jewish Community Center auditorium
- Works by classical authors, such as Shakespeare, Molière, Rostand, etc.
- Works by contemporary authors, such as Olivier Py, Catherine Anne, Eugene Durif, Jean-Claude Grumberg
- Field trips to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Opera, Salsa in Seattle (Spanish-language dance workshop)
Teachers
Clémentine Riem
Professeur de français | Drama Co-teacher | Educational Leadership
Julie Archer
Middle School Arts Coordinator
