Celebracin Art and History of Flamenco

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Celebración!Art and History of Flamenco
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• Grade 5th
• Place All Girls
• Elementary School in Hartford
• Students Predominately Hispanic

• Teacher Hispanic-American woman
• Length of Class Approximately 2-3 hours per
  class for 7 days
  

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• Our curriculum will be based on the ideas of John
  Dewey, Lev Vygostsky, structure of the
  Connecticut arts and social studies curriculum
  framework and Robert Slavins Cooperative
  Learning Strategies (STAD)

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• Our main goal is to insure that the students gain
  a thorough understanding of the history of
  flamenco dance while having fun.
  
• Students will walk away with the knowledge and
  appreciation of flamenco dance and the role that
  it plays in Spanish culture.

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• History of Flamenco
• Objective
• Students will gain a background in flamenco
  dance
  
• Activities
• Quick Facts
• Puzzle (Review of previously learned material)
• Introduction to week long project
• Journal Entry

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• Audio/Visual
• Objective
• Students will be introduced to the music and
  become acquainted with flamenco movements.
  
• Activities
• Video on Flamenco Performance
• Music of the guitarist Paco Peña and other music
• Part II of week long project
• Journal Entry

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• Language and Style
• Objective
• Students will learn the vocabulary (in Spanish)
  and attire associated with flamenco dance.
  
• Activities
• Pronunciation and Understanding of flamenco
  vocabulary words using the STAD method
  
• Presentation of flamenco attire (shawls, skirts,
  shoes, castanets, etc.)
  
• Part three of week long project
• Journal Entry

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• Lets Dance!
• Objective
• Students will learn how to dance flamenco.
• Activities
• Presentation by Melinda Marquez
• Journal Entry

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• Jeopardy!
• Objective
• Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the
  history of flamenco
  
• Activities
• Play Jeopardy questions will be developed based
  off of material learned throughout the week
  
• Journal Entry

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• Presentations
• Objective
• Students will walk away with an understanding of
  their peers cultural background. (From
  Presentations)
  
• Activities
• Presentations Part I (3 minutes per person, 10
  students)
  
• Presentations Part II
• Journal Entry

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• Creativity and Celebration
• Objectives
• Students will learn how to make traditional
  flamenco skirts
  
• Students will also demonstrate the dance moves
  they learned on Day 4
  
• Activities
• Make the flamenco skirts
• Put on a small dance performance to celebrate
  their newly acquired skill.
  
• Hand in Paper
• Final Journal Entry

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• Students will be evaluated based upon their class
  participation (working actively within their
  groups, and producing thought provoking and
  creative work).
• Students will be evaluated on their interview
  presentation, in addition to the questions that
  were asked for their interview and a 2 page paper
  summarizing the interview and other information
  that they would like to add.
• Students will be evaluated on how well they do on
  their vocabulary quiz .
  
• Students will be evaluated on their journal
  entries

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