Grade+6-9+Curriculum+Renewal


 * Grade 6-9 Curriculum RenewalBig Ideas** - Broad Areas of Learning, Cross Curricular Competencies, //Inquiry// teaching for Deeper Understanding, Outcomes and Indicators, First Nations, Inuit and Metis Perspectives. The document is finished and available to print on the [|Ministry of Education website.]

[|6-9 Arts Ed Curriculum Revision Powerpoint.ppt]

1) **C/P - Creative Productive -** students inquire, compose, create, reflect & communicate through dance, drama, music and visual art.
 * __GOALS:__**
 * 2) C/H - Cultural Historical -** students investigate the content and aesthetics of the arts within cultural, historical and contemporary contexts and understand the connection between the arts and human experience.
 * 3) C/R - Critical Responsive -** students respond to artistic expressions of Saskatchewan, Canadian and international artists using critical thinking, research, and collaborative INQUIRY to infer and comprehend meanings.

An excellent 5-page format that lists the outcomes and indicators for grade 6-9 art, music, drama and dance.
 * __[|At a Glance_Arts Ed by Grade 6 to 91.doc]__**


 * __ON-LINE LINKS AND RESOURCES GRADE 6-9 ARTS EDUCATION THEMES:__

Grade 6 - Identity

Grade 7 - Place [|ArtSask.ca]**- art all relating to "place" [|Great Canadian Song Quest] - cbc.ca has a song for each province and territory in Canada!

Artist [|Chris Jordan] - watch this video clip from Ted.com and find out how artist Chris Jordan uses photography to talk about consumer consumption based on statistics. [|Worldbeat -] global education resource
 * Grade 8 - Social Issues**


 * Grade 9 - Taking Action**


 * For access to the RCSD Curriculum Renewal Wikispace for all Core Subject Areas, click here.