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=Dance Treks: Harlem Renaissance (8th Grade) =

// How did the Harlem Renaissance influence American history? What were the messages of the African American artists and leaders of the Harlem Renaissance? What are the African roots of shim sham & Charleston? How did that change dance in the U.S.? //

Dances such as Charleston and Shim Sham embodied the emerging African-American consciousness during the Harlem Renaissance, and provide an experiential strand for creative and critical inquiry in social studies. In this pilot unit, students use dance, historical research, critical readings and reflective tools to investigate the Harlem Renaissance.

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................  ** What is Dance Treks? ** Over the past 10 years, Perpich Center for Arts Education has helped many educators use dance in their curriculum through the Arts Courses for Educators (ACE)~Dance professional development programs. This year, Perpich is working with two former ACE Dance sites to pilot interdisciplinary units in dance and social studies at the 4-5 and 6-8 grade bands as pilot curriculum projects. Dance Treks takes what we have learned in ACE~Dance and augments it through deeper partnerships, more interactive technology and the integrative use of assessment tools. Using a Backwards Planning model, the participating teachers, Teaching Artists and coaches work from the social studies and dance standards to identify learning goals and assessments for the integrated unit, then use grade level curriculum maps to determine specific learning experiences and the time line for the unit. **//See other Dance Treks projects on Wikispaces://** Pre-Statehood Minnesota (6th grade) The Underground Railroad (4th grade) American Revolution (5th grade)
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