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Curriculum Unit

April Higgins

Taking a Stand for Social Justice: Exploring the Chicano Movement and Dia de los Muertos through the Arts

Title Author

KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.

Process

  • • Artists work to discover different ways of communicating meaning.
  • • Artists refine their work and practice their craft through rehearsal.
  • • Artists make strong choices to effectively convey meaning.

    • Content

  • • People take a stand against injustices that they face.
  • • What we celebrate is dependent on environmental, societal, and cultural norms.
  • • Celebrations can be used as a means for cultural change.

    • ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT

    What can art pieces tell us about the people who created them?

    How are the arts related to social justice issues?

    What does it mean to “take a stand”?

    CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C

    Creating Art for Social Justice

    Communicating Social Justice Issues

    Analyzing Art of the Chicano Movement

    ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C

  • • How and why do artists revise their work?
  • • Is my piece appropriate for the audience and purpose?
  • • What does it mean to take a stand?
  • • How did the Chicanos take a stand during the Chicano Movement?
  • • What do you want to stand up for?

  • • What are the literal and connotative meanings of this piece?
  • • What message does this piece convey?
  • • What does this piece tell us about the Chicano Movement?

    • VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C

  • 1. Literal
  • 2. Connotative
  • 3. Movement Concepts: time, space, force/dynamics, and body movement
  • 1. Dialogue
  • 2. Perspective
  • 3. Artistic Reflection
  • 1. Photovoice
  • 2. Calavera Poems
  • 3. Image Theater
  • 4. Story Dance

    • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES

    Dia de los Muertos Images

    https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-calaveras-of-jose-guadalupe-posada/

    Dia de los Muertos Information

    http://latino.si.edu/dayofthedead/

    http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html

    Chicano Movement Images

    http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/mecha_photos.htm

    http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/cema/digitalChicanoArt

    http://www.mexicanmuseum.org/permanent-collection/contemporary-latino-art

    Chicano Movement Music

    http://www.folkways.si.edu/rolas-de-aztlan-songs-of-the-chicano-movement/american-folk-latin/music/album/smithsonian