Purpose of Art

English 7

Kulturama

gymINSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS

What is the main point in

this clip?

What does he say about

”hierarchy of subjects”?

What two ideas are the

hierarchy built on?

What is he saying about

”degrees”?

What is he saying about

intelligence?

KEN ROBINSON

HOW SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY

Creativity is as important in education as l i teracy

”At the top, mathematics and languages, then the humanitiesand the bottom are the ar ts.” Alsoart and music are normally given a higher status in schools thandrama and dance.

Most useful subjects for work areat the top and academic abil i tywhich has come to dominate ourview of intel l igence.

They are not worth anything

It is diverse – We think how weexperience; visually, in sound, kinesthetical ly, in abstract terms, in movement. , It is dynamic– Interactive meaning it is not stuck in compartments. It is dist inct – It is dist inguishable

How does i t

make you feel?

What can you

say about the

composit ion?

Comment on

content –

interpret , what

do you think i t

means?

PICTURE

ANALYSIS

Stick one's foot in one's mouth

To say something stupid, insulting, or hurtful.

15 minutes of fame

The period of time in the public spotlight that Andy Warhol believed

eveyone was entitled to.

At the end of the day

When everything else has been taken into consideration.

SHUT UP AND SING

Three idioms – Explain what they mean and use them

in a short bit of text to show your understanding?

Answer these questions. Q u e s t i o n 6 & 7 a r e o p e n q u e s t i o n s – t i m e w i l l b e g i v e n a f t e r v i d e o

1 . H ow d id t h e q u o te a b o u t D ix ie C h ic k s b e in g

a sh a m ed o f t h e i r p r es id en t b e in g f ro m Texa s r ea c h

t h e Am er ic a n P u b l i c ?

2 . W h a t t y p e o f R a d io s t a t io n s a r e b ig o n C o u n t r y

M u s ic ?

3 . W hy wa s Dix ie C h ic k s so n g n o lo n g er p layed o n

m a ny A m er i c a n R a d io S t a t io n s a n d w hy d id p eo p le

b u r n D ix ie C h ic k s A lb u m s ?

4 . L ea d s in g er N a t a l ie M ay s Qu o te ” T h ey t a ke w h a t

t h ey wa n t ” r e fe r s to w h a t ?

5. C in d i B er g er ( Th e i r P u b l i c i s t ) i s c o n c er n ed a b o u t

t h e p h o to sh o o t : ” T h e aver a g e p er so n i sn ’ t g o n n a

g et i t ” . Do yo u a g r ee / d isa g r ee , ex p la in .

6 . ” Tr y n o t to b e ju d g em en t a l o f t h e P r es id en t ” D i x ie

C h ic s a r e g et t in g so m e a d v ic e b e fo r e t h e b ig

N a t io n a l Te lev i sed in te r v iew . W h a t a d v ic e wo u ld

yo u g i ve t h e D i x ie C h ic s , a n d w hy ?

7 . At a p r ess c o n fe r en ce , N a t a l ie t r i es to b e p o s i t i ve

a b o u t t h e w h o le in c id en t . W h a t a r e h er p o s i t i ve

a sp ec t s ?

8 . A n d t h en w h a t h a p p en ed ? Do so m e r esea r c h ?

1 . A sso c ia ted P r ess ( Wo r ld ’ s l a r g es t

n ew s a g en c y ) p i c ked u p a q u o te f ro m

a n E n g l i sh n ew sp a p er - T h e

G u a r d ia n , a n d p r in ted in n ew sp a p er s

a l l ove r T h e Un i ted S t a tes

2 . R ig h t w in g c o n ser va t i ve

3 . A R ig h t W in g G ro u p , T h e Fr ee

Rep u b l i c , a f fec ted t h e Am er ic a n

M ed ia by u r g in g t h e i r m em b er s a n d

su p p o r te r s to c a l l r a d io s t a t io n s a n d

t h r ea ten to b oyc o t i f t h ey p layed T h e

D i x ie C h ic s .

4 . H ow M ed ia c a n t w is t a n d t u r n

so m et h in g in to b e in g so m et h in g i t i s

n o t .

5. Op en q u es t io n

6 . Op en q u es t io n

7 . I t h a s o p en ed u p t h e d o o r to d o

a ny t h in g m u s ic a l l y , w i t h o u t p r essu r e

o f p lea s in g a nyo n e .

SHUT UP AND SING

Watch 20 minutes of his 45-minute speech

Pause every fif th minute for notetaking

Jot down his main points and ideas

Compare your notes with two or three classmates and discuss hisspeech - agreeing, disagreeing, relating etc.

Together, write a summary (300-500 words) of his speech and yourdiscussion

Share the document amongyourselves and airdrop it to me

ALAIN DE BOTTON ON ART AS THERAPY

ALAIN DE BOTTON ON ART AS THERAPYGROUP DISCUSSION

If you had to challenge one of his ideas, which

one would it be and how would you refute?

WATCH KOYAANISQATSI AND ASK YOUSELF:

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THIS FILM?

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS FILM GIVE?

WHAT KIND OF MOOD DOES THE MUSIC SET?

READ THE ARTICLE ON KOYAANISQATSI

WHAT DOES THE TITLE MEAN?

READ PARAGRAPH 2; DID IT COENSIDE WITH YOUR

ANSWER ON WHAT THE MEESAGE IS? DESCRIBE IT.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT:

THE NON-PURPOSE

”any meaning or value KOYAANISQATSI might

have comes exclusively from the beholder. The

film's role is to provoke, to raise questions that

only the audience can answer.”