Learning Areas

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ARTS AND CULTURE INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
PHASE To improve learners perceptual,
interpretative and their technical drawing
skills, their innovation competencies and to
introduce them to the complex world of symbolism
through participatory learning experiences
mediated by ICT technology.
Learning Areas Levels Objectives Description
Author
Animation goes Potty is an introductory course
for the teacher who wants to enhance and improve
the perceptual and interpretative skills of the
learners by showing ceramic pots from different
cultures. It focuses on translating ideas and
complex concepts by blending both indigenous and
global cultures
Merna Meyer, Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

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• Teacher Planning and Management
• Identification of objective How to engage
  learners with the concept of symbolism and design
  within the context of the Arts and Culture
  curriculum.
• Challenge How to engage young people with a
  complex conceptual leap in blending ancient Greek
  with South African Artifacts.
• Animated DVD Discussions community suggests
  animation is a useful tool for making conceptual
  leaps. Watch Hercules.
• Explore prior knowledge of learners. Group
  discussions / brainstorming, introduction to
  Greek ceramic pots. .
• Implementation of learner projects linked to
  phase 1, 2, 3
• Apply various forms of assessment

Documents
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• Work Samples, Teacher and Student Reflection
• Click the documents below to see work samples and
  reflections from the teachers and students
• Student Work Samples Examples of student work
  generated through participation in this learning
  project. This consists of the following
• Group poster with pots,
• Informal sketches of pots
• Greek diagrams
• Final sketches of pots
• Teacher Reflection Thoughts and reflective
  comments from the teachers involved, including
  advice for future implementations.
• Student Perspective Comments on how the students
  perceived the learning that occurred.
  Questionnaire and some quotes

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• Teaching Resources
• Click the documents below to view the teaching
  resources used in the teaching of this learning
  project
• Student Project Overview An overview of required
  tasks
• Group Research, discussion, poster (group
  assessment)
• Greek pots, observational sketches, Greek Pot
  diagram, (self assessment)
• Brief on Hercules. Watch DVD. Create own
  interpretations of Soccer World Cup 2010 Trophies
  (Teacher assessment)
• Other Teaching Resources
• see keywords multi-media, animation,
  edutainment,
• constructivism, dual coding, cultural diversity.
• e.g. http//www.rebith.co.za/pots.htm Info on SA
  pots
• See article Naijjar, L.J. Does Multi-Media
  Information Help People Learn? (1995)

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• Assessment and Standards
• Click the documents below to see the assessment
  rubrics and standards cover in this learning
  project
• Assessment Rubrics Examples of assessment
  rubrics provided to students showing how the
  project was assessed
• Group assessment
• Self Assessment checklist
• Teacher assessment checklist and analytical
  rubric
• Mapping the Standards Mapping this projects
  learning objectives against curriculum standards.

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