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1. Opener Who are you today? Remember: Openers must be half a page long, written in complete sentences, and you must use real words. Questions to help you write your answer: Have you always lived in Lexington? What do you like to do? Remember: All written openers must be half a page long, in complete sentences, and use real words.

2. Presentations • Stand up • Say your name • One thing about yourself • Not your favorite color… something truly unique to you • Audience • Write down the one thing the individual said about themselves

3. A brochure Why study arts and humanities?

4. Assignment: Making a Brochure • Guide to the Research: • I will place you in threes to read and take notes over an article I give you. • You will have 15 minutes to read and take notes over the article. • On the large white sheet of paper on the wall, write down 6 benefits that are stated in the article on your topic.

5. Assignment: Making a Brochure • Next: • At the conclusion of 15 minutes, you and your group will rotate among the posters and write down three benefits of each article on your own paper. • You have 3 minutes at each poster • You will create a group “benefits list” that combines all information from all of the articles to use on your brochure.

6. A brochure assignment • Read assignment sheet Why study arts and humanities?

7. What the research says: • “Research shows that the benefits of early arts education extend way beyond providing a creative outlet for children. Arts education can help develop:…imagination… Creative abilities… Social skills.” • The Benefits of Art Education. http://www.abrakadoodle.com/parents/benarted.htm • Creating art can make an individual more aware of his or her senses, can help an individual learn to use both hands equally, can raise self-confidence, and it allows an individual to know him/herself. • Fact Sheet: Benefits of Art Education. Benefits of Art Education for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Tools of Art Education for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-fs-benefits.shtml • “Unlike other subject areas, the study and performance of music activates and engages the whole brain…It has also shown to increase mental discipline, patience, cooperation (Johnson 2004).” • Benefits of Music & Arts Education- University of Michigan. http://sitemaker.umich.edu/356.murphy/benefits_of_music_and_art_education

8. As a group, we’re going to decide what topic each of the benefits below belongs to: • “This is especially stimulating to the mind, and one 21-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine even found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the elderly.” • The Health Benefits of Dancing -- Including Specific Benefits of Different Dances by www.SixWise.com. http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/11/02/the-health-benefits-of-dancing----including-specific-benefits-of-different-dances.htm • “The study found (where a museum sent artists into school to talk to students) that students in the program performed better in six categories of literacy and critical thinking skills- including thorough description, hypothesizing, and reasoning…” • Guggenheim Study Suggests Arts Education Benefits Literacy Skills. www.nytimes.com/2006 • Physical Benefits include: “fitness, coordination, cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility, and strength.” • The Benefits of Studying Dance by Audrey Dascomb. http://www.nrde.org/benefitsofdance.html

9. As a group, we’re going to decide what topic each of the benefits below belongs to: • “Music provides a medium through which students may learn to express themselves. This leads students to develop a more effective link between their perceptions of the world and their ability to communicate these perceptions to others.” • Benefits of Music & Arts Education- University of Michigan. http://sitemaker.umich.edu/356.murphy/benefits_of_music_and_art_education

10. As a group, we’re going to decide what topic each of the benefits below belongs to: • “There is ample evidence that the arts help students develop the attitudes, characteristics, and intellectual skills required to participate effectively in today's society and economy. The arts teach self-discipline, reinforce self-esteem, and foster the thinking skills and creativity so valued in the workplace. They teach the importance of teamwork and cooperation. They demonstrate the direct connection between study, hard work, and high levels of achievement.” • National Standards for Arts Education- Summary Statement: Education Reform, Standards, and the Arts. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ArtsStandards.html

11. Breakdown: Citations • Describe how to cite a source in your research paper. Be sure to describe what you do when you’re directly citing from a source and when you are merely making reference to a source. Give an example of each.

12. Breakdown: Citations • Information Needed: • Author’s Full Name (If none, write N/A) • Title of the Article • Date it was published • Website Address • Date it was retrieved • Name of Journal, volume #, number #

14. What’s due? • Title page by the end of the class • outline of first topic • Entire Brochure by Wednesday, Aug. 18th.

15. Computer Lab Expectations • 1) You must remain on task at all times. • 2) The computer must be in the same condition at the end of class that it was at the beginning of class. • 3) You may speak to your neighbor, but you must use an appropriate tone. • 4) If you have any questions, raise your hand and wait patiently for Ms. G. to answer your question. • 5) Do not get out of your seat at any time unless you have received permission from Ms. G.

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