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Exploring Homelessness Through the Artist's Hands
Author(s): Cameron Ferguson
Organization: Homeless Hub
Publication Date: 2009
GRADES: 9-10 Visual Arts(The Elements of Design),ESLE (Social Justice and Media) Includes a full unit plan (3 part lesson plans) Think, Pair, Share Activities Checkbricks for Assessments As/For Learning Integration of multimedia This unit explores homelessness by taking art back to the street. Some of the most influential and progressive artists have emerged from this form of art. Students will explore graffiti art, as well as sculpture, and wi...
Exploring Homelessness Through the Artist's Hands
Author(s): Cameron Ferguson
Organization: Homeless Hub
Publication Date: 2009
This unit explores homelessness by taking art back to the street. Some of the most influential and progressive artists have emerged from this form of art. Students will explore graffiti art, as well as sculpture, and will learn to reflect on the society around them through artistic means. Students will learn to be activists and to provoke thought and action through their pieces.
Understanding Homelessness Through Drama
Author(s): Cameron Ferguson
Organization: Homeless Hub
Publication Date: 2009
Division: Junior, Intermediate Subject: Drama Includes a full unit plan (3 part lesson plans) Think, Pair, Share Activities Checkbricks for Assessments As/For Learning Integration of multimedia This Unit takes students on a journey towards understanding an issue that affects Canadians on a daily basis. Through both process drama and performance, students are given the opportunity to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. How better to develop...
Teaching about homelessness: Learning compassion through dramatic arts
Author(s): Cameron Ferguson
Publication Date: 2010
Rewind six months to a scene in my senior drama class at Bur Oak Secondary School in Markham. It’s a Friday morning, second period, almost the end of the week. As the students prepare to leave the room, they find the following prompt on the board: “Write a journal entry describing everything you know about homelessness. Due Monday.” The students quickly scribble down the topic, stuff the assignment in their backpacks and make their way out of the...