TEMPESTUOUS provides a great new tool for English Teachers!
MAGIC is, first and foremost, a learning tool for the 21st Century. This unique, unprecedented program provides an innovative canvas to showcase students' knowledge, talent and creativity in:
1.visual and performing arts
2.cognitive thinking and computer technology skills
and, best of all, it is...
3.correlated to the Standards of Learning (SOL's) and is already proving popular among both teachers and students as a highly effective way to learn and retain required material
The Dynamics... of MAGIC can help you in English:
Quite simply, here's how it works:
MAGIC has written a new song written to supplement your lectures on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” The timing is perfect because your students can utilize MAGIC before attending the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of “The Tempest.” – presented by the Virginia Arts Festival
Students follow the lesson plans while listening to the song and are guided to create paintings, computer art and dance pieces for Internet art exhibits and a multimedia concert.
These exercises are correlated to Virginia's SOL's based on award-winning lesson plans
designed by WHRO public television and radio educators.
What Teachers Receive:
1."Tempestuous" song on cassette
2.Complete lesson plans correlated to state SOL's and including: specific objectives and goals, identified pre-requisites, teaching strategies, key questions, suggested extensions
Suggested Grade Levels for the Lesson: 7-12
Subject Areas: English, Computer/Technology, Art
3.Opportunity to apply for MAGIC $500 grants
4.Opportunity for continuing education credits
5."Teacher Only" Portal on MAGIC web site, featuring lesson plans cross-referenced by grade level, subject, and appropriate SOL.
Virginia Standards of Learning
The following Virginia Standards of Learning may be covered by using the suggested instructional activities. Teachers are encouraged to consult the Standards of Learning for their grade level, as additional Standards may also apply.
English
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7.5 |
The student will read and a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. |
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8.3 |
The student will apply knowledge of the characteristics and elements of various literary forms, including short stories, essays, speeches, lyric and narrative poems, plays, and novels. |
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9.3 |
The student will read and analyze a variety of literature. |
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10.3 |
The student will read and critique literary works from a variety of eras in a variety of cultures. |
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11.5 |
The student will read and critique a variety of poetry. |
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12.5 |
The student will read and critique a variety of poetry. |
Computer/Technology
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C/T 5.3 |
The student will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic information. • Use local and wide-area networks and modem-delivered services to access information from electronic databases. |
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C/T 5.4 |
The student will communicate through application software. • Use local and worldwide network communication systems. |
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C/T 8.2 |
The student will communicate through networks and telecommunication. • Use local and worldwide network communication systems. • Develop hypermedia "home page" documents that can be accessed by worldwide networks. |
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C/T 8.4 |
The student will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic information. • Use local and wide-area networks and modem-delivered services to access and retrieve information from electronic databases. |
For more information, email: info@getmagic.net Voice 757-431-8724