Arts in Grade 8 | 4ème

Arts Class in Grade 8 Meets:
  • One Time / Week of Visual Arts (Instruction in English)
  • One Time / Week of Drama (Instruction in French and English)
Content (Visual Arts):
  • Drawing, painting, sculpture
  • Use of software and cameras to edit and create (Visual Arts)
  • Study of images (Visual Arts)
  • Concepts of reception, diffusion, and transmission of images
Content (Drama):
  • Study of classical plays and French dramatic repertoire
  • Analysis of character
Objectives:
  • Learn to analyze internal structure of play (Drama)
  • Developing knowledge of the French drama repertory
  • Relationship between art and reality
  • Develop open-mined attitudes towards art and cultural differences
  • Think critically and explain choices
  • Become a proficient observer and inquirer
Assessment:
  • Class participation
  • Script preparation
  • Improvisation
  • Group leadership
  • Art skills development
  • Constructive analysis
  • Art vocabulary
Resources:
  • Dedicated Visual Arts classroom
  • Weekly access to Jewish Community Center auditorium
  • Works by classical authors, such as Shakespeare, Molière, Rostand, etc.
  • Works by contemporary authors, such as Olivier Py, Catherine Anne, Eugene Durif, Jean-Claude Grumberg
  • Field trips to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Opera, Salsa in Seattle (Spanish-language dance workshop)
Teachers
 
Clémentine Riem
Professeur de français | Drama Co-teacher | Educational Leadership
Julie Archer
Middle School Arts Coordinator

FASPS

With two campuses, our main campus on Mercer Island and our new preschool campus in the vibrant Capitol Hill area of Seattle, the French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) is a private, bilingual school for children age 18 months (tiny young pre-kindergarten) through grade 8. Students benefit from a rigorous academic program, arts and technology curriculum, social and emotional learning, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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