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Creative & Expressive Arts
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Curriculum Philosophy
Creative & Expressive Arts affirms that artistic expression is a language of dignity, memory, and transformation. This course empowers Grade 11–12 learners—especially those navigating displacement or trauma—to explore systems of creativity across media, cultures, and modalities. Through trauma-informed pacing, multilingual scaffolds, and project-based learning, students build fluency in visual, oral, and performative expression while designing artifacts that reflect identity, resistance, and hope.
What’s Distinct About This Course?
- Strand-Integrated Design:
Aligns with GlobalCore Appendices F (Creative & Expressive Arts), H (Mindful Practice), E (Global Competencies), and I (Global Citizenship & Civics)
- Accelerated Pacing:
10-unit structure designed for full credit completion within a 10–12 month diploma pathway
- Multilingual & Inclusive:
Vocabulary banks, translation spaces, and flexible artifact formats (oral, visual, written)
- Restorative Pedagogy:
Emphasizes storytelling, cultural reclamation, and expressive redesign
- Portfolio-Based
Assessment:
Each unit culminates in a learner-created artifact that demonstrates mastery across strands
GLOBALCORE
Depth of Knowledge and Skills
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
Indicators
- GCS.AR.VA – Visual Arts
- GCS.AR.MU – Music & Sound
- GCS.AR.MO – Movement & Performance
- GCS.AR.MX – Mixed Media & Design
- GCS.MR.RF – Reflection & Feedback
- Artistic techniques and multimodal fluency
- Cultural storytelling and expressive redesign
- Transferable skills across civic, emotional, and creative contexts
- Ethical reflection and community-based creation
Structured and Coherent Inquiry Design
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Compelling questions and redesign tasks in every unit
- Schema-building through multilingual vocabulary and expressive modeling
- Embedded formative assessment and revision cycles
- Student-generated performances, installations, and visual narratives
- Rubric-aligned assessments with reflective prompts
Balanced Representation and Multiple Perspectives
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Culturally relevant art forms and global traditions
- Emphasis on indigenous knowledge, resistance art, and healing practices
- Integration of Global Citizenship and Social Justice strands
- Multilingual discourse and learner-defined success criteria
- Cross-curricular links to Multilingual Literacy and Social Systems & Justice
Literacy Development
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
Indicators
- GCS.LA.RC – Reading Comprehension
- GCS.LA.WC – Writing Composition
- GCS.DL.DM – Data & Media Fluency
- GCS.MR.RF – Reflection & Feedback
- Journaling, artist statements, and explanatory writing
- Oral presentations and peer feedback protocols
- Multilingual vocabulary integration and expressive messaging
- Media literacy and visual storytelling
Usability and Educator Support
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Consistent formatting across all 10 units
- Embedded facilitator prompts and sample student artifacts
- Professional learning modules for trauma-informed arts instruction
- Adaptable pacing guides for full-time, part-time, or intensive delivery
- Strand maps, co-teaching protocols, and multilingual scaffolds
- Appendix L: Rubric Models & Assessment Tools
- Appendix M: Student Work Samples & Peer Feedback Models
Unit Sequence (Grade 11–12)
Unit
Title
Focus
Porftollio Artifact
1
Systems of Color
Visual storytelling, symbolism, emotion
Color Story Scroll
2
Systems of Sound
Music, rhythm, oral tradition
Sound Map
3
Systems of Movement
Gesture, performance, embodiment
Movement Sketch
4
Systems of Memory
Cultural heritage, personal history
Memory Installation
5
Systems of Registance
Protest art, redesign, civic
Registance Poster
6
Systems of Collaboration
Language and geography, migration stories
Collaborative Artifact
7
Systems of Expression
Persuasive writing, civic messaging
Expressive Portfolio
8
Systems of Healing
Creative writing, metaphor, multilingual art
Healing Artifact
9
Systems of Impact
Research, questioning, synthesis
Impact Showcase
10
Systems of Liberation
Dialogue, feedback, multilingual discourse
Liberation Exhibit Plan
Assessment & Credit
- 10 Portfolio Artifacts (1 per unit)
Final Capstone Portfolio:
- 3 revised artifacts + 1 new synthesis artifact
- Final reflection: “How I use art to affirm dignity and redesign systems for justice”
Credit Awarded:
- 1 full Creative & Expressive Arts credit (Appendix F)
- Cross-credit alignment to:
- Appendix H: Mindful & Reflective Practice
- Appendix E: Global Competencies
- Appendix I: Global Citizenship & Civics