The A+LS™ Humanities I lessons focus on the performing arts of music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, and television.
Humanities, along with the social sciences and natural sciences, represent the knowledge that humans have created throughout
history. Focusing on the philosophical, spiritual, and artistic aspects of life, Humanities explore the artistic and cultural
accomplishments of individuals in the following academic areas: literature, religion, painting, sculpture, architecture,
photography, art history, music, theater, film, dance, cultural studies of civilizations, philosophy, languages, ethics, and the
Classics of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Objectives from elective courses are not tested on national or state achievement
tests. As a result, there are no course and adaptive assessments developed for our elective course titles.
1090L
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Curriculum Planning Manual (CPM) –
Contains Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence |
• Humanities I is presented as a semester-long high school
elective course.
• Most of the thirty-one lessons contain a study guide, a practice
and mastery test, and an essay or constructed response.
• Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive,
narrative, persuasive, compare and contrast, and letter
writing. Additional activities include journals, short reports,
summaries, and creating a collage, brochure, or graph.
Directions for essays and rubrics for grading are provided for
each of the writing assignments. Students will also complete a
self-evaluation form to assess their performance.
• Original sound recordings of musical styles are provided to
enhance the student's learning experience.
• This title is certified by MetaMetrics® with a Lexile® score.
• A+ PowerPack customers receive access to Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition® (EB) workspaces which
contain learning materials. Learning materials may contain articles, games, images, maps, and/or videos. Clearvue (CV)
video clips may be included as well.
• The content in this course is based on standards developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations.
The full set of arts standards can be found at the following website: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/standards.cfm.
• Humanities I examines the artistic and cultural accomplishments of a people through a variety of academic subjects.
•Lessons are designed to provide the student with a foundation of basic information in the following areas of performing
arts: music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, and television.
• The Humanities I course requires students to read resources
that are linked to the lessons. The majority of these documents
are provided as Portable Document Files (PDFs). As a result,
students will need Adobe Acrobat® Reader® available on their
workstations. Available at: www.adobe.com, select the Get Adobe Reader button.
• Due to the interactive nature of the A+ PowerPack, there are a few specific software requirements:
- EB requires a web browser, the following are recommended:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® versions 6.0 or higher
- Safari® versions 2.0 or higher
Note: EB requires cookies enabled.
- EB interactive activities require a web browser equipped with the Adobe® Flash® and Shockwave plug-ins.
Available at: www.adobe.com (select Get ADOBE FLASH PLAYER and Get Shockwave Player).
- EB video clips are offered in Windows Media® and MPEG-4 formats. You’ll need to have a media player installed
that will support these formats:
• Students are required to complete the essay section for lesson
mastery. This setting must be enabled on the “Settings for
Assignment of A+LS Lesson” dialog box. The default setting does not
require the completion of the essay for assignment mastery. The
circled item shows the proper setting.
The Humanities course provides an introductory lesson and four diverse genres: Music, Performing Arts, Culture, and
Performing Arts Careers.
Music
The lessons on music history provide a detailed discussion of the work of composers, the origin of music styles, and the
development of musical instruments and musical ensembles. These lessons can be used as part of a music appreciation course.
Overview of Music
Music Genre 1
Music Genre 2
Brass Wind Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
String Instruments
Keyboard Instruments and Electrophones
Percussion Instruments
Human Voice
Music Ensembles
Prehistoric and Ancient Period Music
Music of the Middle Ages
Renaissance Music
Baroque Music
Classical Music Period
Modern Music Period
Performing Arts
These lessons describe the performing arts in the categories of theater, dance, motion pictures, and television.
Overview of the Theatre
Theater Production
Opera
Overview of Dance
Ballet
Motion Pictures
Television
Culture
American culture is explored in the areas of jazz and blues music and the development of the motion picture and recording
industry primarily from the U.S. National Park Service.
Jazz Music 1
Jazz Music 2
Blues Music 1
Blues Music 2
An American Icon
Resources include original sound recordings from a variety of musical styles. For example, there are original recordings from
both the Delta and Memphis schools of the blues. In addition, there are examples of early motion pictures created through the
genius of Thomas Alva Edison.
Performing Arts Careers
The final lesson provides detailed information for a variety of careers in the performing arts.
Performing Arts Careers
A+ PowerPack
The A+ PowerPack includes the Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition, which has teacher resources and student
learning materials. The materials include a wide range of interactive lessons, research projects, animations, and worksheets
that support the humanities courses.
- Humanities I contains EB workspaces.
- Each workspace may contain an article, diagram, study guide, video, or interactive media.
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