activity - Ellington Arts Block Blog - Ellington Arts Museum2024-03-28T19:46:49Zhttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/Ellington_Arts_Block/feed/tag/activityIn The Classroom: Citizenship, Government and the Global Pandemic in 2020 Photo-Essay/Visual Time Capsulehttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/Ellington_Arts_Block/in-the-classroom-citizenship-government-and-the-global-pandemic-i2020-10-29T18:50:00.000Z2020-10-29T18:50:00.000ZEllington Arts! Museumhttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/ellington_arts_members/About<div><center>
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<div>(The above slide show was created by DESA Class of 2021 Senior, Laci Joseph assigned by Dr. Dwayne Williams for his Social Studies Visual Time Capsule assignment which we have shared with you below as an activity.)</div>
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<div><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong></span><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Citizenship, Government and the Global Pandemic in 2020 Photo-Essay/Visual Time Capsule</strong></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">“History is an image-making process, what we sometimes see in the world we come to believe about the world.” </span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">- Dr. Dwayne Williams</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong><u>Instruction</u></strong>: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The year 2020 has already proven to be one of the most dramatic and transformational moments in recent world history. We have all experienced a global health pandemic caused by the Corona Virus. We have witnessed an intense debate about structural racism and policing that inspired social protests in every corner of the world. We have seen millions of people lose their jobs and businesses. We have watched as wildfires and hurricanes have devastated communities in California, Washington, Oregon Louisiana, Texas, and Australia. Teachers and students have all been forced to adjust to learning remotely in our homes. All of the events are taking shape as you go through your school year! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Assignment:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The activity is to create a photographic essay/visual time capsule based on the themes of ‘<strong>citizenship’ ‘government’ and the ‘global pandemic’ in 2020.</strong> Create a <strong><em>photographic artifact</em></strong> of what you have seen, felt, and experienced since our collective world was turned upside down in March of 2020. How have the events unfolding in the world made you think or rethink about government and your role as a citizen? In 10, 25, 50, or 100 years what story do you want to help people tell about the year 2020?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Include a total of 5 photos, one each of the following photos:</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt;">One self-portrait that captures or highlights how you wanted the world to see you as a citizen in 2020.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt;">One photo that best symbolizes how you and your family have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt;">One photo of a person, place, or thing that best captures your current thinking about social justice and the police in 2020.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt;">One photo that best captures your current thinking about the U.S. government in 2020.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt;">One photo that best captures your hopes and fears about citizenship, government, and the global pandemic in the future beyond 2020.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Include a short caption along with each artifact in your photo-essay/visual time capsule explaining the image.</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>While performing this activity reflect on the question: </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong><u>WHAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITIZEN TO DOCUMENT AND SHARE THE HISTORY I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN 2020?</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Share your Visual Time Capsules with us on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dukeellingtondc/?hl=en" target="_blank">@DukeEllingtonDC</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em>This activity is shared with us by 12th Grade DESA Social Studies teacher, Dr. Dwayne Williams.</em></span></p>
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<div dir="ltr"> </div></div>In the Classroom: Celebrating Culture Through Dance Compositionhttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/Ellington_Arts_Block/celebrate-culture-through-dance-composition2020-10-27T15:36:29.000Z2020-10-27T15:36:29.000ZEllington Arts! Museumhttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/ellington_arts_members/About<div><div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/472634543?byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>
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<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>Dance Composition</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Lesson Plan by Duke Ellington School of the Arts faculty alumna, Ms. Nikki Sutton-Mackey of the Dance Department</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Overview & Purpose:</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Try this fun and easy lesson with ways to celebrate or explore different cultures through dance! </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This lesson opens students' imaginations to travel and exploring new places in the world, and celebrate and experience Hispanic heritage or any culture through objects or pictures. Students will create movement from an object or a thing found around the home or online that represents the Hispanic heritage and culture to them. Students will also choreograph a movement phrase using the words used to describe their object or thing, focusing on the element of dance BODY (parts and shapes).</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Objectives</strong>:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 1: Think about a place you would like to travel to and why.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 2: Concentrate on Hispanic culture (or whatever you're celebrating). Find an object or thing in your home that reminds you of or represents aspects of Hispanic culture that you like or interests you. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 3: Answer these questions as an assignment. </span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Explain what you like about it. What got you interested?</span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Describe what the object looks like.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14pt;">How can it move?</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 4: After answering questions and submitting assignments students can explore movement to a Hispanic culture-inspired playlist while waiting for others to finish. Ask if students have song requests.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 5: Have students explore movement to Hispanic-inspired songs of choice. Let go and enjoy the music!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 6: Each student will then share what object and song they picked and why.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 7: Give students a few days to create and video record a 30-second choreographic phrase based on the object they chose and submit the video as an assignment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Step 8: Finally, have students present their choreography to the class as a final presentation.</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size:14pt;">Nikki Sutton-Mackey</span><br />
<span style="font-size:14pt;">DCPS Dance & PE Educator</span><br />
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</div></div>Museum Studies Hispanic Heritage Month Cultural Cuisine Lesson: Delicious Tres Leches Cakehttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/Ellington_Arts_Block/museum-studies-hispanic-heritage-month-cultural-cuisine-lesson-de2020-10-17T02:33:08.000Z2020-10-17T02:33:08.000ZEllington Arts! Museumhttps://ellingtonvirtualmuseum.ning.com/ellington_arts_members/About<div><div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/469116846?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Tres Leches Cake: </strong></span><span style="font-size:12pt;">The history and the recipe</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Produced by Kayla Brackett, Nailah Brown, Jamir Graves, and Kelly Stewart</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Today we'll be teaching you how to make Tres Leches Cake!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">This iconic light dessert is usually a sponge cake that is soaked in three different types of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream, resulting in a sweet and moist cake. Tres leches cake originated in Mexico and is popular throughout Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Puerco Rico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and many other Latin American countries.</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;">In the 19th century, there was a recipe going across Mexico for a bread cake that was soaked in wine and topped with custard. This is thought to be inspired by Italian tiramisu or the English trifle. With the European influence in Mexico during the 19th century, it goes with little explanation why these soaked recipes became popular in the New World using European ingredients like custard, bread, and wine.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">In the 1930s when the Nestle Company opened up plants in Mexico during World War II, a recipe for Tres Leches was printed on the outside of the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and cream cans. Nestle is held responsible for taking the Tres Leches Cake mainstream. All recipes in Mexico use a combination of evaporated, condensed, and cream in their recipe even today.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Let's get started!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">In order to bake this cake, you will need</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 1/4 cups flour all-purpose, sifted</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 5 eggs separated</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 cup sugar</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 tsp vanilla</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 tsp baking powder</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 3/4 tsp Kosher salt</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 12 oz evaporated milk</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 14 oz sweetened condensed milk</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1/4 cup whole milk</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 1/2 cups whipping cream</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> ➢ 1 Tbsp powdered sugar</span></p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Instructions:</strong></span></p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> In order to prepare this cake, you need to...</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 2. Butter a 9"x11" glass pan, then lightly flour.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 3. Separatetheeggsfrom the yolks and place them in different bowls.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 4. In the bowl of a stand-up mixer place the yolks. Slowly add the sugar while beating on high. Continue to mix until the yolks are fluffy and ribbon stage. Then mix in the vanilla.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 5. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">6. In another bowl beat the whites until they form soft peaks.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 7. Slowly fold the whites into the yolk mixture using a spatula. Next, slowly sift the flour mixture into the yolk mixture and fold ingredients carefully. Try not to deflate the air whipped into the eggs.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> 8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place in the center rack, and bake for about 35-40* minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before adding the milk mixture</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> While the cake is baking, put the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and whole milk into a large bowl, whisk lightly.</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> Then pour milk mixture all over the cake, and allow it to soak for about an hour before frosting.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>In order to prepare the frosting:</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> Beat whipping cream with the powdered sugar until thick and forms stiff peaks. Spread the cake over a flat frosting spatula.</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> Be sure to check the tres leches cake with a cake tester after about 35 minutes to make sure it does not overcook.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">After the cake is cooled, cut as desired serving size and enjoy! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">hank you so much for watching! Have a happy Hispanic </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">Heritage month!</span></p>
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