WEBQUEST
LACK OF INTEREST IN & SUPPORT FOR
THE PERFORMING ARTS
IN SOUTH BRONX PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The High School for Violin & Dance
(at the
INTRODUCTION:
You are a talented dance student at the High
School for Violin & Dance in the
Unhappy with this situation, you decide to
research the problem of lack of interest in and support for the performing arts
in the
TASK:
Using the six-step TIPS Public Policy Analyst as
well as the websites provided below, you will research the problem of lack of
interest in and support for the performing arts in
1.
a survey of at least five questions that
exposes student and parent attitudes about the performing arts in
2.
a chart showing how many performing art
venues currently exist in the
3.
a chart illustrating support (in actual
dollars) of the performing arts by corporations doing business in the
4.
a public campaign to encourage interest in
and support for the performing arts in
PROCESS:
Working in groups of two, you will:
1) use
the six TIPS Public Policy worksheets to summarize your findings and original
public policy ideas:
a) TIPS Worksheet 1
(Defining the Problem)
b) TIPS Worksheet 2
(Gathering the Evidence)
c) TIPS Worksheet 3
(Determining the Causes)
d) TIPS Worksheet 4
(Evaluating Existing Public Policy)
e) TIPS Worksheet 5
(Developing Original Public Policy Solutions)
f) TIPS Worksheet 6
(Choosing the Best Public Policy)
2) create
a five-question attitude survey and distribute it to students on the
3) prepare
a chart showing how many performing art venues currently exist in the
4) prepare
a chart illustrating support (in actual dollars) of the performing arts by
corporations doing business in the
5) create
a public campaign (a 1-2 slide PowerPoint presentation OR an a large poster
board) to encourage interest in and support for the performing arts in South
Bronx public high schools; as part of this campaign, you will write to local
and national politicians asking them to influence corporations to donate money
in support of art programs in South Bronx public schools
Use the websites provided below to help you in
your research.
RESOURCES:
The following websites will help you in your
research:
for performing arts venues in the
http://www.jimsdeli.com/halls/neighborhood-venues/bronx.htm
http://www.bxma.org/entry.php?passeid=17
http://www.dancespirit.com/backissues/aug2002/cityfocus_venues.shtml
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/urban/guides/family/leisure/listings/leisure3.htm
for corporations doing business in the
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/ccac/txtccac.htm
http://www.danceusa.org/about_dusa/neapress0312.html
http://www.bronxmall.com/com/southbronx/concept.html
for a list of
http://www.bronxcb2.org/html.php?link=3
EVALUATION:
You
will be evaluated based on the following rubric:
Points |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Overall Total: 10 points |
Development & Organization |
Excellent, High quality development and
organization, thorough clarification |
Very good development, Organization and clarification |
Somewhat good organization, needs some work on
organization and development |
Poor, unprepared, un-organized and not clear |
|
Oral Presentation |
All Students participated; exceptional, clear,
thorough and intelligent oral presentation |
All Students participated; Good, clear
presentation |
Students were somewhat clear; quality of
presentation needs effort and careful preparation |
Students were not clear: noticeable poor careless
quality of presentation. |
|
Visual Presentation (includes venue and corporation charts, as well as public campaign
PowerPoint or poster board) |
Exceptional presentation of visual resources and
materials. |
Good visual presentation. |
Somewhat good visual presentation. Needs
improvement |
Poor visual presentation. Visually unprepared |
|
Research |
Evident, extended and comprehensive research. Followed a line of investigation from at least 4 online
sources and other resources. |
Good research.
Followed a line of investigation from at least 3 online sources and
other resources |
Somewhat good information from at 2 online
sources. Very limited research. |
Poor.
Needs to research further Information from at least 1 online source. No
other resources evident. |
|
(Number 2): knowing and using arts materials and
resources
(Number 4): understanding cultural dimensions and contributions of the arts
(Number 1): Students will listen,
speak, read, & write for information and understanding; they will collect
data, facts, & ideas and use electronically produced texts
(Number 4): Students will listen, speak, read, and write for
social interaction
CONCLUSION:
Having completed this project, you have helped
create awareness among your fellow students and their parents, as well as
corporations doing business in the