Broken+World+Part+IV+Arts+and+Letters

Objectives:

 * The student understands the interplay between scientific or technological innovations and new patterns of social and cultural life between 1900 and 1940.
 * Explain the impact of the work of Einstein, Freud, Curie, and other scientists on traditional views of nature, the cosmos, and the psyche.
 * Explain ways in which the airplane, automobile, and modern railway affected world commerce, international migration, and work and leisure habits.
 * Analyze the social and cultural dimensions of mass consumption of goods such as automobiles, bicycles, refrigerators, radios, and synthetic fabrics in various parts of the world.
 * Analyze ways in which new forms of communication affected the relationship of government to citizens and bolstered the power of new authoritarian regimes.
 * The student understands the interplay of new artistic and literary movements with changes in social and cultural life in various parts of the world in the post-war decades.
 * Evaluate the impact of World War I and its aftermath on literature, art, and intellectual life in Europe and the United States.
 * Evaluate the meaning and social impact of innovative movements in literature, architecture and the fine arts, such as Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Socialist Realism, and jazz.
 * Evaluate the impact of innovative movements in Western art and literature on other regions of the world and the influence of African and Asian art forms on Europe.
 * Analyze how new media--newspapers, magazines, commercial advertising, film, and radio--contributed to the rise of mass culture around the world.



Captivation Station: Part II
Through today's Captivation Station presentations, you must answer the following guiding questions, potential Quest questions if I ever saw any:


 * **How did the "Broken World" manifest itself in science, philosophy, writing, painting, music and technology?**
 * **Did freer versions of expression lead to more freedom around the world? Why or why not?**
 * **Many call this the Age of Uncertainty or the Age of Anxiety? Why?**

Your goal today is to help your classmates answer these questions based on the topic you have selected. You and your team will lead us through an experiential activity where we will experience The Broken World according to your topic. All students should be familiar with the basic ideas from this time period after acquainting themselves with the assigned reading. You merely need to reinforce main ideas in your Captivation Station through a meaningful activity that engages students and forces them to experience the class through your brilliant efforts.

What to avoid from the last round of Captivation Station:


 * Powerpoint lectures and reading only from ppt.
 * Powerpoint--what are the students supposed to be doing while you are reading them Powerpoint slides?
 * Reading scripts for skits without acting
 * Interaction between students is a must
 * Challenging them to think --> not telling them what to think
 * Care to add any others here?

You must try to incorporate the primary sources included below into your presentation in an effective, meaningful way.
 * Topics:**


 * Artistic:** Google Image Search the following artists and look at a couple of their paintings each--Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Dada and Salvador Dali. Try to incorporate them somehow into your presentation.


 * Music:** Open iTunes and search "Rite of Spring." Listen to samples by Igor Stravinsky. Then, search "Duke Ellington" and listen to examples of his jazz music. How were these different than classical music pieces? Try to find solid examples of your own from this era that you can play for the class and challenge them to think about in an interesting way.


 * Literature:** W.H. [|Auden] "The Unknown Citizen" and [|Federico Garcia Lorca] "Gacela of the Dark Death" and "Gacela of Unforeseen Love" (scroll to bottom of page for English versions of the poems).


 * Philosophy:** [|Oswald Spengler] "The Decline of the West," [|Bertrand Russell] "On Modern Uncertainty" and [|Paul Valery] "On European Civilization and the European Mind"


 * Science:** [|Sigmund Freud] "The Interpretation of Dreams," [|Albert Einstein] "Theory of Relativity," and [|Marie Curie] "On the Discovery of Radium"

Mr. Spivey and I will be using an enhanced rubric to grade this round now that you have had more exposure to the concept and been able to disseminate between strong and weak Captivation Stations. Dazzle us!




 * Homework:** A Broken World Quest