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DocuSign Envelope ID:F7163211-DB22-463E-994F-9511800DB63B <br /> School's Art Program-a brief list <br /> The arts education program at Smith Middle School follows the Arts Education Essential <br /> Standards established by the North Carolina Department of Instructional Services. The arts are <br /> core subjects for middle school students and include each of the following arts disciplines: <br /> dance, music,theatre arts, and visual arts. The philosophy of the program is as follows: <br /> The arts have been part of life from the very beginning and are an inseparable part of <br /> the human journey. They have described, defined, and deepened the human <br /> experience. The arts are everywhere in our lives, adding depth and dimension to the <br /> environment we live in, and shaping our experience daily.The arts help students <br /> perceive and think in new ways. The arts are a powerful economic force as well, from <br /> fashion,to the creativity and design that go into every manufactured product,to <br /> architecture, to the performance and entertainment arts that have grown into <br /> multibillion-dollar industries. Arts education benefits both student and society, because <br /> students of the arts disciplines gain powerful tools for many aspects of life. <br /> Proposed Uses of Grant Funds—description including location, date, artists <br /> involved. Include information concerning whether you have undertaken similar <br /> activities in the past. Include approximate number of audience per program; <br /> geography of audience; mix of race, ethnicity, age, and gender. Discuss how <br /> arts program will be integrated into the curriculum. <br /> Grant funds would be used to bring Phillip Shabazz into Smith Middle School for a "Writers' <br /> Workshop" that would lead to a sharing day of social justice poetry during the week of Martin <br /> Luther King,Jr.'s birthday. Phillip Shabazz (www.flamesinthefire.com) is a renowned local poet, <br /> author, and teaching artist who regularly works with students to get them excited about their <br /> writing. His teaching style is engaging,funny, and direct, and he has a special talent that <br /> encourages students to be empowered by their own words and expression. <br /> The Writers' Workshop focuses on techniques as an approach to enable participants to write <br /> more creatively and effectively. The sessions present a unique opportunity for youth and adults <br /> to work closely with their peers. During the workshop, students will write lyric and narrative <br /> poems and prose as compositions of relationships, and what they mean as they emerge from <br /> the interactions of self with others. Mr. Shabazz utilizes the reading-discussion-writing cycle <br /> with his workshops and teaches the use of poetic devices such as simile, metaphor, and other <br /> traditional literary forms. <br /> Each session will involve: <br /> • Reading exemplary samples of poems and prose to reference as an integral part of the <br /> workshop process <br /> • Discussing strategies regarding craft <br /> • Working from writing prompts <br />