GNED 2340 Creative
Thinking and the Artistic Process
Gilliam
Spring, 2009
Course Syllabus
R 1/15 Introduction & Course Expectations
VISUAL ARTS UNIT
Phil
will be the principle mentor for this area.
Stephen will be the designated monitor for the unit.
T 1/20 Introduce
Kimmelman ÒThe Acccidental MasterpieceÓ
Assignment: ARTISTIC REACTION TO A SELECTED
KIMMELMAN ESSAY (Due 2/10)
R 1/22 Steve will introduce the FIDDLER ON A ROOF Project
F
1/23 Chloe Edmonson presents her
paper on the peasant dance in ÒMiss JulieÓ
Texas
Educational Theatre Association scholar's debut panel
Sa 1/24 Mining the Mind: Discovering Languages
of Learning
a weekend day workshop, 10am
– 1pm
Workshop Leaders, Sam Gilliam
and GNED 2340 Peer Mentors
CLT will tape this.
T 1/27 Discussion
and Reaction to Workshop
Essay
Choices DUE to Stephen Brown
Book
of Qualities Presentation PART
ONE CLT will tape this.
W 1/28 Essay Groups will be assigned.
R 1/29 Book of Qualities Presentation PART TWO CLT will tape this.
Meet
in Essay Companies
T 2/3
Studio to work in Essay Groups
Meet in groups to brainstorm the essay. Mentors sit in and listen.
ASSIGN Visual Art Final Project
Lottery drawing for order of presentation.
R 2/5 NO
CLASS
W 2/4 of 2/5
GUEST VISUAL ARTIST: John
Mata
Gallery Talk
7:00
PM
Sala
Diaz
517
Stieren St
San
Antonio, TX 78210
Phone:
(210) 695-5132
John Mata, San Antonio Artist, will give a gallery talk about his work.
T 2/10 GROUPS 1
& 2
CLT will tape the presentations
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF OPEN, Providence, RI
R 2/12 GROUPS 3
& 4
CLT will tape the presentations
READ Cook ÒMusic: A Very Short IntroductionÓ Chapter 1 Due 2/17
TECH
SHEPARD
MUSIC UNIT
Ashley
will be the principle mentor for this area.
Chloe
will be the designated monitor for the unit.
T 2/17 Introduce
MUSIC CookÕs ÒMusic: A Very Short
IntroductionÓ
WHAT IS MUSIC?
Assign: Music Evokes Due 2/26
R 2/19 MUSIC GUEST
ARTIST #2
Assign: Cook,
Chapter 5. Due 3/3
OPEN
SHEPARD (2/20-28)
T 2/24 Visual Art
Final Project
In Class Presentationa
R 2/26 MUSIC Music Evokes Presentation
Assign: Create
a 2D/3D Collage of Your Favorite Music Due 3/5
T 3/3 MUSIC A discussion É The Power of Music
Maybe
a clip from ÒThe Last WalzÓ É The Band
Assign: Compose
a Music Composition
Assign: RikleÕs ÒLetters to a Young PoetÓ Due 3/19
R 3/5 MUSIC In class work on a music composition
collage
Spring
Break 3/7-3/15
T 3/17 MUSIC Composition
Presentations
CREATIVE WRITING UNIT
Stephen
will be the principle mentor for this area.
Phil
will be the designated monitor for the unit.
R 3/19 Introduce
CREATIVE WRITING RilkeÕs ÒLetters
to a Young PoetÓ
GUEST ARTIST #3
CLT tape this session.
Assign: You are to select two letter from RilkeÕs ÒLetters to a Young PoetÓ Email your two chooses to Phil Avocato by Monday, 3/23. In class on Tuesday, we will break into 4 discussion groups.
Professor
Gilliam with be out-of-town for USITT.
T 3/24 CREATIVE
WRITING Discuss ÒLetters to
a Young PoetÓ
Assign: Letters to Young Students Due 4/2
Assign: Museum
Piece
Historical Research Due: 4/7
R 3/26 CREATIVE
WRITING Continue discussion of themes in ÒLetters to a Young PoetÓ
T 3/31 CREATIVE
WRITING Museum Piece Work of Art
and Sound Bit Presentation
Assign: Robert
Wilson On Line. Due 4/7
R 4/2 CREATIVE
WRITING In Class work on Museum
Piece
DRAMA UNIT
Chloe
will be the principle mentor for this area.
Ashley
will be the designated monitor for the unit.
T 4/7 Introduce Robert Wilson
Guest Artist Kyle Gillette
R 4/9 DRAMA Introduce Final Presentation
4 Production Companies
Select Two Gendler Qualities
Presentation of Robert Wilson Materials
Assign: The Stieren Course Festival Due: At the Final Exam
EASTER 4/12
T 4/14 CREATIVE WRITING MUSEUM PIECE
Company Meetings
W 4/15 JOHN CLEESE ÒThe Importance of CreativityÓ Trinity Distinguished Lecture 7:30 Laurie
R 4/16 MUSEUM PIECE É
DRAMA
MOLIERE
OPENS 4/17 – 4/25
T 4/21 CARLOS TREVINO, Guest Artist
R 4/23 DRAMA
Concept Presentations
T 4/28 DRAMA
Studio Work
R 4/30 DRAMA
Studio Work