Interdisciplinary+Unit

=__Islamic Art and Culture Interdisciplinary Unit__= This unit of study contains elements of Art, Maths and Humanities (History).


 * Area of Interaction || Significant Concept || MYP Unit Question ||
 * Human Ingenuity: How do cultural beliefs influence artistic production. || Maths, Science and Art can reflect cultural values. || How is the idea of **unity and infinity** expressed in the artistic, scientific and cultural achievements of Islamic civilizations? ||

//**Suggested Guiding Questions (Subject Area focus):**//
 * //How does the Islamic idea of God differ from the Christian idea? (History)//
 * //How do we look for culturally-specific symbols in Art and artifacts? (History, Art)//
 * //How is mathematics and scientific endeavor guided by culture and environment? (History, Maths, Art))//
 * //Within what historical contexts have maths and science grown? (History, Maths)//

How will students prepare to answer the Unit Question in....

 * __MATHS__**


 * Area of Interaction || Significant Concept || MYP Unit Question for Maths ||
 * Community and Service: ||  ||   ||


 * __ART__**


 * Area of Interaction || Significant Concept || MYP Unit Question for Art ||
 * Human Ingenuity: How do people's beliefs and world-view influence what they create? ||  ||   ||


 * __HUMANITIES__**

__Relevent Understandings__:
 * Area of Interaction || Significant Concept || MYP Unit Question for Humanities ||
 * Human Ingenuity: How do people's beliefs and world-view influence what they create? || Cultural Artifacts reflect the Historical and Cultural conditions in which they were produced || How is the idea of **unity and infinity** expressed in the artistic, scientific, architectural and cultural achievements of Islamic civilizations? ||
 * How do cultural styles blend in artistic creations? How is this evident in Islamic societies?
 * How do we identify significant moments of change in cultural productions?


 * Assessment**: Students will answer the MYP Unit Question in a well-developed essay, using examples from Maths, Art and Humanities.


 * Learning Experiences:**
 * 1) General history and Culture: Class notes, textbook, selected readings
 * 2) Unity: Arabic, One God, One people without a clergy, One book: The Koran
 * 3) Infinity: Idea of God outside of human history (compare with Christianity which has an infinite God and a God who lived in human time and space)
 * 4) ISLAMIC HISTORY PROJECT: Group work project: Students will research and present on a period of Islamic History. They will identify some of the artistic, cultural and architectural developments of a period of Islamic history.
 * 5) Umayyads
 * 6) Abbasids
 * 7) Al-Andalus
 * 8) Ottomans
 * 9) Fatmids
 * 10) Moghuls
 * 11) Safavids

=Teaching Schedule for 2009-2010=


 * = **WEEK** || **DATE** || **HUMANITIES** || **MATH** || **ART** ||
 * = -2 || 30 Nov. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * = -1 || 7 Dec. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * = 0 || 14 Dec. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * = 1 || 11 Jan. || History of Islamic Empires ||  ||   ||
 * = 2 || 18 Jan. || Beliefs and Practices, Artistic and Scientific Developments ||  ||   ||
 * = 3 || 25 Jan. || Islamic History Project ||  ||   ||
 * = 4 || 1 Feb. || Islamic History Project ||  ||   ||
 * = 5 || 8 Feb || Islamic History Project ||  ||   ||
 * = 6 ||  || Islamic History Project Presentations and Test ||   ||   ||
 * = 7 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = 8 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||