WGU C105 Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods Latest "CPS" creative problem solving

WGU C105 Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods Latest "CPS" creative problem solving What is Creative problem solving (CPS) the process used to construct meaning and is at the core of the arts. CPS is used to seek connections and synthesize diverse solutions Critical thinking is a part of CPS. It is a focus of the arts where quality is highly valued. In particular, critique is used to analyze details and patterns, compile evidence, and apply criteria to make judgments skills achieved through arts • Higher order thinking such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, including critical judgment • Imagination and creativity focused deliberately on content and quality end products • Prudent risk taking and experimentation • Teamwork that relies on collaborative problem solving • Technological competencies • Flexible thinking and an appreciation for diversity • Self-discipline, persistence, and taking initiative integrate reading to visual arts *Artwork is "read" in a way similar to reading word-based print text. *The reader/viewer must first perceive the work as a whole and then relate subordinate parts to discover relationships and connections, along with important emphases. *Making sense of any painting, sculpture, or artwork requires coordinated use of higher order thinking skills (CPS), in the same way CPS is used to understand traditional textsintegrate reading to drama/theater arts Comprehension of dramatic texts closely parallels thinking to understand any written work and performance is largely about interpretation of words using CPS. Actors usually do a first read to derive big ideas in a script, which entails visualizing the setting. They also zero in other literary elements to create meaning, especially the conflict or problem, which sets the plot in motion (rising and falling action, crisis, and climax). Actors read to analyze their characters' motives and relationships to other characters and the plot integrate reading to dance Viewing a dance involves nearly the same comprehension strategies to those used in reading traditional texts, that is, coordinated CPS thinking. Dance compositions are created about the same themes and big ideas that are at the core of the literary arts, again using CPS integrate reading to music Reading a piece of music is virtually identical to reading print text and includes decoding symbols for the purpose of making sense. Reading music notation requires reading ahead, determining phrases and the overall structure, locating accents, interpreting symbols and verbal indicators, and discriminating between the main and sub