Dear Warren, I was wondering if you have taught a unit on sundials. I am interested to know if you are using Illinois State Standards for a guidline. I imagine that the cross disciplinary approach you spoke of earlier would involve Math, Physics....and History, perhaps. I would certainly be interested helping you if Art and Social Studies could contribute.
I am currently working on a set of cross discipline lesson plans that deal with the cultural pluralism of India, in particular the Muslim/Hindu interface that occurs in Medieval or (Mughal) India. Literature, Art, and Technology seem to be areas ripe for exploration. I have already worked on Persian miniatures with my students examining the adoption of Hindu aesthetic principles in traditional Islamic manuscript illustration. Right now, I am looking at literature surrounding a Sufic saint reverred both by Muslims and Hindus. I am also trying to familiarize myself with sundials in order to develop a lesson plan surrounding the observatories of Jaih Singh II. Sounds ambitious perhaps, but this is all long term works in progress. This year, I will probably purchase the *ready made* plans for a human sundial that someone offerred, for my students, just to initially familiarize myself with the total process and build off of it afterwards. Peace, Robert -------------------------------------- Robert Langston Chair, Visual Arts Morgan Park Academy 2153 W. 111th Street Chicago, IL 60643 Office (773) 881-6729 Home(773) 239-2250 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
