hello!!!

i am lucky enough to be teaching at an arts high school where most of my students are clever, outgoing, and interested in english. however, twice a week, i teach a class without any textbook at all...for high school grade 2 students very interested in their instruments or art and not interested in anything academic.

i would like to create a class based on american (i am american, obviously) film, tv, travel, poetry, cooking, etc. but i need to do it in a way where they get to talk and don't just sit around reading and watching.

any ideas would be so greatly appreciated!

have a great day, y'all!

I'm attaching a very rough outline for an American culture class I'm preparing.

I never thought about HSM! Thanks!

If it's an arts high school, get them to debate which art form allows you to express yourself more - it forces them to motivate their answers since there is no correct answer. 

Also, they could do mini presentations on influential people in their art form (art, music, drama, dancers) which could be done individually or in groups. 

Ask them to discuss cultural influences in different art forms. 

Give them a project where they have to compare American and Korean school culture using their particular art form.