Chess as Art, an Interdisciplinary Lesson for 4 Semester Art
Students. Rational for project The rational for this project is
the need to produce lessons that are year long and enriching to
the student as they will show him the need to study concepts and
ideas across the disciplines, as too often a subject comes up in
one class that has connections to other classes and only the
smart students will see the connections. It has been my
experience that even these hand full of students won't pursue
the links for a number of reason, yet it is this process of
expanding or linking that breeds success in college and later
business experiences. It was hoped that this lesson would let
the art students develop a set of chess pieces, along with the
history and playing the game itself. The benefits are great for
the students that play chess; they problem solve each time they
move, they make plans, both short and long term, and they learn
how to modify plans and reach the goals they set for themselves.
Implementing the Lesso