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Summary Table of Contents

The authors has written a book that reflects the latest trends in art education and demonstrates how to motivate children to learn by integrating art with other content areas. Emphasis Art promotes hands-on learning, through technical directions for art-studio experiences as well as helpful suggestions for classroom management, writing, lesson plans, and teaching are to gifted children and students with special needs. This book focuses on the intrinsic worth of art-studio experience and the process of implementing art education into classroom practice with a new emphasis on cultural understanding. In addition to a wealth of creative ideas and clear technical direction, this popular text promotes art appreciation and provides educators with lesson plans that incorporate instructional objectives.

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Preface

xiii

Part 1 Art, Society, and Children

The Role of Art in Society and in the Schools

(9)

Art in Society

(1)

Multicultural Pluralism

(3)

Art in the School

(1)

A Qualitative Approach to Teaching Art

(5)

Fundamentals of Art: An Overview

(10)

Line

(1)

Shape

(2)

Value

(1)

Color

(2)

Space

(1)

Texture and Pattern

(2)

Balance and Symmetry

(1)

Variety, Emphasis, and Domination-Subordination

(2)

Considerations Regarding a Sequential Art Curriculum Based on Children's Development

(8)

Children's Similarities

(1)

Children's Variability

(1)

Art Development

(1)

Need for Sequential Curriculum Across the Grades

(5)

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 1 and 2

(13)

Developmental Characteristics

(1)

Art Development

(3)

Art Criticism, Art History, and Aesthetics

(2)

Design, Drawing, and Painting

(3)

Collage (Cut and Paste)

(1)

Printmaking

(1)

Ceramics

(1)

Suggested Subjects or Themes

(2)

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4

(7)

Developmental Characteristics

(1)

Art Development

(1)

Art Criticism, Art History, and Aesthetics

(2)

Drawing, Designing, and Painting

(1)

Color Awareness

(1)

Collage

(1)

Printmaking

(1)

Ceramics

(1)

Suggested Subjects or Themes

(1)

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 5 and 6

(13)

Developmental Characteristics

(2)

Art Development

(1)

Art Criticism

(2)

Art History and Aesthetics

(1)

Drawing, Designing, and Painting

(2)

Collage

(1)

Printmaking

(2)

Ceramics, Crafts, and New Media

(1)

Suggested Subjects or Themes

(3)

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 7 and 8

(14)

Developmental Characteristics

(1)

Emotional Vulnerability

(4)

Art Criticism

(1)

Art History and Aesthetics

(2)

Art Development

(1)

Drawing, Designing, and Painting

(2)

Printmaking

(1)

Ceramics and Sculpture

(1)

Crafts

(1)

Collage

(1)

Suggested Subjects of Themes

(3)

Part 2 Teachers and Teaching

The Role of the Dedicated Teacher

(6)

Who Teaches Art and in What Kinds of Situations?

(2)

Need to Guide Students to Create and to Appreciate

(1)

The Teacher's Positive Personality, Rapport, and Respect

(3)

Teaching Strategies

(8)

The Art Room During the First Week of School

(1)

Using Nonverbal Instructions

(1)

Planning the Distribution, Collection, and Organization of Materials

(1)

Beginning the Lesson: Getting Attention and Keeping the Motivation Brief

(1)

Getting the Design off to a Good Start

(1)

Nurturing Creativity During the Working Period

(1)

Strategies for Fostering Perseverance

(2)

Cleanup and Evaluation

(1)

Classroom Management

(2)

Art Motivation

(12)

Personal Experience

(3)

Still Lifes as Artistic Arrangements

(2)

Bulletin Boards and Art History

(2)

The Art Medium

(1)

Amount and Timing of Motivation

(1)

Exhibitions

(4)

Science and Art Integrated in Direct Perception of Still Lifes

103

(16)

Animal Life

106

(1)

Astronomy: Our Solar System

106

(1)

Climate

107

(1)

Foods and Nutrition

107

(1)

Geology

108

(1)

Human Body, Anatomy, and Growth

109

(1)

Insects

109

(1)

Light and Perception

109

(2)

Magnetism

111

(1)

Molecules

111

(1)

Plants and Botany

111

(1)

Simple Machines

111

(1)

Sound

112

(1)

Technology and Energy

112

(1)

Water

112

(3)

Weather

115

(3)

Wind and Air

118

(1)

Social Studies, Cultural Understanding, and Art

119

(20)

Social Studies Curriculum Aeross the Grades

119

(3)

Multicultural Understanding Through Making Art

122

(7)

Anthropology

129

(1)

Economics

130

(1)

Geography and Map Reading

130

(2)

History

132

(1)

Law-Related Education and Political Science

132

(2)

Psychology

134

(3)

Sociology

137

(2)

Evaluation

139

(7)

In-Process Evaluation of Student Work

139

(3)

Grading and Summative Evaluation

142

(1)

Evaluation of the Teacher's Knowledge and Performance

143

(3)

Writing Instructional Objectives for Lesson Planning

146

(16)

Need for and Form of Instructional Objectives

146

(2)

Eight Categories of Instructional Objectives

148

(1)

Art Production Objectives

149

(1)

Artistic Perception Objectives

149

(1)

Art Criticism Objectives

150

(1)

Objectives in Aesthetics

151

(1)

Art History Objectives

152

(1)

Affective, Cognitive, and Psychomotor Objectives

152

(1)

Affective Objectives

153

(3)

Cognitive Objectives Correlated to Other Areas of Study

156

(2)

Psychomotor and Multisensory Objectives

158

(1)

A Sample Lesson Plan

158

(2)

Open Objectives

160

(2)

Art for Students Experiencing Significant Mental or Physical Disabilities

162

(8)

Seven Concepts

162

(2)

Teaching Approaches

164

(3)

Using Art for Community and School Integration

167

(1)

Experiences That May Appeal to Students Facing Physical or Mental Disabilities

168

(1)

Materials

168

(2)

Giftedness and Its Art Implications for All Students

170

(11)

Giftedness and Art Thinking

170

(2)

Characteristics of Students Gifted in Art

172

(2)

Teaching Strategies

174

(3)

Extending into the School, Home, and Community

177

(4)

Part 3 Art Appreciation, Art History, Art Criticism, and Aesthetics

New Approaches to Art Appreciation

181

(7)

Art Appreciation in the Schools: From Picture Study to Discipline-Based Art Education

181

(3)

General Methods for Art Discussions

184

(2)

Gamelike Educational Activities

186

(2)

Teaching Art History

188

(5)

Conducting Art History Discussions

188

(1)

Art History Teaching Methods

188

(5)

Teaching Art Criticism and Aesthetics

193

(14)

Conducting Art Criticism Discussions

193

(1)

A Sequential Approach to Art Criticism

193

(6)

Conducting Discussions of Aesthetics

199

(3)

Art Criticism at Home

202

(5)

Part 4 Teaching Art Production

Drawing

207

(20)

Overview of Art Production

207

(1)

Three Kinds of Drawing

207

(2)

Figure Drawing

209

(5)

Portrait and Self-Portrait Drawings

214

(1)

Drawing the Landscape or Cityscape

215

(6)

Drawing the Still Life

221

(2)

Drawing Animals

223

(4)

Crayon and Oil Pastels

227

(15)

Crayon

227

(2)

Crayon Resist

229

(4)

Crayon Engraving

233

(2)

Crayon Encaustic

235

(2)

Oil Pastel

237

(4)

Oil-Pastel Resist

241

(1)

Painting

242

(14)

Painting with Watercolors

242

(2)

Painting with Tempera

244

(4)

Tempera Resist

248

(3)

Mural Making

251

(5)

Paper Projects in Two Dimensions

256

(9)

Collage

256

(1)

Tissue-Paper Collage

257

(4)

Mosaics

261

(4)

Printmaking

265

(14)

Printmaking with Found Objects

265

(2)

Glue Line-Relief Prints

267

(1)

Collographs

268

(2)

Linoleum Prints

270

(3)

Proofing, Inking, and Printing

273

(3)

Aluminum-Foil Reliefs

276

(3)

Computer Art, Photography, and Video

279

(9)

Computer Art

279

(2)

Photography

281

(3)

Video

284

(4)

Three-Dimensional Design: Additive and Subtractive Sculpture

288

(15)

Box Sculpture and Constructions in Space

289

(5)

Masks

294

(4)

Totem Poles

298

(3)

Subtractive Sculpture in Plaster

301

(2)

Architecture

303

(5)

Crafts

308

(14)

Weaving

314

(5)

Starch-Resist Batik

319

(3)

Clay Modeling

322

(11)

Clay in the Primary Grades

322

(3)

Clay in the Upper Grades

325

(1)

Construction Techniques

326

(3)

Drying, Firing, Glazing, and Staining

329

(1)

Clay Plaster Reliefs

330

(3)

Appendix A: Art Materials and Facilities

333

(7)

Materials and Supplies

333

(1)

Expendable Materials

333

(1)

Toxic Materials and Inhalants

333

(1)

Practical Suggestions

334

(2)

Recycling Materials

336

(1)

Special Materials and Tools

337

(1)

Planning Facilities for Art

337

(3)

Appendix B: A Brief Chronology of Art Education in the United States

340

(3)

Appendix C: Recommended Readings

343

(6)

Appendix D: Addresses of Professional Associations, Art Material Suppliers, Audiovisual Sources, Computer Webpages, and Electronic Lesson Plan Databases

349

(2)

Professional Art Education Associations

349

(1)

Art and Craft Material Suppliers

349

(1)

Sources for Audiovisuals: Reproductions, Slides, Cassettes, and Videodiscs

349

(1)

Computer Webpages and Electronic Lesson Plan Databases