This course guide for teachers is intended to provide experiences for secondary school students in the design and development of costumes for dramatic productions. Behavioral objectives listed for the students include: (1) explaining how costume is an expression of the people, the times, and the culture; (2) making drawings and paintings of the…

Based on the premise that familiarity with art forms of other cultures can broaden students' cultural understandings, the teaching guide presents instructions for creating two West African art forms--batik and tie-dye. The unit is intended as the basis of a three and one-half week minicourse for students in art courses in grades eight and nine.…

This teaching guide provides information to help junior high school art teachers develop and implement programs based on African art. Objectives are to help students appreciate various types of African art, understand the relationship of African art to European art, and produce Adinkra cloth (a colorful cloth printed with personal symbols and…