As information professionals attempt to meet the needs of scholars, a significant issue is the degree of correspondence between research tools created by library and information science professionals and research tools created and used by scholars in any particular academic discipline. Humanities scholars assign importance to the use of personal…

As the artistic and intellectual elite of their society, Chinese scholars had to be educated in a number of fields including music, poetry, painting, and calligraphy. This teacher resource packet, which includes an audiotape and 16 color slides with a descriptive script and comprehensive lesson guide, examines some of the arts associated with the…

A curriculum guide for the visual arts is presented. The goal of elementary and middle school education in the four arts disciplines is the development of basic understanding and skills by every student. In secondary education the aim is to continue a sequential curriculum for those students who study the arts. This document is intended as a guide…

Designed as a guide to planning art lessons, the booklet offers over 40 suggestions and sample lesson plans for students in grades K-6. Although most of the lessons could be taught at any time of year, they are arranged month-by-month for convenience. Included in each monthly program are lesson plans for both intermediate and primary students,…

The annotated bibliography presents approximately 450 references about art for elementary, secondary, and professional levels. It is presented in three sections. Section one identifies 19 resources about art from a professional or teaching perspective. Included are books explaining how to teach various techniques to students of beginning or…

BECAUSE CHILDREN OFTEN CONCENTRATE ONLY ON RHYME AND RHYTHM WHEN WRITING POETRY, AN EIGHTH-GRADE CLASS WAS INTRODUCED TO THE USE OF SPECIFIC WORDS, SOUNDS, IMAGERY, AND CONTENT. THE STUDENTS READ VARIOUS MODERN POETS AND TOOK A "FIELD TRIP OF THE SENSES," VISITING ZOOS AND MUSEUMS TO FIND SUBJECTS FOR POEMS. WRITING POEMS MODELED AFTER…

This is the first volume in a series that includes the syllabi for advanced elective courses in art education for grades 10, 11, and 12. The course objective is to provide a multiplicity of visual experiences in the drawing and painting areas of the graphic arts and photography that are broad in scope and that will challenge the student's ability…

By teaching children in the manner in which they themselves were taught by their elders, female Papago, Pima, and Pueblo artists are continuing the role of traditional tribal arts (basketry, painting, pottery) among their people. Their use of traditional materials is occasionally innovative, but usually reflects traditional design. (SB)

Describes the efforts of one elementary art class to move beyond the limits of formalism when examining and discussing art. Guided by the teacher, the class attempted a critical deconstruction of the work of Edgar Degas focusing on his depiction of working class women. Includes three reproductions of Degas works. (MJP)

Provides a rationale and lesson plan for incorporating geography and art at the K-4 level. The lesson plan features a landscape painting by George Innes, a simplified chronology of his life, as well as a template of questions about the artist and the spatial significance of the painting. (MJP)

Explains how a veil control method allows secondary students to use oil paints in the classroom without difficulties of control, manageability, and clean up. Outlines how to prepare and apply oil glazes. Maintains that this method enhances students' studio skills and helps them appreciate the works of the great masters. (KM)

Argues that student creative writing is stimulated by painting and other visual art. Describes a seven-step process in which students view painting and other visual arts and then write poetry. Includes suggested artworks and excerpts of poetry written by students. (CFR)

Describes a teacher's experiences and accomplishments teaching art expression to visually impaired children, whose ability to create art and delight in so doing demonstrate that they may have sight loss but are not impaired in imagination. Special techniques for helping these students are described. (SLD)

Presents a series of lesson plans analyzing four paintings. The lesson plans use discipline-based art-education principles to examine issues of racial, ethnic, social, and gender prejudice. The artists represented are Robert Gwathmey, Thomas Hart Benton, Eastman Johnson, and Jacob Lawrence. Includes color plates and background information. (MJP)

One of six student guidebooks in a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this student book on exploration of visual arts and crafts careers presents information on specific occupations in seven different career areas: Visual communications, product design, environmental…