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A Global Pursuit

middle school

Art Textbook Program & Ancillaries

Explorations in Art:
A Global Pursuit

By Marilyn G. Stewart and Eldon Katter

Art is inescapably linked to the experience of being human.

Explorations in Art, Middle School/Junior High provides the type of relevant, engaging learning that is so critical to motivating the middle school/junior high student. We know that hands-on learning is the foundation of the middle school art curriculumn. A wide range of dynamic studio activities focuses on issues and ideas of particular interest in the middle school/junior high age group.

Program Components:

The Student Book Contents

  • Unit 1: Artists Send Messages
  • Unit 2: Artists Show Identity and Ideals
  • Unit 3: Artists Teach Lessons
  • Unit 4: Artists Create Organization and Order
  • Unit 5: Artists Respond to Daily Life
  • Unit 6: Artists Remember Places
  • Unit 7: Artists Reveal Nature
  • Unit 8: Artists Celebrate Continuity and Change
  • Unit 9: Artists Explore New Territory
  • Student Handbook
  • Artist Guide

The Teacher Edition Contents

  • National Standards
    • Scope and Sequence
  • Professional Development
    • Program Overview
    • Program Fundamentals
    • Engage Students
    • Guide Response to Art
    • Guide Explorations in Art
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • Strategies for Assessment
  • Art in the School Curriculum
    • Art and Academic Vocabulary
    • Art and Language Development
    • Connect Art and Other Subjects
  • Developing Art Content
    • Media and Techniques
    • Art with a Global Perspective
    • Art Styles, Periods, and World Cultures
    • Art in Daily Life
  • Managing the Artroom
    • Art Materials and Supplies
    • Building Support for Art Program
    • Maintaining the Artroom
  • Resources
    • Large Reproductions
    • Overhead Transparencies
    • Artist Biographies
    • Teacher Bibliography
    • English & Spanish Glossaries

2nd Edition, © 2009

 
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