About This Book v The Author vi Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1: Let?s Teac h Art 1 Why We Teach Art 1 Whole-Brain Development ? Character Development Whom We Teach 2 Every Student, Daily ? Students with Disabilities ? Attention-Seeking Students ? Gifted Students What Children Should Know and Be Able to Do 3 Skill Building ? Grade Level Characteristics: The Kindergarten Child; The First-Grade Child; The Second-Grade Child; The Third-Grade Child; The Fourth-Grade Child; The Fifth-Grade Child; The Sixth-Grade Student; The Seventh-Grade Student; The Eighth-Grade Student ? Adaptations for Primary Children Adaptations in Art for Special-Needs Students 23 General Suggestions ? The Student with Impaired Vision ? The Student with Autism ? The Student with Impaired Hearing ? The Student with Motor Impairment ? The Student with Behavioral Disabilities ? The Student with Developmental Disabilities How We Teach?Thoughts on Teaching Art 26 Encouraging Creativity ? Relationships with Students Where We Teach 28 The Regular Classroom ? The Art Classroom ? From a Cart The Basics for an Art Specialist 29 Communicating with Classroom Teachers ? Setting Routines ? Using Seating Charts ? Rewarding Good Behavior ? Controlling Noise ? Organizing the Classroom ? Managing Equipment ? Storing Artwork ? Maintaining Portfolios ? Displaying Student Work Outside the Art Room ? Signing Work ? Making Labels ? Preparing Student Notebooks ? Cleaning Up ? Dismissing Students ? Bringing in New Art Materials ? Recycling Parent and Community Relations 33 Parent Volunteers ? Newsletters ? Student Recognition Public Relations Guidelines 36 Where Art Information Might Be Seen ? Before Contacting the Newspaper ? What Is Newsworthy? What Makes a Unique Story? ? Photo Guidelines Tips on Photographing Art 38 Digital Photography ? Setting Up Artwork to Photograph ? Photographing Artwork in Process Tips on Safety 40 General Suggestions ? Working with Clay ? Care of Cutting Tools ? Equipment ? Recommended Materials Tips on Creating Art Bulletin Boards 42 Materials ? Hints ? Suggested Themes Tips on Matting Student Artwork 44 Materials ? Personalize Purchased Mats ? Things to Keep in Mind ? The Easy Way ? Cutting a Mat Chapter 2: What We Teac h 46 Personal Expression 46 Individualism and Problem Solving 47 The Big Idea ? Pop Culture ? Service Learning Exploring the Elements of Art and Principles of Design 48 Line 49 Color 50 Value 51 Space 52 Shape and Form 53 Texture 54 Repetition 55 Balance 56 Emphasis 57 Contrast 58 Unity 59 Topics We Teach 60 Unit Suggestions Content Connections 61 Foreign Language ? Language Arts ? Math ? Music ? Science ? Social Studies Celebrations 65 Themes Based on Seasons of the Year 66 Tips on Writing Art Lesson Plans 67 National Visual Arts Standards (K?4) 69 National Visual Arts Standards (5?8) 71 DBAE (Discipline-Based Art Education) 73 Art Production ? Art History ? Art Criticism/Analysis ? Aesthetic Awareness ? Discipline-Based Art Education Standards Art Lesson Plan 75 Assessment 76 Authentic Assessment ? Portfolios ? Written Work, Journals or Sketchbooks, Self-Assessment?Classroom Critiques or Discussions ? Scoring Guide or Rubric ? Interviews Chapter 3: Fun with Art History and Appreciation 78 Bring Art History to Life: Timelines 79 Timeline #1: 30,000 b.c.?a.d. 1 (Handout) 80 Art Projects for Integrated Learning, Timeline #1 81 Timeline #2: a.d. 1?1150 (Handout) 83 Art Projects for Integrated Learning, Timeline #2 84 Timeline #3: 1150?1650 (Handout) 86 Art Projects for Integrated Learning, Timeline #3 87 Timeline #4: 1650?1900 (Handout) 89 Art Projects for Integrated Learning, Timeline #4 90 Timeline #5: 1900?Present (Handout) 92 Art Projects for Integrated Learning, Timeline #5 93 Using Art Reproductions 95 Portrait Gallery ? Token Response ? Draw an Artwork from a Description ? Scavenger Hunt ? Compare and Contrast ? Bulletin Board ? Be a Live Painting ? Gallery Curators Art Activities with Postcards 97 Sorting and Matching ? Edges, Lines, and Colors ? Extend a Postcard ? Expand a Postcard ? Postcard Puzzles Purchased Educational Games 100 Art Game Vendors ? Word Games ? Jumbles ? Mix and Match Talking About Art: A Gallery Experience 101 A Real Museum Visit Gallery Walk 102 Aesthetics 103 Writing with Art 103 Writing Projects ? Conversations with a Drawing ? Collage-Writing Exercise ? Writing Poetry About Art Project 3-1. Mandala (colored pencil, ballpoint pen) 108 Alternative Project: A Journey Through My Life Project 3-2. Write and Illustrate a Myth (watercolor crayons) 110 Alternative Project: Make a Good-Luck Symbol ? Content Connections: Social Studies and Science?Circles and Standing Stones ? Calendar ? Multicultural Connection: Storytelling Project 3-3. The Art Sketchbook or Journal (black ink marker, colored pencil, or watercolor) 113 Chapter 4: Pa per 115 Introduction 115 Project 4-1. Imagination Station (construction paper) 116 Alternative for Younger Students: Imaginative Animals Changing Paper (Handout) 118 Project 4-2. Portrait Heads in Paper (paper manipulation and paper cutting) 119 Alternative Projects: Torn-Paper Face Collage; Bas-Relief Portraits; Shaped Construction Paper Three-Dimensional Masks ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Give It a Life ? Social Studies?Real People Portraits Portrait Heads (Handout) 122 Collage 123 General Guidelines for Working in Collage Project 4-3. Collage Cityscape (corrugated cardboard collage) 125 Alternative Projects: Paint a Cityscape; Cityscape or Torn-Paper Collage ? Content Connections: Language Arts?The Old Town ? Social Studies?Mapping; Evolution of a City Project 4-4. Flower Garden (fadeless paper collage) 128 Content Connection: Science?Plant Identification and Seasonal Growth; Marine Plant Life Project 4-5. Geometric Cut-Out Animals (collage) 130 Adaptation for Younger Students: Shape Relationships ? Alternative Project: Paper Cut-Out Collages?Natural Forms ? Content Connection: Science?Extinct Animals Project 4-6. Story Quilt (construction paper collage) 132 Alternative Project: Muslin Quilt ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Write the Story of Your Quilt Block ? Mathematics?Math Problems Quilt; Computer-Designed Quilt Block; Traditional Geometric Blocks ? Science?Creatures and Their Environments Quilt Blocks; Favorite Food Quilt ? Social Studies?? My State? Quilt Blocks; Cultural Quilt Blocks; Transportation Quilt Blocks Project 4-7. Handmade Paper 136 Content Connections: Language Arts?Recipes, Poems, Stories About Paper ? Science?Paper in the Egyptian and Chinese Styles ? Social Studies?Timeline: Development of Paper Project 4-8. Marbleized Paper (acrylic paint) 140 Alternative Projects: Liquid Starch; Marbleize with Pastels; Traditional Marbleizing with Oil on Water Making Books 143 Project 4-9. Pop-Up Greeting Cards (paper) 144 Pop-Ups (Handout) 146 Project 4-10. The Art Book, an Accordion-Folded Pop-Up (mixed media) 147 Content Connections: Language Arts?Haiku, Alphabet, or Poetry Book; Quotation or Story ? Science?A Nature Book ? Foreign Language?Story Book in a Foreign Language ? Social Studies?Honor an Ancestor Project 4-11. Personal Nature Journal (spiral-bound or copy paper) 151 Adaptation for Primary Students: Copy Paper Journal Project 4-12. The Shaped Book (copy paper) 155 Adaptations for Younger Students: One-Fold Book; Dictated Story Chapter 5: Drawing with Pencil, Pa stels, Crayons, and Markers 158 Project 5-1. The Bestiary; Animal Drawings (latex house paint and colored pencil) 159 Alternative Project: Mythical Creatures ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Animal Journal; Animal Personality Story ? Science?Animal Behavior Animals (Handout) 162 Other Classifications of Animals (Handout) 163 Project 5-2. Signing Alphabet; Drawing the Hand (pencil and colored pencil) 164 Signing Alphabet (Handout) 166 Pastels , Crayons , and Chalk 167 Project 5-3. Still Life (Oil pastel resist with fluorescent markers) 168 Project 5-4. Making the Small Monumental (pastel) 170 Alternative Project: The Whole Room and Your Hands Project 5-5. The ?Wild Beasts? (The Fauves) (roofing paper, glue, oil pastels) 172 Alternative Project: Expressionistic Group Murals Project 5-6. Hidden Birds (crayon etching, ink over crayon or oil pastel) 174 Content Connections: Science?Species in Danger ? Social Studies?Artists and Pioneers Project 5-7. I Saw a Ship Come Sailing In (chalk and crayon transfer) 176 Alternative Project: Scientific Illustration ? Content Connection: Social Studies?Flat Earth Society; Sailing Ship History Markers 179 Project 5-8. Folded Tissue Designs (watercolor marker) 180 Lines and Patterns (Handout) 182 Project 5-9. Geometry and Renaissance Art 183 Alternative Project: Tondo Paintings ? Content Connection: Mathematics?Golden Rectangle Project 5-10. In the Manner of . . . Artistic Interpretation (pastel, colored pencil or acrylic paint) 186 Alternative Projects: Line Drawing in an Artist?s Style; Put Your Face Right Here; Carnival Backdrop Paintings Project 5-11. Stuffed Fish (Overwriter Markers (R)) 189 Alternative Project: Stuffed Paper Sculptures Project 5-12. Tessellations (marker) 191 Project 5-13. I Can Draw a Straight Line (nature drawings with fine-line marker and ruler) 193 Alternative Project: Line Portrait on a Computer Project 5-14. Postcard Art?Put It in the Mail (mixed media?black marker, ink, watercolor) 195 Content Connection: Social Studies?International Pen-Pals Project 5-15. Why Not Be a Cartoonist? 197 Alternative Projects: The One-Frame Cartoon; Caricature Comic Shorthand (Handout) 199 Chapter 6: Pa inting 200 Tempera or Acrylic Paint 200 Project 6-1. Personal Rainbow Color Wheel (tempera) 202 Adaptation for Younger Students: Primary and Secondary Colors ? Alternative Projects: Rainbow Wave: Moving Figure; Group Project Color Wheels ? Content Connection: Science?Color in Light; Color in Pigment Project 6-2. Enlarge a Masterpiece (tempera) 205 Adaptation for Younger Students: Black and White Enlargement ? Alternative Projects: Project It on the Wall; Put It on the Ceiling; Oil Pastel Enlargement on Tagboard; Substitute Your Own Face ? Content Connections: Science Environmental Mural with Animal Life ? Social Studies?Schoolwide Theme Mural Project 6-3. Legs, Wings, Claws, and Antennas (tempera) 208 Content Connections: Science?Flying and Crawling Creatures ? Language Arts?Short Story About ?My Creature? Project 6-4. Winter Whites: Animals of the Far North and South (tempera) 210 Content Connection: Science?Winter Camouflage; Hibernation Habits Project 6-5. The Mysterious Jungle (acrylic or tempera) 212 Alternative Project: Oil Pastel and Black Tempera Resist Watercolor 215 Project 6-6. Watercolor Chart (experiments with techniques and media) 216 Adaptation for Younger Students: Experiments in Mark-Making ? Alternative Project: Still Life with Special Color Scheme ? Content Connection: Science?Pigments Project 6-7. ?Leaf? It to Me (watercolor) 220 Project 6-8. The Old House (watercolor) 222 Content Connections: Language Arts?Describe Your Own Home ? Mathematics?Measure Your Room and Find the Area Project 6-9. Spectacular Vernacular (water-soluble marker and watercolor) 224 Content Connections: Language Arts?Class Preservation Book ? Social Studies?Preservation Conversation Project 6-10. Sunflowers and Irises (water-soluble crayons or Payons (R)) 227 Adaptation for Younger Students: From Seed to Flower ? Alternative Project: Giant Flowers ? Content Connections: Science?Plant Your Subject; Botanical Drawing; Plant Studies ? Language Arts?Tell Me About van Gogh Project 6-11. Weaving with the Happy Accident (weaving with watercolor and mixed media) 230 Alternative Projects: Landscape or Seascape; Woven Paper Basket ? Content Connection: Social Studies?Paper Weaving Project 6-12. Painting to Music (crayon [or Craypas] and watercolor resist) 233 Content Connection: Language Arts?Write to Music Project 6-13. Dressed for Sport, a Self-Portrait (watercolor resist) 236 Content Connections: Health and Physical Education?Pick a Sport; Sports Heroes ? Mathematics?Sports Statistics; Design a Scoreboard Project 6-14. Fantasy or Surrealistic Art (mixed media) 239 Content Connection: Language Arts?Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives; Stream-of- Consciousness Writing Project 6-15. ?Sell Your Product? Poster (mixed media) 242 Content Connection: Social Studies?Analyze Marketing Strategies Chapter 7: Printmaking 245 General Information 245 Inking Stations ? Mess Control ? Preparing Dampened Paper for Monoprinting or Embossing ? Inking Techniques ? Multiple Color Prints ? Registration ? Printing Techniques ? Signing Prints ? Storing Plates ? Transferring a Design ? Prints Are Backward! ? What to Print On ? Improving a Print ? What to Do When Prints Are Done Methods of Printmaking 249 Collage Prints ? Embossed Prints ? Monotype ? Monoprint ? Printing ?Plates? for Monoprints or Monotypes ? Relief Prints ? Rubbings (Frottage) ? Serigraphy (Silkscreen Print) ? Stenciling ? Intaglio Printing (Etching Process) ? Stamping Project 7-1. Colorful Tiles (combination printing with brayers and stamps) 253 Alternative Project: Stamped Cityscape Project 7-2. Relief Prints (modular designs with lino-cuts) 256 Alternative Projects: Repeat Pattern; Eraser Stamp or Watercolor Marker; Group Print; Reduction- Relief Print; Incised Soft Surfaces Project 7-3. Provincetown Prints (print, watercolor marker) 259 Multicultural Project: Adinkra Cloth Stamps ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Alphabet Stamps Project 7-4. Collagraph 262 Adaptations for Younger Students: Polymer-Medium Monotype; Flattened Straws ? Alternative Projects: Aluminum-Foil Relief; Inner-Tube Printing; Tape Printing; Matboard and Gesso Print Project 7-5. The Monotype, in the Manner of Degas (water-based ink) 265 Alternative Projects: Subtractive Print and Ghost Image; Paper-to-Paper or Plastic-to-Paper Monotypes Project 7-6. Matboard Monotypes (matboard, water-based markers) 267 Alternative Project: YUPO (R) Synthetic Paper Printing Plate Project 7-7. Three Trees (drypoint etching on plastic) 270 Content Connections: Social Studies?Scrimshaw ? Science?Name That Tree! Chapter 8: Multicultural Art 273 Traditional and Nontraditional Techniques 273 Universal Symbols (Handout) 274 Project 8-1. Aboriginal ?Dreamings? (tempera) 275 Alternative Project: Bark Paintings ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Write a Walkabout Aboriginal Symbols (Handout) 278 Project 8-2. Walking Cane (papier mache formed on sticks) 279 Adaptation for Younger Students: Stick Snakes and Lizards ? Content Connection: Social Studies? Learn About Folk Art Project 8-3. The Three Perfections: Chinese Calligraphy, Poetry, and Painting (ink on paper) 281 Adaptation for Younger Students: Chinese Fable Traditional Asian Brushstrokes (Handout) 284 Project 8-4. Japanese Sumi-e?Seven Shades of Black (ink and watercolor on paper) 285 Content Connection: Language Arts?Haiku Poetry Project 8-5. Japanese Fish Printing (ink and watercolor) 288 Alternative Project: Foamcore Fish Print ? Content Connections: Science?Underwater Habitats; Scientific Fish Illustration ? Language Arts?Haiku Poetry Celebration; Rainbow Fish Project 8-6. Mexican Folk Art Animals (papier mache on aluminum-foil armature) 291 Adaptation for Younger Students: Papier Mache Snakes ? Alternative Project: Balsa Foam (R) Carvings Project 8-7. Mexican Sun (colored pencil or crayon) 294 Alternative Project: Paper Batik Suns ? Content Connection: Mathematics?Compasses and Protractors Project 8-8. Day of the Dead Altar (mixed media) 297 Content Connection: Social Studies?Day of the Dead Research and Report Project 8-9. Costa Rican Ox-Cart Wheels 300 Adaptation for Younger Students: Paint a Plate with Radial Symmetry ? Alternative Project: Costa Rican Tray ? Content Connections: Mathematics?Hex Signs ? Science?Tropical Plants and Birds ? Social Studies?Circular Designs in Other Cultures Project 8-10. Iznik Tiles (cardboard, markers or colored pencil) 304 Alternative Project: Ceramic Tiles ? Content Connection: Mathematics?Tessellations Project 8-11. Pueblo (edge stencils with pastel) 307 Alternative Project: Pueblo Boxes Project 8-12. Piasa Bird (Thunderbird) (marker) 309 Content Connection: Social Studies?Petroglyph Comparisons Native American Bird and Animal Symbols (Handout) 311 Project 8-13. Tablita (cardboard and tempera) 312 Alternative Project: Corn-Dance Sticks ? Content Connection: Mathematics?Computer Graphics Tablitas Project 8-14. Wearing Blankets 315 Alternative Projects: Yarn Weaving on Cardboard; All-Class Woven Wearing Blanket ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Family Tradition ? Mathematics? Graph-Paper Blanket; Computer Graphics Blanket ? Social Studies?Railroads and Native American Art Project 8-15. Inuit Carvings with Soap 319 Alternative Project: Plaster Carving ? Content Connections: Science?Arctic Animals ? Social Studies?Modern Life in the Far North Project 8-16. Paper-Cuts Around the World 322 Content Connections: Mathematics?Symmetry ? Language Arts?Heirloom Certificate Chapter 9: Ceramics 326 Some Considerations for Working with Clay 327 Hand-Building ? Distributing the Clay ? Wedging ? Conditioning Clay ? Working Consistency ? Identifying the Artwork ? Storing Clay Overnight or Longer ? Safe Storage ? Clay Throwing (Around the Room) ? Working Surfaces ? Tool Substitutes ? Cleanup ? Firing ? Repairing ? Finishing Definitions of Ceramic Terms (Handout) 330 Project 9-1. Japanese Tea Bowl (clay pinch pot) 331 Content Connection: Social Studies?Have a Tea Ceremony Project 9-2. Double Pinch Pot (clay) 334 Alternative Projects: Multiple Pinch Pots; Pinch Pot People Project 9-3. Native American Coiled Pottery 336 Alternative Project: Coils Formed in a Bowl Project 9-4. Coil-Built Face Pots, A Southern Tradition (clay) 340 Adaptation for Younger Students: Face Pots Using the Pinch Pot Method ? Alternative Project: Memory Jugs ? Content Connection: Social Studies?Peruvian Portrait Pots Slab Construction 343 Project 9-5. Ceramic Architectural Birdhouse (slab method) 345 Adaptation for Younger Students: Birdhouse Picture Tile ? Alternative Project: Coil-Method Birdhouse ? Content Connections: Science?Migratory Patterns ? Social Studies?State Buildings Project 9-6. Ceramic Mural (ceramics) 348 Alternative Project: Glazed Tiles ? Modeling in Clay Project 9-7. Portrait Heads (sculpture in clay) 352 Alternative Projects: Clay Portrait for a Magazine Cover; A Self-Portrait with Your Favorite Things; Portrait with Attitude Project 9-8. Bas-Relief Family Sculpture (modeling clay on cardboard) 356 Alternative Project: Paint with Modeling Clay ? Content Connection: Social Studies? Commemorative Presentation Medal; U.S. Government Treaties with Native Americans; Coin Design Chapter 10: Three-Dimensional Design 359 Project 10-1. Rolled Paper-Tube Sculpture (copy paper) 361 Alternative Projects: Newspaper Tube Sculpture; All-Class Tube Sculpture ? Content Connection: Mathematics? House-of-Straw Group Project Project 10-2. Geometric Units (tagboard or chipboard) 364 Adaptations for Younger Students: Weird Geometric Shapes; Glued Toothpick Geometric Shapes ? Alternative Projects: Group Sculpture of Geometric Shapes; Construct a Famous Building with Geometric Shapes Geometric Units (Handout) 366 Project 10-3. Plaster of Paris ?Bag Molds? (plaster and plastic bags) 367 Alternative Projects: Larger Forms; Plaster Leaf or Hand Prints ? Content Connection: Science? Measure Chemical Reaction Times; Sand Casting Mask -Making 370 Masks as Sculptural Objects ? Themes and Materials for Masks ? Armatures for the Masks ? To Display Finished Masks Masks of the World (Handout) 373 Masks of North America (Handout) 374 Project 10-4. Symmetrical Paper Masks (construction paper) 375 Content Connection: Language Arts?Write a Biographical Sketch Project 10-5. Northwest Coast Repousse Masks (aluminum tooling foil) 378 Content Connection: Social Studies?Special Festivals Project 10-6. Aluminum Can Masks (recycled cans) 381 Alternative Project: Tin Hanging Ornaments ? Content Connections: Social Studies?The Universal Language of Masks ? Language Arts?Masks of One Cultural Group Project 10-7. Cajun Screen-Wire Masks (screen-wire) 384 Alternative Project: Pitchy Patchy Puppets Papier Mach e 387 Preparation ? Papier Mache Animal ? Gigantic Papier Mache Masks ? Frontlets Project 10-8. Papier Mache Milk Jug Masks 389 Alternative Projects: Paint the Jug; Plaster Gauze Face Masks ? Content Connections: Social Studies?Mask Research Project ? Language Arts?Write a Play Project 10-9. Greek Vase or Chalice (papier mache formed on soft-drink bottles) 394 Content Connection: Language Arts?Create a Myth Project 10-10. Scrap-Wood Assemblage 397 Project 10-11. American Kitsch Restaurant or Hotel 399 Alternative Project: Architectural Rendering Chapter 11: Architecture, the Built Environment 402 Research and Writing Activities in Architecture 403 Content Connection: Social Studies?Historical Research About Your City; Government in the City, State, or Nation; Archaeology; Architectural Timeline; The Old Homeplace; Houses, Then and Now; Talk About Buildings; Architectural Roots; Cornerstone; Reproduce a Foreign City ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Sentimental Journey; Your Favorite Room Art Activities Based on Architecture 405 Architectural Tour Field Trip ? Corner Lot Park ? Tourist Map ? Stained-Glass Window ? Victorian House Doorstops or Bookends ? Five-Story Building ? Rubbings ? Architectural Stencils ? Architectural Stamps ? A Ghost in the House ? Record a Decorative Artifact from Your Time Architectural Definitions (Handout) 408 Project 11-1. City Planning (construction paper, milk cartons) 410 Adaptations for Younger Students: City Planning; City Buildings ? Alternative Project: Skyscrapers: Nighttime in the City ? Content Connection: Social Studies?Neighborhood Map; In the Future Project 11-2. Everyone Is an Architect (mixed media) 413 Adaptation for Younger Students: Lunch-Bag Houses ? Alternative Projects: Take a Chance; Inspiration from a Shell ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Design a Dream Home ? Social Studies? Historic Village Project 11-3. Open the Door! (ink or marker on paper) 417 Alternative Project: The Door Competition ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Opening Doors in Life Project 11-4. Victorian Houses (bleach and oil pastels on dark paper) 419 Adaptation for Younger Students: Put Yourself in the Picture ? Content Connections: Social Studies?The Victorian Era ? Language Arts?House History Book ? Mathematics?Compass, Ruler, and Protractor Project 11-5. Castle (watercolor and fine-line water-based marker) 423 Adaptation for Younger Students: Folded-and-Cut-Paper Palace ? Alternative Project: Cardboard Walled City ? Content Connections: Social Studies?Medieval Professions ? Mathematics?Two-Point Perspective Castle Drawing Project 11-6. Facade, the Front Side (tooling foil repousse) 427 Alternative Projects: Aluminum-Foil Facades; Bas-Relief Foam Butcher Tray Facades; Ceramic Facades Project 11-7. In Your Own Little Corner in Your Own Little Room (pencil perspective drawing) 430 Adaptation for Younger Students: Draw Your Surroundings ? Alternative Projects: Interior Design; Stage Set; Redesign a Closet ? Content Connection: Mathematics?Cityscape with One-Point Perspective; Computer Graphics Interior Project 11-8. Interior Design, My Apartment (shoeboxes, mixed media) 433 Alternative Project: Cultural Influences Project 11-9. The Architectural Competition: Making Models (mixed media) 436 Alternative Projects: Foamboard or Cardboard Model; Found-Object Blueprint and Design; Accessorizing a Building Project 11-10. Design a Chair 439 Project 11-11. Art Deco Building Design (tagboard collagraph print) 442 Alternative Project: Paper-Strip Art Deco ? Content Connection: Social Studies?The 1930s and 1940s; Aviation History Art Deco Architecture (Handout) 444 Project 11-12. Shiny Skin: Aluminum-Foil Bas-Relief (aluminum foil on printing plate) 445 Chapter 12: Digital Media, Photography, and Video 447 Computer Art Less ons 447 Computer Graphics Exercises (Handout) 449 Project 12-1. Alphabet Soup 450 Alternative Project: One-Word Composition ? Content Connection: Language Arts and Social Studies?Art History Research Report Project 12-2. Pop Art Objects and Radial Design 452 Adaptation for Younger Students: Radiating Shapes ? Alternative Projects: Nonobjective Design; Symmetry; Kaleidoscope; Three-Dimensional Flower Garden; Arabesque Project 12-3. An Old Master Painting with a Young Face (your school photo) 455 Alternative Projects: Self-Portrait Four Ways; Yourself and Your Favorite Things; Combine Two Completely Unrelated Objects ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Make a Word Portrait Project 12-4. Computer Graphics 458 Content Connections: Language Arts?Create Your Own Website ? Social Studies?Careers in Computer Graphics; Flag Design; Travel Poster ? Alternative Projects in Graphic Design: Billboard; Bookplate; Border Design; Magazine Cover; Personalized Stationery; T-Shirt Designs; Yearbook Cover ? Additional Potential Assignments: African, Hispanic, or Native American Mask; Animals in Their Environments; Design It on the Computer; Different Media; DVD Labels and Box Cover; Hex Design; Metamorphosis; Name Design; Nonobjective Design; Postage Stamp; Quilt; Still Life; Victorian House Project 12-5. Alphabet Book (lettering and drawing) 464 Adaptation for Younger Students: Favorite Letter ? Alternative Project: Alphabet Coloring Book Project 12-6. Begin with a Scan (scan a photograph) 466 Alternative Project: Photo Album ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Autobiography Project 12-7. Computer City (computer exercise using geometric shapes) 468 Content Connections: Mathematics?Perspective Drawing ? Social Studies?City Center Photography 471 Digital Photography ? Advantages of Digital Photography ? Disadvantages of Digital Photography Taking Photos?Digital or Film Cameras: A Few Suggestions 472 Project 12-8. Close-Up Photograph 474 Alternative Projects: Body Parts; Product Photography; Faces in Things ? Content Connection: Language Arts?Photo with a Poem Project 12-9. On Assignment (photojournalism) 476 Adaptation for Younger Students: All About Me ? Alternative Projects: A One-Photo Story; Recess Photo Essay; Class Book ? Content Connections: Language Arts?Feature Story ? Social Studies?Local Color ? Science?Species Video Production 479 Basic Information on Using a Camcorder ? Glossary ? Effects Achieved with Filming Technique Project 12-10. I Want to Be a Producer (video camcorder) 480 Potential Projects: Reenactment of History; Survey of Art; Be an Artist; Be a Work of Art; Architectural Report; Personal Interview ? Content Connection: Language Arts?An Original Screenplay Storyboard: The Old Philosopher (Handout) 483 Project 12-11. TV Commercial (video camcorder) 484 Content Connections: Language Arts?Script Writing ? Social Studies?Public Service Announcement (PSA) Index 486
