Creating Art for All Ages

Discovery and Knowledge in Ancient and Modern Civilizations

Frances Flicker; Jeanne Richins and Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld

This is book two of a series of three books. The series takes students on an interdisciplinary cross content journey entitled, Creating Art Through the Ages. Each book provides experiences in language arts, social studies, math and art as the students investigate ancient and modern civilizations.

“Discovery and Knowledge”, explores the ancient Roman civilization, the Middles Ages and Renaissance. Explorers set sail to discover land, treasures, raw materials and knowledge on behalf of their mother country and religion. The development of the printing press enabled the disbursement of knowledge through books. Discovery and the pursuit of knowledge is the underlying theme during this era. In this book, it is reimagined for students with experiences through stories, interactive role-playing activities, and art projects.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 256 • Trim: 9 x 11⅜

978-1-4758-4206-7 • Hardback • December 2019 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-4758-4207-4 • Paperback • November 2019 • $62.00 • (£48.00)

978-1-4758-4208-1 • eBook • November 2019 • $58.50 • (£45.00)

Series: Creating Art for All Ages

Subjects: Education / Arts in Education, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, History / Civilization, Art / Museum and Historic Sites / Historic Sites and Houses

Creating Art for All Ages

Discovery and Knowledge in Ancient and Modern Civilizations

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Summary

This is book two of a series of three books. The series takes students on an interdisciplinary cross content journey entitled, Creating Art Through the Ages. Each book provides experiences in language arts, social studies, math and art as the students investigate ancient and modern civilizations.

“Discovery and Knowledge”, explores the ancient Roman civilization, the Middles Ages and Renaissance. Explorers set sail to discover land, treasures, raw materials and knowledge on behalf of their mother country and religion. The development of the printing press enabled the disbursement of knowledge through books. Discovery and the pursuit of knowledge is the underlying theme during this era. In this book, it is reimagined for students with experiences through stories, interactive role-playing activities, and art projects.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 256 • Trim: 9 x 11⅜

978-1-4758-4206-7 • Hardback • December 2019 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-4758-4207-4 • Paperback • November 2019 • $62.00 • (£48.00)

978-1-4758-4208-1 • eBook • November 2019 • $58.50 • (£45.00)

Series: Creating Art for All Ages

Subjects: Education / Arts in Education, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, History / Civilization, Art / Museum and Historic Sites / Historic Sites and Houses

Author

Frances Flicker is a writer, artist, and teacher of art and humanities.

Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld is a professor of teacher education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Book Overview

Unit 1: Ancient Romans: The Emergence of an Empire

Chapter 1: Architecture and Coinage: Heads or Tails

Lesson 1: Toss a Coin and Make a Wish, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Engineer and Designing an Arch, Drawing Exercise

Lesson 3: Painting Personal Rainbow Arches, Watercolor Painting Experience

Lesson 4: Show me the Money, Making an Embossed Coin

Chapter 2: Roman Mosaics: Pieces of Culture

Lesson 1: Pablo’s Discovery, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Discovering Mosaics, Observing and Discussing Mosaics

Lesson 3: Putting the Pieces Together, Making a Mosaic

Chapter 3: Realistic Roman Portrait: Pursuit of Truth

Lesson 1: I Feel the Earth Shake Under My Feet, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Pursuit of Truth with a Twist, Biography vs. Portrait

Lesson 3: Finding Truth in a Mirror Image, Creating Portraits

Lesson 4: Split Mirror Imagery, Making a Portrait

Unit 2: Middle Ages: The Century Builders

Chapter 4: Sculptural Gargoyles: Form, Function and Fantasy

Lesson 1: The Comic Book Artist, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Devising a Disguise by Designing and Structural Embellishment

Lesson 3: Making a Gargoyle Design

Lesson 4: Making a Clay Gargoyle

Chapter 5: Castles and Churches: Buildings for Centuries

Lesson 1: The Soldier who Saved the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartes, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: A Pictorial Collage Painting with Gothic and Romanesque Buildings and a Touch of Red Grooms

Lesson 3: Bring in the Light, an Activity on Stain-Glass Windows

Lesson 4: Reimagining a Knight in Armour, Making a Textured Drawing

Lesson 5: Coat of Arms in Watercolor

Chapter 6: Decorative Arts: Tapestries, Beauty and Beasts

Lesson 1: Fabricating a Special Story, A Day with Lucy, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Tapestry Art, Making a Tapestry Narrative

Lesson 3: Designing an Illuminated Name

UNIT 3: The Renaissance: Glory, Faith, and Art

Chapter 7: Renaissance Painting: Painting, Perseverance and Praise

Lesson 1: Perseverance 68 Feet High, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Discovering Chiaroscuro and Creating Charcoal Shapes

Lesson 3: Making A Drawing and Oil Pastel Painting Using A Grid

Lesson 4: The Guild System, Role Playing Activity

Lesson 6: Getting the Right Perspective (One-Point Perspective)

Chapter 8: Printmaking Pathways: Image Evolution

Lesson 1: What’s All the Chatter About the Rhinoceros?, Storytelling and Introduction

Lesson 2: Carving Out Your Personal Style, Creating a Prints

Lesson 3: From Gothic to Gutenberg, Making Books

Chapter 9: Altering, Inventing and Modifying Art: Eye for Ingenuity

Lesson 1: Influential Inventions, Man Vs. Machine and Storytelling, The Pages from the Lost Notebook

Lesson 2: Collographic Buildings, Man Vs. Physical Environment

Lesson 3: Modified Forms, Man Vs. Nature

Appendix A: Handouts for Chapter 1-9

Appendix B: Foundations Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets

Concepts in Arts and Principles of Design

Exploring Color and Creating a Color Wheel

Designing with Texture

Building Blocks of Shapes

The Value of Values

Basics for Graphite Pencil Drawing

Basics for Colored Pencil Drawing

Basics for Charcoal Drawing

Basics on Pastels (Hard and Soft Pastels)

Basics on Oil Pastels

Basics on Colored Makers

Watercolor Painting (transparent painting medium)

Basics on Oil, Acrylic, Tempera and Fresco Painting

Basics on Mixed Media and Collage

Basics on Clay Hand Building

Basics on Mosaic Making

Appendix C: Handouts for Foundation Lessons

Appendix D: Figures for Chapters 1-9

About the Authors

Reviews

I am a homeschool mom of 5. We like to use curriculum that can be student driven and this book can definitely do that. I handed the book to my 3 middle school aged kids and right off the bat they enjoyed the stories that accompany each lesson. The kids all agreed that focusing on the art of different time periods was a much more interesting way to learn history. They enjoyed connecting with peoples of the past by learning about some of their forms of expression. CreatingArt for All Ages is a good resource that merges several subjects into something that my art-oriented children really enjoyed.
— Cara Rector, Vice President, Board of Directors, Latter-Day Saints Home Educators

Within minutes of opening Creating Art for All Ages, my mind began racing with the amount of enriching, applicable lessons I could use to involve students in their own learning. There is so much core curriculum that is expected to be taught, and with this resource, lessons can easily be integrated with art. History will come alive, math will make sense, and reading will become a priority as students make real life applications from the lessons. The depth of their learning will increase as they imagine, create, and share their own works of art as they relate to the core curriculum.
— Petrina Steele, 6th grade teacher, Bastian Elementary (Herriman, UT)

The book Creating Art for All Ages is a wonderful resource for teachers to integrate art education in a natural way into their classroom. I appreciate the integration of art to the Social Studies, English, and Math standards. It is written in a way that makes it manageable for elementary teachers to use. The lessons are designed to allow students to enter at their level and then provides scaffolds to excel their learning to higher levels and higher thinking. I appreciate the focus on 21^st century learning and innovation. Our students need to learn how to investigate, connect, create, collaborate, present and reflect. These are ESSENTIAL skills for our students in school and in life!
— Cheryl Fullmer, Principal, Trails West Elementary (Centennial, CO)