Innovative Integration
Writing Opportunities in the Art Room
Keeli Singer
Potosi R-3 Middle School Art Educator
Why do we have to teach literacy??
We only have time for our art curriculum!
As we are all aware, the importance of literacy spans all subject matters, including visual arts. State literacy testing can determine the amount of funding our schools receive, which means that if our students test badly, our school can be in dire straits. This means budget cuts and we all know which areas are cut first.
Setting this information aside, teaching literacy simultaneously with art education enriches the student’s experience. Here are just a few examples:
What’s important…
because they won’t consider it extra work for no reason.
Excellent sources when incorporating writing into art…
theartofeducation.edu
artedguru.com
Artsonia.com
Articles worth checking out:
https://theartofeducation.edu/2018/12/10/5-ways-to-bring-literacy-into-the-art-classroom/
https://arthistoryteachingresources.org/teaching-writing-about-art/
https://twowritingteachers.org/2021/12/13/getting-craft-y-using-art-to-teach-writing/
https://theartofeducation.edu/2013/06/12/9-easy-ways-to-incorporate-writing-into-the-art-room/
https://theartofeducation.edu/2016/04/11/6-amazing-art-projects-incorporate-writing/
https://www.artedguru.com/home/literacy-in-art-class
https://www.artedguru.com/home/literacy-in-the-art-room
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artedguru.com
Use writing as an early planning tool.
https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/metkids/2019/love-letters-to-art
Love Letters to Art
February 15, 2019 Karina Krainchich, Program Associate for Teen & Family Programs
If you could write a love letter to a work of art, what would it say? There are so many reasons to love a work of art. Maybe it's a painting with your favorite color, a drawing that reminds you of a fun memory, or a sculpture that makes you think of someone you love. On Valentine's Day, kids at the Museum wrote their own love letters to art in The Met Collection. The activity was called "Love Notes." You can read a few of their amazing letters here!
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Dance Lesson, ca. 1879. Pastel and black chalk on three pieces of wove paper, joined together, 25 3/8 x 22 1/8 in. (64.5 x 56.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Adaline Havemeyer Perkins, in memory of her father, Horace Havemeyer, 1971 (1971.185)
''I like that the ballerina is dancing to the music with the violin. I wonder which song he's playing."
—Valentina, age 5
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil, 1876. Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 23 5/8 in. (81.6 x 60 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2000, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 (2000.93.1)
''I like this art because the texture of the painting is great and the subject matter is very pretty.''
—Isabel, age 12
Use writing for Art History connections.
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artedguru.com
Add artist quotes to elements & principle exercise work to give it more meaning than just review/practice!
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artedguru.com
Easy ways to boost your DOK levels in classroom artwork discussions with writing.
Writing about an artist doesn’t have to be boring….make it fun!
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artedguru.com
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artedguru.com
Dada Composition:
Write a justification for a nearby object being a masterwork.
Remember Duchamp’s “Fountain”?
Artist Statements are an excellent way to integrate literacy into your art classroom and create a more enriching experience when creating.
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Art of Education University (AOEU)
Launa Cantrell
The photo in the SL (Still life) represents team which is like a family to me.
The shoes represent the equipment needed to wrestle.
The weights represent the intense workouts.
And the medal represents the wins you can have in a season, my personal score is 16 wins and 4 losses.
Macy Saunders, 8th grade
Artist Statement
My artwork is inspired by medieval manuscripts of the time. To create this piece I used both transfer paper and watercolor to achieve the look of the medieval manuscripts lettering and coloring techniques. This piece was created to show understanding of the the medieval time period and show the popular art of the time. With this piece, I wanted to convey the message of the featured quote through the images surrounding it. Overall, I felt that this piece was a very tedious process especially with having to wait for the watercolor to dry and tracing the gothic font of the quote. However, the end result is a piece that I am content with aside from the colors I choose to represent this piece that I am not too pleased with.
Alivia Scott, 8th grade Sophia DeClue, 8th grade Caity Cain, 8th grade
Ugly Dolls- tags that described their appearance & personalities!
In Their Shoes
Photography Class
How do you think you would feel if you were in their shoes?
The victims of the Holocaust
BLitton
In Their Shoes
If i was in the Holocaust, I would be depressed and scared. I would try to find a way to stay away from Nazis. I would miss my family and friends. I would try to find a boat and sneak on and get to a different place. This is what I’d do and how I’d feel if I was in the Holocaust.
Ava Govro
If I was in one of the shoes of the Holocaust victim’s shoes I would be very sad and I would not know what to feel either. My emotions would be so mixed up with anger, sadness, and a bunch of others. I would feel this way because the thought of losing my family in those conditions would be devastating because it was such a tragic way to die. Having my family members go threw that is heartbreaking.
In Their Shoes
In Their Shoes
Art 1 Cardboard Sculpture
Written tag that includes a photo of their given child of the Holocaust, on one side is a brief summary of their actual life: prior, during & after the Holocaust, & on the other side, a fictional story that describes what their life could’ve been like had there not been a Holocaust or if Adolf Hitler did not exist. This story will be a mixture of the student’s imagination, combined with any facts they have found through investigation (father was a baker…maybe the daughter followed in his footsteps).
Adalyn Kirby
In Their Shoes
If i were in their shoes i would feel terrified and confused. I would be so scared because of all the things the soldiers were doing to everyone. I would also be scared i was going to die because i would be starved mistreated and could be killed at any time for nothing.
Acrostic Poetry with Photography
Kase King
eath Defying Scaly Beast,
eally ready to eat,
rmored Knights
allantly Fight,
n and On They Run,
ever Letting Anyone Have Fun.
DEAF
Do you know how it feels to not hear anything?
Ears are always empty. Yet I receive information.
And no one thinks I’m normal.
Feeling lost. But feeling found.
McKenna Branham, Graci Jarvis, Sophie Jarvis
Tips for Making Writing in Art More Successful…
Art 2
Time for a Hands-On Opportunity for Writing & creating art…