The Arts As Meaning Makers: Integrating Literature and the Arts Throughout the Curriculum

by Cornett, Claudia E.

• ISBN13: 9780137929207
• ISBN10: 013792920X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This comprehensive, introductory text shows teachers how to meaningfully integrate literature, art, drama, dance, and music throughout curricular areas by providing a basic arts knowledge base, clear reasons for integration, and the application of basic integration principles. Intended for undergraduate education majors or practicing classroom teachers new to the concept of integrating the arts, the text's creative problem-solving process and integrated approach uses the arts as tools to learn. The only book on the market which clearly makes the case to integrate the arts on a daily basis, it summarizes the concepts and skills of five art forms and shows teachers how to plan and implement units and specific lessons which integrate at least one art form with a curricular area in each lesson.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v	(1)
Preface	vi
CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING WITH, ABOUT, IN, AND THROUGH THE ARTS	1	(33)
Introduction	2	(3)
Why Integrate the Arts?	5	(6)
What Do Teachers Need to Know and Do to Teach With, About, In, and Through the Arts?	11	(19)
How Can a Teacher Put Research and Theories Together to Coordinate Arts Integration?	30	(4)
CHAPTER 2 INTEGRATING THE ARTS THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM	34	(42)
Introduction	37	(1)
Why Integrate the Arts Throughout the School Day?	37	(3)
What Should Teachers Know about Integration?	40	(1)
How Can Classroom Teachers Meaningfully Integrate the Arts?	40	(27)
Individualization: To Not See Two as One	67	(9)
CHAPTER 3 INTEGRATING LITERATURE THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM	76	(52)
Introduction	79	(1)
Why Should Teachers Integrate Literature?	80	(5)
What Should Teachers Know and Teach about Literature to Integrate It Throughout the Curriculum?	85	(22)
How Can Teachers Integrate Literature Throughout the Curriculum?	107	(21)
CHAPTER 4 LITERATURE SEED STRATEGIES	128	(22)
I. Energizers and Warm-ups	129	(1)
II. Teaching about Literature: Elements and Genre Characteristics	130	(2)
III. Connecting Literature to Other Curricular Areas	132	(13)
IV. Special Focus: Poetry Sharing and Writing	145	(5)
CHAPTER 5 INTEGRATING VISUAL ARTS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM	150	(50)
Introduction	153	(1)
Why Should Teachers Integrate Art?	154	(6)
What Do Teachers Need to Know and Teach to Integrate Art?	160	(12)
How Can Classroom Teachers Use Art to Enhance Other Curricular Areas?	172	(28)
CHAPTER 6 ART SEED STRATEGIES	200	(24)
I. Energizers and Warm-ups	201	(1)
II. Teaching Art Concepts and Elements	202	(4)
III. Using Different Media	206	(10)
IV. Connecting Art to Other Curricular Areas	216	(8)
CHAPTER 7 INTEGRATING DRAMA THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM	224	(33)
Introduction	227	(1)
Why Should Teachers Integrate Creative Drama?	228	(4)
What Do Teachers Need to Know and Teach about Drama to Use It as a Teaching Tool?	232	(2)
How Can a Classroom Teacher Use Drama as an Effective Teaching Tool for Integration?	234	(23)
CHAPTER 8 DRAMA SEED STRATEGIES	257	(28)
I. Energizers and Warm-ups	258	(2)
II. Pantomime Strategies	260	(5)
III. Verbal Strategies	265	(6)
IV. Connecting Drama to Other Curricular Areas	271	(6)
V. Storytelling's Special Relationship with Drama	277	(8)
CHAPTER 9 INTEGRATING DANCE AND MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM	285	(27)
Introduction	288	(1)
Why Should a Classroom Teacher Use Movement and Dance to Teach Curricular Content and Skills?	288	(4)
What Does a Classroom Teacher Need to Know and Teach to Use Dance as a Teaching Tool?	292	(4)
How Should Classroom Teachers Use Dance and Movement as Teaching Tools?	296	(16)
CHAPTER 10 DANCE SEED STRATEGIES	312	(13)
I. Energizers and Warm-ups for the Body	313	(2)
II. Dance Concepts and BEST Elements	315	(3)
III. Connecting Dance to Other Curricular Areas	318	(7)
CHAPTER 11 INTEGRATING MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM	325	(42)
Introduction	327	(1)
Why Should Classroom Teachers Integrate Music?	328	(6)
What Does a Classroom Teacher Need to Know and Teach about Music to Use It as a Teaching Tool?	334	(10)
How Can a Classroom Teacher Use Music as a Teaching Tool?	344	(23)
CHAPTER 12 MUSIC SEED STRATEGIES	367	(16)
I. Energizers and Warm-ups	368	(1)
II. Basic Musical Concepts and Elements	369	(4)
III. Connecting Music to Curricular Areas	373	(10)
CHAPTER 13 INTEGRATING THE ARTS WITH THE ARTS: STRATEGY SEED IDEAS	383	(15)
1. Literature and Art (LA)	384	(4)
2. Art and Drama (ADr)	388	(1)
3. Drama and Dance (DrD)	388	(1)
4. Dance and Music (DM)	389	(1)
5. Music and Literature (ML)	390	(1)
6. Literature and Drama (LDr)	391	(2)
7. Drama and Music (DrM)	393	(2)
8. Music and Art (MA)	395	(1)
9. Art and Dance (AD)	395	(1)
10. Dance and Literature (DL)	396	(2)
CHAPTER 14 QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED	398	(7)
Conclusion	403	(2)
APPENDIX A ARTS-BASED CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	405	(17)
APPENDIX B AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	422	(7)
APPENDIX C ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ADDRESSES, AND INTERNET SITES	429	(3)
APPENDIX D INTEREST INVENTORY	432	(1)
APPENDIX E DISCIPLINE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES	433	(2)
APPENDIX F BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING	435	(8)
INDEX	443