The Arts and Creativity as Literacies
The image above is from the film, Analyze This! starring Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal. This film provides an excellent entry into the integration of the arts and creativity as literacies.
See this article by Anne Shaw, The Arts and Creativity as Literacies, for specific activities you can use to help students develop these literacies, and for many ways you can integrate these literacies into all disciplines in the curriculum! See more of Anne's articles related to the arts and creativity here:
See this article by Anne Shaw, The Arts and Creativity as Literacies, for specific activities you can use to help students develop these literacies, and for many ways you can integrate these literacies into all disciplines in the curriculum! See more of Anne's articles related to the arts and creativity here:
- Here is a post by Anne for Constitution Day, which is September 17 - there is quite a bit of art to study related to this day.
- Here is the famous Norman Rockwell painting of Yankee Doodle.
- Here are some excellent resources related to the arts - A Wealth of Curriculum Resources - from Mexico City to Your Own Back Yard!
- Global Competencies Through Arts and Creativity! - this page has a wide variety of resources connecting the arts to many disciplines. One of the featured projects is The Monuments Men, a true story entitled The Greatest Theft in History, and is an ongoing project since WWII to recover art stolen by the Nazis. There is a 2014 film, The Monuments Men,
- Student Empowerment Through Art - this project integrates social justice issues, art, math, entrepreneurship and connections to the community!
