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DAY

EDUCATION 477-4

SUMMER SEMESTER 1995

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D. McLeod

PREREQUISITE:

401/402.

OBJECTIVES:

• To become familiar with the requirements of the B.C. visual arts curriculum

• To develop an understanding of the elements and principles of design

• To examine ideas and issues in art education

• To build a portfolio through hands-on art making

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Development of an art portfolio & journal

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40%

• Development of an art unit

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30%

• Critique of gallery artwork

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15%

• Short presentation/paper ?

15%

COURSE CONTENT:

Goals of art education; responses to art; contemporary issues, including

multiculturalism, integration, visual literacy, art and the environment; hands-on

experiences with a variety of media and techniques; advocacy; art history; evaluation.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

B.C. Secondary Art Curriculum Guide 1982 (secondary).

Elementary Fine Arts Resource Guide 1989 (K-7).

Art in a Democracy, Blandon & Congdon.

Artworks for Elementary Teachers, Donald Herberholz.

TEXT

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards.