supporting the grammar, dialectic, and rehetoric stages of Classical education
High School Art Curriculum, a Student Manual
by Diane Shields Spears, Doctor of Christian Education
Teach your children art from a Biblical worldview (perspective)
Spears Art Studio High School Art Survey, A Study from a Christian World View© (a student manual)
supports the Rhetoric Stage of Classical Education
7 MAJOR THEMES
36 LESSONS
75 ART ACTIVITIES
36 SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENTS
144 VISUAL MEMORY EXERCISES
CONNECTIONS: Scripture, art history, contemporary art
ACCREDITATION OPTION: unit tests and answer keys;
analyzed for National Visual Art Standards
ACADEMIC SKILLS: higher order thinking skills;
journal writing; written and oral critiques
ART SKILLS: art elements (line, shape, space, color, texture, form);
principles of design (repetition/pattern, proportion, contrast/value, emphasis/focal point, balance/symmetry/asymmetry, unity, variety, harmony, movement/force/rhythm);
perception skills (edges, spaces, relationships, light/shadow, gestalt)
ART PROCESSES: drawing, painting, sculpture, fiber, printmaking, graphic design
HELPS: tips and subs; how to evaluate artwork, etc.
162 pages total, 177 black/white illustrations, 52 color illustrations
Each student should have access to hard copy pages printed from
the manual or CD-Rom, because it's addressed to the student.
FREE HIGH SCHOOL ART SURVEY LESSONS
Table of Contents PDF
Letter to Student and Educator PDF
Lesson 17 Self-Portraits PDF
Lesson 18 Grid Distortion PDF
Unit 4 Introduction and Lesson 19 PDF
PLEASE NOTE: RE: Unit 7, Printing Processes and Graphic Designs, Lesson 34,
page 2 of 2. The following sentence was omitted:
"Printer's inks will produce better images than acrylic but are slightly more expensive. You may use acrylic that you already have. These images were printed with acrylic." You have a choice of using acrylic paint or printer's inks.Scroll down for four purchasing options.
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An art image source list in PDF has also been added for your convenience. It will save valuable time in researching images for the lessons. It will appear immediately on the hard copy, but will take some time for it to appear on the CD.
You may download the list free.
PLEASE NOTE: Some web sites have changed the location of the selected images since this list was created. If you encounter this difficulty, you may find the image by "googling" the name of the artist and the image title. Click on "Image results for...."
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A Study from a Christian World View©, a student manual
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