fine art and private & home school K-12th grades Christian art curriculum
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



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*k-8 reviews
*high school curric.
*high school FAQ's
*high school reviews
*calligraphy workbook
*children's literature guides
*curriculum order form
*art materials ordering
*student art gallery
*art criticism principles
*how to teach drawing

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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.

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You may order art materials through Spears Art Studio, Inc. by using the up-dated art supplies lists, and an on-line ordering worksheet available on the
ART MATERIALS ORDERING page.

An art image source list in PDF has also been added for you
r 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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OPTION ONE:
SPEARS ART STUDIO HIGH SCHOOL ART SURVEY
A Study from a Christian World View©
, a student manual
HARD COPY
3 ring binder
Advantages:
• All pages are ready to print for student copies. See limited copyright statement on Curriculum Introduction page.
• Convenience of printing student copies from a hard copy.
• Suitable for one student and student groups.


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domestic purchase (USA) $74.90:
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OPTION TWO:
SPEARS ART STUDIO HIGH SCHOOL ART SURVEY, A Study from a Christian World View©, a student manual
COMBO Hard Copy and CD-Rom
Each student should have access to hard copy pages printed from the CD-Rom or manual, because it is addressed to the student.
Advantages for private school and group teachers:
• Prepare at home or in school lab with the CD-Rom.
• Leave the hard copy at school to print copies.

• Convenience of printing student copies from a hard copy.
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OPTION THREE: SPEARS ART STUDIO HIGH SCHOOL ART SURVEY
A Study from a Christian World View©
, a student manual
CD-Rom in full color
Each student should have access to hard copy pages printed from the CD-Rom or manual, because it is addressed to the student.
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• Suitable for computer lab or teacher's home computer.
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• Must print each page for students.
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OPTION FOUR:
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One CD-Rom in PDF: Spears Art Studio K-8 Christian Art Curriculum, a Teacher's Manual© ($34.95) (see K-8 information) AND
One CD-Rom in PDF:
Spears Art Studio High School Art Survey, A Study from a Christian World View© , a student manual ($24.95)
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