Finding the Artist Within: Creating and Reading Visual Texts in the English Language Arts Classroom

'Finding the Artist Within' makes a case for using visual arts instruction to support strong, complex literacy learning in the English language arts (ELA) classroom. In these full-color, interactive pages, you'll find:

Practice segments that walk you through basic art techniques, principles, and concepts so you can feel comfortable teaching art to your students.
Numerous student and professional art images to guide you in reading and interpreting visual texts to uncover students true understandings of ELA texts.
More than 20 arts-based ELA lessons and curriculum ideas linked to the IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts, as well as ideas for designing curriculum with the visual arts and technology in mind.
Text sets to help you inquire more deeply into the visual arts, and a glossary of art terms to bolster your expertise.

An IRA Book Club selection, August 2007

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