A Character Education Visual Art Kit
By Kathleen Thompson and Rachel Ross
This unit introduces students to issues of race through different artist’s point of view, and feelings. The treatment of the African-American people and the effects and consequences of cultural discrimination are viewed in past and present contexts.
Each art reproduction featured in this set engages students’ interests and reinforces a character trait they can relate to their lives. Each activity presented has been field-tested. The Teacher’s Guide is presented in a K-9 format, but equally applicable in school systems with K-12 formats. Ready-to-use activities for each art reproduction include:
- Historical information about the artist and the artwork;
- Discussion topic for each lesson;
- Guided Looking using an easy 4-step process of art critique known as the Feldman Model;
- Activity related to Character Education;
- Detailed studio art projects;
- Assessment;
- Resources for the teacher and students.
The kit includes:
- 5 Fine Art Reproductions 18″ x 22 3/4″ (45.8 cm x 56.5 cm);
- A Teacher’s Guide;
- A plastic storage porfolio.
List of reproductions you will find in your Equality, Tolerance, Issues of Race kit:
Anshutz, Thomas, Cabbages
Pissarro, Camille, Hay Harvest at Eragny
Wyeth, Andrew, A Crow Flew By
Homer, Winslow, The Cotton Pickers
Pippin, Horace, Domino Players
