The Virtual Classroom resource for Mrs. Evans

Jackson High School">

The Virtual Classroom resource for Mrs. Evans

Jackson High School, Jackson Ohio

This web space serves as a place for students to confirm assignments,

find additional resources, and display the results of their labors.

Image Making

Image Making is an art-literature based literacy program - more information below

click on any thumbnail for a full-sized image

     
Jeremy doing a straw painting Straw PaintingTechnique Star showing her work to Mrs. Evans

Sarah, Whitney, and Brandon

Water Color Technique Lean and Ashley
     
SKILL-BASED MINI- LESSONS ADDRESS SENSE OF SETTING, SEQUENCING, BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END, PLOT DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, USE OF DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, AND VOICE.
Justin   Kelli
     
Whitney Nathaniel

Leah and Ashley

     
     
     

IMAGE-MAKING WITHIN THE WRITING PROCESS IS AN ART- LITERATURE-BASED LITERACY PROGRAM, WHICH UTILIZES HAND-PAINTED TEXTURED PAPERS CREATED BY EACH STUDENT TO DEVELOP AND CONSTRUCT COLLAGE POEMS OR STORIES. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CONCRETE VISUAL AND KINESTHETIC TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING AND GIVING SHAPE TO THEIR IDEAS THROUGH THE MANIPULATION OF CUT AND TORN PAPERS. THIS ENGAGING AND DYNAMIC PROCESS WAS VALIDATED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS AN INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE LITERACY PROGRAM IN 1993. IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON ITS OWN OR FOLLOWING PICTURE WRITING. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN IMAGE-MAKING FOLLOWING PICTURE WRITING DEMONSTRATES EVEN MORE DRAMATIC GAINS IN THEIR WRITING.

PICTURING WRITING DESIGNED TO PRECEDE IMAGE-MAKING, CONSISTS OF A PROGRESSION OF CAREFULLY DESIGNED ART- AND LITERATURE BASED MINI-LESSONS TO TEACH THE KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS OF WRITING. SKILL-BASED MINI- LESSONS ADDRESS SENSE OF SETTING, SEQUENCING, BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END, PLOT DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, USE OF DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, AND VOICE WHILE ENGAGING STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL LEARNING. AS STUDENTS CREATE PICTURES, POEMS, AND STORIES, THEY GAIN A SOLID FOUNDATION OF ARTISTIC AND LITERARY SKILL.

*****NOTE - THE ABOVE INFORMATION ON IMAGE-MAKING WAS TAKEN FROM ANOTHER WEB SITE:

http://www.unh.edu/ipssr/Lab/ImageM.html

BETH OLSHANSKY, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TAUGHT A SUMMER WORKSHOP SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON IMAGE-MAKING. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SUMMER WORKSHOP. SINCE THEN, EACH YEAR I HAVE SET ASIDE TIME IN MY TENTH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS TO DO THIS PROJECT. THE RESULTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HIT!!!!

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OR "HOW TO" E-MAIL ME AT pevans@jcs.k.12.oh.us

 

emai Mrs. Evans

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