March 17th, 2012
Journal- (re)imagining illiteracies for visual arts classrooms
This chapter talked about literacy in terms of visual arts. The chapter starts of by saying that visual arts teachers may stray from literacy because they think that it means dropping everything and reading a book. However, this is not the case. Visual arts literacy focuses more on the meaning of a work of art. It encourages students to look deeper and think about a work. There are also illiteracies when it comes to creating art. As an educator it is important to help students create symbols, images, and visual expressions. The chapter discusses how to incorporate text into your classroom.
As an art teacher I could incorporate relevant text easily into my classroom. For example if I am doing a lesson on beading. I could give the students a small article about beads and how they were used and made in ancient times and how they are used and made now.
One thing from this chapter that I thought it was very interesting when it talked about illiteracies in creating art as well as viewing art and how there is a connection between making art and understanding and learning. It was discussed in this chapter that creation generates new understanding and perspective. I agree with this. I think that creation really opens your mind in so many ways.
I also thought the idea of meaning making was interesting. This term refers to students thinking and making meaning of what they are viewing. It should occur when students are creating art as well. It’s about the process of thinking.
The strategies I used while reading this chapter would be re-reading, note taking, and making connections.
Citation
Draper, R. (2005). (Re)Imagining Content- Area Literacy Instruction. New York, NY: National Writing Project.
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