Date of Award
8-2014
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Art
First Advisor
Dr. William Charland
Second Advisor
Dr. Christina Chin
Third Advisor
Richard dePeaux
Keywords
Art, literacy, integration, strategies, education
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine, through the design of a new curriculum, how the integration of reading and writing literacy into a visual arts curriculum can strengthen literacy skills as well as foster creative thinking at the middle school level. There is a growing demand for the integration of literacy in all core, and non-core curricula. By developing a curriculum that integrates literacy strategies in a visual arts program, as well as touches on the disconnect that I see between individuals and their own creative outlets, a curriculum is established that fosters and engages students in creative thinking, literacy, and the visual arts.
Recommended Citation
Moody-Zoet, Erin, "Integrating Art Education and Literacy Education: A Curriculum for the Secondary Level" (2014). Masters Theses. 530.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/530