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
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). Master's Theses. 530.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/530