Developing the "Other" Literacy: How Visual Arts Have the Potential to Deepen Student Understanding
1. Ireland International Conference on Education
October 29 â 31, 2012
Susan Pitts Santoli, Ph.D.
ssantoli@southalabama.edu
PaigeVitulli, Ph.D.
pvitulli@usouthal.edu
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BY THE NUMBERS:
ī Degrees Awarded: 70,000
ī Students Enrolled: 15,009
ī Employees: 5,500
ī Annual Economic Impact: $2
billion
ī Annual Payroll: $404 million
ī USA has educated 17,800
teachers and school
administrators, including 85%
of Mobileâs public school
teachers
6. īŽ Allied Health
īŽ Arts & Sciences
īŽ Business
īŽ Computer & Information
Sciences
īŽ Continuing Education
īŽ Education
īŽ Engineering
īŽ Medicine
īŽ Nursing
īŽ Pharmacy (with Auburn)
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7. īŽ The College of Education
is organized into three
departments: Health,
Physical Education and
Leisure Studies (HPELS),
Leadership andTeacher
Education (LTE), and
Professional Studies (PS).
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PaigeVitulli, Ph.D
pvitulli@usouthal.edu
īŽ Paige is an assistant professor in the
Department of Leadership and
Teacher Education at the University of
South Alabama and director for the
art education graduate program.
īŽ She teaches art education courses for
elementary and special education
majors as well as all art education
graduate courses in the college.
īŽ She is theVisualArts Coordinator and
Assistant Director for the Arts in
Education Grant at USA.
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Susan P. Santoli, Ph.D.
ssantoli@southalabama.edu
īŽ Susan is an associate professor in the
Department of Leadership andTeacher
Education at the University of South
Alabama.
īŽ She teaches undergraduate and graduate
secondary social studies methods,
foundations of education courses, and
graduate research courses.
īŽ Her research interests are pre-service
teacher preparation, collaborative teaching
with special education teachers, and the
infusion of technology into social studies
education.
10. īŽ Time to share:
ī Name
ī Where you are from
ī Education/Work Experience
ī Personal Anecdote
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11. īŽ Interactive session on using visual literacy strategies and visual
images to improve comprehension of content.
īŽ Benefits include developing deeper student writing and thinking,
addressing diverse learning styles/levels.
īŽ Specific Content: During the presentation, participants will be
shown numerous examples of how and when to integrate visual
images into elementary and secondary content classes.
īŽ Both technology and non-technology based projects will be
demonstrated.
īŽ Detailed resources will be posted online.
īŽ This workshop is applicable to both elementary and secondary
classrooms and presenters have experience in both levels.
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12. Visual literacy is a set of abilities that enables an individual to
effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and
visual media. Images and visual media may include
photographs, illustrations, drawings, maps, diagrams,
advertisements, and other visual messages and
representations, both still and moving.Visual literacy skills
equip a learner to understand and analyze the contextual,
cultural, ethical, aesthetic, and technical components involved
in the construction and use of images and visual media. A
visually literate individual is both a critical consumer of visual
media and a competent contributor to a body of shared
knowledge and culture.
~ from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
http://acrlvislitstandards.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/working-
definition-of-visual-literacy/
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13. īŽ Seeing and interpreting images is a vital
part of what it means to learn and
knowâĻin order to support teaching
multiple literacies, students must be
overtly taught to engage in and critically
reflect.
īŽ Crawford, S. Hicks D. and Doherty N., (2009).Worth the WAIT:
Engaging Social Studies students with art in a digital age. Social
Education, 73(3), 136-139. 13
14. īŽ Studies done by Lynn OâBrien of Specific
Diagnostic Studies â students whose strongest
learning channel is auditory comprise less than
15% of the population. On the other hand,
students who comprise a visual learning style are
about 40% of the populationâĻkinesthetic students
form around 45% of the population.â
īŽ Dickinson, D. (2002). Learning through the arts. Seattle,WA: New
Horizons for Learning. Retrieved from Http://www.newhorizons.org
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15. Visible Thinking Pictures of Practice
īŽ http://www.pz.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/01_VisibleThink
ingInAction/01c_VTPoP.html
MappingTools
īŽ http://www.visual-
literacy.org/pages/maps/mapping_tools_radar/radar.html
Visual Literacy slides
īŽ http://www.slideshare.net/cadelarge/visual-literacy-week-6-of-6-slides
Mind Mapping
īŽ http://librariesandtransliteracy.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/visual-
learning-and-mind-mapping-2/
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20. īŽ Materials
ī Archival Box
ī Acid and lignin-free letter size document storage
box provides convenient, long-term storage for
letter size documents, photos, sports
cards, newspaper clippings and other collectibles.
With reinforced corners, these boxes are solid and
secure units that resist dust, dirt, and light
infiltration. The board used to make this box is
manufactured to United States NationalArchives
and RecordsAdministration's specifications.
īŽ http://www.webyfl.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEW
PROD&ProdID=243
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23. īŽ Elements of Art
ī Line
ī Shape
ī Form
ī Space
ī Color
ī Value
ī Texture
Elements of Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBe
m1EeO88w
The ABCs of Art
http://www.awesomeartists.com/ART/
mTableOfContentsTheABCsOfArt.htm
The Artist's Toolkit
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/in
dex.html
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25. As a group, observe and describe several different
sections of an artwork.
īŽ One person identifies a specific section of the
artwork and describes what he or she sees.
īŽ Another person elaborates on the first personâs
observations by adding more detail about the
section. A third person elaborates further by adding
yet more detail, and a fourth person adds yet more.
īŽ Observers: Only describe what you see. Hold off
giving your ideas about the art until the last step of
the routine.
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28. īŽ What details are present in the painting?What do
you feel is missing?
īŽ What would you like to ask the artist about the
painting?
īŽ What social class do the figures represent?What
supports your answer?
īŽ Explain whether or not you feel this was a formally
composed painting.
īŽ Extension: Daumier was in prison several times for
his political and social caricatures. He produced
nearly 4,000 for Parisian journals. Explain the
political events that were occurring in France from
the 1830s through the end of the century that
might have been subjects of Daumierâs political
satire. 28
30. īŽ Give an approximate date for the time period you think is
being depicted in this picture. On what details did you base
your decision?
īŽ What is the economic status of the family shown in the
picture? On what details did you base your opinion?
īŽ What are some things you might smell or hear in this picture?
īŽ The title of this painting is Christmas Morning Breakfast. What
is occurring here that might have been a tradition in this
family?What are some traditions that you have in your family
that center around holidays?
īŽ What mood was the artist trying to convey when he painted
this picture, which was based on his childhood memories?
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33. īŽ Describe what is observed in selected works of art.
īŽ Describe subject matter in works of art.
īŽ Describe elements of art and principles of design.
īŽ Observe, describe and identify features, similarities, and differences in
artwork.
īŽ Express feelings generated by a work of art.
īŽ Identify and describe the historical period/event being represented in the
artwork.
īŽ Compare art associated with various cultures.
īŽ Discriminate between actual and dramatic or romanticized portrayals of
persons or events.
īŽ Analyze various works of art for clues depicting time periods and places.
īŽ Use technology to investigate visual images.
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34. īŽ Give a title to an artwork.Write why you would call it this.
īŽ If the artist were in the room, what questions would you ask him/her?
īŽ Write a letter to an artist, asking questions about the artwork.
īŽ Describe an abstract work of art in writing.
īŽ Look at a photograph or painting and write about the âsoundsâ you
might hear in the background.
īŽ Describe how a work of art reflects and differs from real life.
īŽ Tell what you think it would be like to live in this painting/drawing.
īŽ Write a conversation between characters seen in a work of art (or two
works of art).
īŽ Imagine an artistâs show has just opened; Write a press release or
review for a newspaper describing his/her artwork.
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35. īŽ Look at a painting or poster, and then invent a history.Write something about how the
artist was feeling when it was painted, why the curator purchased this painting, or
something about the subject.
īŽ Write about three works of art you would purchase if price were no object.This is the
beginning of a personal art collection. Write about the choices.
īŽ Collect a variety of reproductions from various historical periods (post cards, art memo
cards, calendar prints, etcâĻ). Students are provided with a random group of
reproductions and assigned a specific historical period. Students trade with one
another to obtain works representative of their assigned period. When the collections
are complete, students arrange works and as the âcurators,â and describe the show for
a potential audience.
īŽ Groups find several works of art that are based on a myth, historical event, or person,
and then write about the events or people that inspired the works of art.
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36. īŽ Students will provide âmany, varied, and unusualâ single words to
describe selected or assigned works of art. No repetition of words!
īŽ The words may be dictated and recorded by the teacher on Post-itī
Notes or written by the students on Post-itī Notes.
īŽ Students will stick Post-itī Notes to the laminated artwork to for all
to view, respond to, and reflect upon.
īŽ More than one piece of artwork may be described at a time.
īŽ Students may be divided into teams for cooperative work and may
compete for the quantity and/or quality of responses.
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37. Technology Integration
Variation:
īŽ Copy artwork onto an
Inspirationīĸ diagram as
the main idea.
īŽ Use the Rapid Fire
feature to facilitate
brainstorming of
descriptive words or
create a worksheet for
group or independent
work.
I and My Village
Marc Chagall
http://www.allpos
ters.com/
gallery.asp?aid=340651&item=290966
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39. īŽ Integrating Social Studies and theVisual Arts
ī Observation vs. Interpretation
ī Dividing up the artwork
ī 5Wâs and an H:
ī Who, What,When, Where, Why, How
ī MatchingText and an Image
ī http://americanart.si.edu/education/pdf/learning_to_look.
pdf
41. First, the name. We owe the name "Photography" to Sir John Herschel , who first
used the term in 1839, the year the photographic process became public. The word is
derived from the Greek words for light and writing.
There are two distinct scientific processes that combine to make photography
possible. It is somewhat surprising that photography was not invented earlier than the
1830s, because these processes had been known for quite some time. It was not until
the two distinct scientific processes had been put together that photography came into
being.
The first of these processes was optical. The Camera Obscura (dark room) had been
in existence for at least four hundred years. There is a drawing, dated 1519, of a
Camera Obscura by Leonardo da Vinci; about this same period its use as an aid to
drawing was being advocated.
The second process was chemical. For hundreds of years before photography was
invented, people had been aware, for example, that some colors are bleached in the
sun, but they had made little distinction between heat, air and light.
For more fascinating info:
A History of Photography from its beginnings till the
1920s by Dr. Robert Leggat MA M.Ed Ph.D. FRPS FRSA
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/
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42. Additional Resources
History of PhotographyTimeline
īŽ http://www.photo.net/history/timeline
The American Museum of Photography
īŽ http://www.photography-museum.com/
History of Photography and the Camera
īŽ http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blphotography.htm
History of Photography
īŽ http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/history.html
Photograph Analysis Sheet
īŽ http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/photo.html
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Beginning, Middle,
End?
~If this artwork is
the beginning of a story,
what might happen
next?
~If it this artwork is
the middle of a story,
what might have
happened before?
What might be about to
happen?
~If this artwork is
the end of a story, what
might the story be?
~Use your imagination
http://usaeyesonireland.blogspot.ie/2012/10/the-meeting-on-turret-stairs.html
47. This project is an opportunity for you to express your creativity while researching some
aspect of the culture, politics or economy of World War and Its Aftermath. It covers
the years 1914-1929. You may make some references to the war, but do not
make that the primary focus of your book. Instead focus on the home front and
the period of the 1920s. We viewed a primary document titled, ABCs for Baby
Patriots, a story book for British children that glorified the British Empire. Your
assignment is to produce a similar ABC book focusing on this era. Have fun
with this. Let your imagination run wild!
Specifics:
Your book may be a hard copy or in digital format
You must select an aspect of European life or a particular country as a focus
for the book
You must have one page per letter of the alphabet.
There must be at least one visual on the page for each letter.
Your book must have a cover with the title and your name as author.
Your book must be attractive and free of spelling and grammar errors.
Additional points may be earned for rhyming, original art work, special
effects, or especially creative additions to be the basis book format.
Your book is due to theT drive if digital, or in hard copy, at the beginning of
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49. Terra CottaWarriors
īŽ Paige and Peggyâs Excellent
Chinese Adventure
ī http://paigeandpeggy.blogspot.com/
ī http://paigeandpeggy.blogspot.ie/search?q=terra+cotta+warriors
ī http://paigeandpeggy.blogspot.ie/2012/08/forms-and-textures.html
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50. īŽ The Chinese Art of Calligraphy
ī http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/teacherCenter/lessonPlans/pdfs/3-
5_ArtAndMusic_TheChineseArtOfCalligraphy.pdf
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51. Use Andy Warhol image
210 Coca-Cola bottles
īŽ Questionsâ
īŽ Why do you think he
wanted to show so many
of the same image?
īŽ What kinds of patterns
do you see in this image
and arrangement?
īŽ What way did Andy
Warhol decide to show
this number of bottles?
īŽ What are some different
ways that you could
come up with the
number 210?
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53. Use 10 x 2 process
īŽ Look at image quietly for 30 seconds
īŽ List 10 words or phrases that come to mind
īŽ Repeat
Headlines for any work of art or visual image
īŽ If you were to write a headline that captures the
most important aspect that should be remembered,
what would the headline be?
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"The Old Grass Road, Kinsale" 1925 Oil, 18 x 24 ins
Geography/Physical Science and Art
from Project Zero
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Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California - Albert Bierstadt
Geography/Physical Science and Art
from Project Zero
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Georgia O'Keeffe, My Front Yard, Summer, 1941, Oil on canvas, 20 x
30 inches, Gift of the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, ŠGeorgia
O'Keeffe Museum
Geography/Physical Science and Art
from Project Zero
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Geography/Physical
Science and Art
from Project Zero
What landforms can you
identify?
What would it be like to
walk through this picture?
What would you see and
hear?
What would the weather be
like in this picture?
59. īŽ Find an image from each of the panels and
write what you see.
īŽ Discuss as a class or in student groups.
īŽ Tell students that the painting imaginatively
depicts a real event and ask if they know what
it may be. If they say âBlack Death,â ask them
some things they know or believe they know
about the plague.
īŽ After studying the Black Death, use the
painting again and ask students how the
painting relates to what theyâve learned
īŽ and what questions they still have about the
Black Death or the painting.
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62. īŽ Symbols Introduction
īŽ Summer Cartoon
īŽ Cartoon Analysis Worksheets can guide student
analysis
ī National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/ca
rtoon_analysis_worksheet.pdf
ī Editorial CartoonAnalysis
http://politicalcartoonanalysis.wikispaces.com/Analysis+To
ol
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63. īŽ Itâs No Laughing Matter (LOC)
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials
/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-
cartoon/
īŽ Interpreting Political Cartoons in a History Class
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-
materials/teaching-guides/21733
īŽ Zoom In Inquiry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDjzeS6jZqY
64. īŽ The Political Dr. Seuss
http://tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa291.htm
īŽ HarperâsWeekly http://www.harpweek.com
īŽ American Political Cartoons: an Introduction
http://www2.truman.edu/parker/research/cartoo
ns.html
65. īŽ American Political History Online
http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/pol-gl.htm
īŽ Political Cartoons in U.S. History
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommateri
als/primarysourcessets/political-cartoons/
īŽ British Cartoon Archive
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/
īŽ Daryl Cagleâs Professional Cartoonists Index
http://cagle.com
69. Tagxedo
http://www.tagxedo.com/
Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and even themes, -- into a visually
stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence
within the body of text.
Wordle:
http://www.wordle.net/
Word Clouds for Kids
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
ABCya! word clouds for kids! A word cloud is graphical representation of words allowing for creativity,
expression and imagination beyond that of lists or graphic organizers. This application was designed
specifically for primary grade children. The navigation and controls are simple and easy to learn. Saving
and printing a word cloud is only one click away!
Neoformix
http://www.neoformix.com/index.html
Discovering and illustrating patterns in data
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70. īŽ The Official Blog ofTagxedo - 101Ways to Use
Tagxedo
īŽ http://blog.tagxedo.com/101-ways-to-use-tagxedo-
completed
īŽ TheWhiteboard Blog
īŽ Word Cloud Makers forTeachers
īŽ http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2011/09/8-word-
cloud-makers-for-teachers/
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73. Required Elements:
īŽ At least 7 âkernels of knowledgeâ
īŽ The artistâs name prominently displayed ~ this may be your title or you
may have another title as well as the name
īŽ Dates of birth & death
īŽ The content may include, but is not limited to: biographical
information, works of art, style, interesting facts, and/or artistic
contributions
ī You may (but are not required to) include student work emulating
the artistâs style
īŽ Student made graphic(s): Do not computerâgenerate all graphicsâĻbe
creative!
īŽ Three-dimensional component(s)
īŽ Interactive component(s)
īŽ Sources are cited!
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74. CATEGORY 5 4-3 2 1-0
*Required
Elements
The bulletin board includes all required
elements as well as additional aspects.
All required elements are included on
the bulletin board.
All but 1 of the required elements
are included on the bulletin board.
Several required elements were
missing.
Content -
Accuracy
At least 7 accurate facts are displayed
on the bulletin board.
5-6 accurate facts are displayed on
the bulletin board.
3-4 accurate facts are displayed
on the bulletin board.
Less than 3 accurate facts are
displayed on the bulletin board.
Graphics -
Originality
Several of the graphics used on the
bulletin board reflect an exceptional
degree of student creativity in their
creation and/or display.
One or two of the graphics used on
the bulletin board reflect student
creativity in their creation and/or
display.
The graphics are made by the
student, but are based on the
designs or ideas of others.
No graphics made by the student
are included.
Graphics -
Relevance
All graphics are related to the topic and
make it easier to understand. All
borrowed graphics have a source
citation.
All graphics are related to the topic
and most make it easier to
understand. All borrowed graphics
have a source citation.
All graphics relate to the topic.
Most borrowed graphics have a
source citation.
Graphics do not relate to the topic
OR several borrowed graphics do
not have a source citation.
Labels All items of importance on the bulletin
board are clearly labeled with labels
that can be read from at least 3 ft.
away.
Almost all items of importance on the
bulletin board are clearly labeled with
labels that can be read from at least 3
ft. away.
Several items of importance on the
bulletin board are clearly labeled
with labels that can be read from
at least 3 ft. away.
Labels are too small to view OR no
important items were labeled.
Color Use The colors on the bulletin board work
well together and form a strong
coherent statement. The color choice is
appropriate for the theme and objects
represented or are purposely
exaggerated in some way to make a
point.
The use of color is coordinated
across the bulletin board and is
appropriate for the items and theme.
The overall use of color is ok, but
is not as strong or coordinated as
it could be. Some attempt at
coordinating colors is evident.
Color choice for various items in
the bulletin board seems
inappropriate.
Balance and
Use of Space
Use of positive and negative space
creates a feeling appropriate to the
theme. Objects are placed for best
effect. Overall, it just feels right.
Use of positive space is good and the
bulletin board is relatively balanced,
but negative space could be utilized
better to create a more cohesive feel.
The bulletin board seems to have
a little too much background or
seems a little too busy. Balance
has not been achieved.
The bulletin board seems
unfinished (too much empty space)
or there is not enough balance
between foreground and
background causing it to seem
much too busy and unfocused.
Title Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is
quite creative.
Title can be read from 6 ft. away and
describes content well.
Title can be read from 4 ft. away
and describes the content well.
The title is too small and/or does
not describe the content of the
bulletin board well.
Attractiveness The bulletin board is exceptionally
attractive in terms of design, layout, and
neatness.
The bulletin board is attractive in
terms of design, layout and neatness.
The bulletin board is acceptably
attractive though it may be a bit
messy.
The bulletin board is distractingly
messy or very poorly designed. It is
not attractive.
Time and Effort Class time was used wisely. Much time
and effort went into the planning and
creation of the bulletin board. It is clear
the students worked at home as well as
at school.
Class time was used wisely, but it did
not appear there was much work
done outside of class.
Class time was not always used
wisely, but additional work was
done at home or other times
during the day.
Class time was not used wisely and
no additional effort was put in at
other times or places.
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75. CATEGORY Excellent Good Average Poor
Contributions I routinely provided useful ideas when
participating in the group. I was a definite
leader who contributed a lot of effort.
I usually provided useful ideas
when participating in the. A strong
group member who tries hard.
I sometimes provided useful ideas
when participating in the group. A
satisfactory group member who
did what was required.
I rarely provided useful ideas
when participating in the group. I
refused to participate.
Quality of Work I provided work of the highest quality. I provided high quality work. I provided work that occasionally
needs to be checked/redone by
other group members to ensure
quality.
I provided work that usually
needed to be checked/redone by
others to ensure quality.
Problem-solving I actively looked for and suggested
solutions to problems.
I refined solutions suggested by
others.
I did not suggest or refine
solutions, but was willing to try out
solutions suggested by others.
I did not try to solve problems or
help others solve problems. I let
others do the work.
Attitude I was never critical of the project or the
work of others. I always had a positive
attitude about the task(s).
I was rarely critical of the project
or the work of others. I often had
a positive attitude about the
task(s).
I was occasionally critical of the
project or the work of other
members of the group. I usually
had a positive attitude about the
task(s).
I was often critical of the project
or the work of other members of
the group. I did not have a
positive attitude about the task(s).
Time-
management
I routinely used time well throughout the
project to ensured things got done on
time. The group did not have to adjust
deadlines or work responsibilities
because of my procrastination.
I usually used time well
throughout the project, but may
have procrastinated on one thing.
The group did not have to adjust
deadlines or work responsibilities
because my procrastination.
I tended to procrastinate, but
always got things done by the
deadlines. The group did not have
to adjust deadlines or work
responsibilities because my
procrastination.
I rarely got things done by the
deadlines AND the group had to
adjust deadlines or work
responsibilities because of my
inadequate time management.
Focus on the task I consistently stayed focused on the task
and what needed to be done. Very self-
directed.
I focused on the task and what
needed to be done most of the
time. Other group members could
count on me.
I focused on the task and what
needed to be done some of the
time. Other group members had
to sometimes nag, prod, and
remind me to keep on-task.
I rarely focused on the task and
what needed to be done. I let
others do the work.
Preparedness I brought needed materials to class and
was always ready to work.
I almost always brought needed
materials to class and was ready
to work.
I almost always brought needed
materials but sometimes needed
to settle down and get to work
I often forgot needed materials or
was rarely ready to get to work.
Monitors Group
Effectiveness
I routinely monitored the effectiveness of
the group, and made suggestions to
make it more effective.
I routinely monitored the
effectiveness of the group and
worked to make the group more
effective.
I occasionally monitored the
effectiveness of the group and
worked to make the group more
effective.
I rarely monitored the
effectiveness of the group and did
not work to make it more
effective.
Working with
Others
I almost always listened to, shared with,
and supported the efforts of others. I tried
to keep people working well together.
I usually listened to, shared with,
and supported the efforts of
others. I did not cause "waves" in
the group.
I often listened to, shared with,
and supported the efforts of
others, but sometimes I was not a
good team member.
I rarely listened to, shared with,
and supported the efforts of
others. I was not a good team
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77. Masks
http://ignca.nic.in/mask.htm
Another Face: Masks around theWorld
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/masks/menu.html
Mexican Masks
http://www.mexicanmasks.us/
The Art of the African Mask
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html
MasksTheme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/masks.html
Mask Examples at ArtTalk
http://arttalk.wetpaint.com/page/Mask-Making
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78. īŽ âIt is unclear exactly when humans first starting using masks,
but there is evidence of them even in prehistoric cave art.
There are numerous styles of masks around the world, and
they are used for a variety of purposes. Most began with a
religious, ritualistic, and/or social purpose. Some masks are
considered to be alive and possess great power, whereas
others may mark a rite of passage, such as that from childhood
to adulthood. Some funerary masks are used to help the spirit
find the correct body, and others are meant to keep the spirit
from possessing the body. In contemporary western society,
masks are commonly used in role playing for theatrical or
holiday festivities. The purposes of masks are numerous, but
the human need for them is perhaps universal.â
īŽ From: University of Missouri-Columbia Museum of Anthropology
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