This is book two of a series of three books. The series takes students on an interdisciplinary cross content journey entitled, Creating Art Through the Ages. Each book provides experiences in language arts, social studies, math and art as the students investigate ancient and modern civilizations. "Discovery and Knowledge", explores the ancient Roman civilization, the Middles Ages and Renaissance. Explorers set sail to discover land, treasures, raw materials and knowledge on behalf of their mother country and religion. The development of the printing press enabled the disbursement of knowledge through books. Discovery and the pursuit of knowledge is the underlying theme during this era. In this book, it is reimagined for students with experiences through stories, interactive role-playing activities, and art projects.
Acknowledgements Book Overview Unit 1: Ancient Romans: The Emergence of an Empire Chapter 1: Architecture and Coinage: Heads or Tails Lesson 1: Toss a Coin and Make a Wish, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Engineer and Designing an Arch, Drawing Exercise Lesson 3: Painting Personal Rainbow Arches, Watercolor Painting Experience Lesson 4: Show me the Money, Making an Embossed Coin Chapter 2: Roman Mosaics: Pieces of Culture Lesson 1: Pablo's Discovery, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Discovering Mosaics, Observing and Discussing Mosaics Lesson 3: Putting the Pieces Together, Making a Mosaic Chapter 3: Realistic Roman Portrait: Pursuit of Truth Lesson 1: I Feel the Earth Shake Under My Feet, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Pursuit of Truth with a Twist, Biography vs. Portrait Lesson 3: Finding Truth in a Mirror Image, Creating Portraits Lesson 4: Split Mirror Imagery, Making a Portrait Unit 2: Middle Ages: The Century Builders Chapter 4: Sculptural Gargoyles: Form, Function and Fantasy Lesson 1: The Comic Book Artist, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Devising a Disguise by Designing and Structural Embellishment Lesson 3: Making a Gargoyle Design Lesson 4: Making a Clay Gargoyle Chapter 5: Castles and Churches: Buildings for Centuries Lesson 1: The Soldier who Saved the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartes, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: A Pictorial Collage Painting with Gothic and Romanesque Buildings and a Touch of Red Grooms Lesson 3: Bring in the Light, an Activity on Stain-Glass Windows Lesson 4: Reimagining a Knight in Armour, Making a Textured Drawing Lesson 5: Coat of Arms in Watercolor Chapter 6: Decorative Arts: Tapestries, Beauty and Beasts Lesson 1: Fabricating a Special Story, A Day with Lucy, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Tapestry Art, Making a Tapestry Narrative Lesson 3: Designing an Illuminated Name UNIT 3: The Renaissance: Glory, Faith, and Art Chapter 7: Renaissance Painting: Painting, Perseverance and Praise Lesson 1: Perseverance 68 Feet High, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Discovering Chiaroscuro and Creating Charcoal Shapes Lesson 3: Making A Drawing and Oil Pastel Painting Using A Grid Lesson 4: The Guild System, Role Playing Activity Lesson 6: Getting the Right Perspective (One-Point Perspective) Chapter 8: Printmaking Pathways: Image Evolution Lesson 1: What's All the Chatter About the Rhinoceros?, Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Carving Out Your Personal Style, Creating a Prints Lesson 3: From Gothic to Gutenberg, Making Books Chapter 9: Altering, Inventing and Modifying Art: Eye for Ingenuity Lesson 1: Influential Inventions, Man Vs. Machine and Storytelling, The Pages from the Lost Notebook Lesson 2: Collographic Buildings, Man Vs. Physical Environment Lesson 3: Modified Forms, Man Vs. Nature Appendix A: Handouts for Chapter 1-9 Appendix B: Foundations Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets Concepts in Arts and Principles of Design Exploring Color and Creating a Color Wheel Designing with Texture Building Blocks of Shapes The Value of Values Basics for Graphite Pencil Drawing Basics for Colored Pencil Drawing Basics for Charcoal Drawing Basics on Pastels (Hard and Soft Pastels) Basics on Oil Pastels Basics on Colored Makers Watercolor Painting (transparent painting medium) Basics on Oil, Acrylic, Tempera and Fresco Painting Basics on Mixed Media and Collage Basics on Clay Hand Building Basics on Mosaic Making Appendix C: Handouts for Foundation Lessons Appendix D: Figures for Chapters 1-9 About the Authors
