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Review


Parts of a lesson
Learning Theories


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Quiz 1

Installation Art, Nature Art, Naive Art (Drawing) and Collage

1. How can an installation art piece  be used to teach an academic subject?

2. Why is nature's art a valid way of bringing attention to ecology?

3. Drawing enhances learning of language arts. Explain

4. A collage develops several skills while allowing children to be creative. Explain.

5.  Name the various parts of a lesson plan.

6. What curriculum have we used in class as reference in the creation of our lesson plans?

7. Why is conceptual art important in the teaching of academic subjects?

8. In the article Drawing on an Outdated Theory by Jess Dorn, one finds the following quote:

It is sometimes said that our brain consists of a left hemisphere that excels in intellectual, rational, verbal, and analytical thinking and a right hemisphere that excels in sensory discrimination and in emotional, nonverbal, and intuitive thinking. 
 
However, in the normal brain, with extensive commissural interconnections, the interaction of the two hemispheres is such that we cannot dissociate clearly their specialized functions.

Why is the left brain/right brain theory counterproductive when teaching students how to draw?

9. Why should kids draw?

10. Which learning theory do you identify the most with and why?

11. Name the most important parts of a lesson plan according to the MDCPS' Curriculum. Explain why they are important?
 
12.  In his article How to Teach Drawing to Children, Marvin Bartel gives advice on "how to respond to a child's drawing." Use the link below to read that part of the article. Do you agree of disagree? Explain why.

How to Teach Drawing to Children

by Marvin Bartel


 

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