Artists' books for life and living
(Deborah Davis)
Purpose
To provide opportunities for students to:
- define books and artists' books
- engage with materials and processes to use traditional and experimental techniques to explore inventive ways to make and display their own artist book forms.
Description
This unit of work for upper primary students was based in the the Visual Arts strand of The Arts Key Learning Area and linked to the Life and Living Strand of the Science Key Learning Area.
Resources
James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts, Artists' Books Collection: available from the State Library of Queensland at South Bank.
Websites:
- State Library of Queensland: Artists' Books
- Artists' books online - redefining the book
- Queensland Studies Authority: Years 1 to10 - The Arts [new window http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/index.html ]
Procedure
Unit plan [new window 
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Contains details of core learning outcomes, learning experiences and suggested resources.
Assessment
Student achievement is assessed through focused analysis, peer and self assessment, discussion and a visual folio.
Learning outcomes
The Arts: Details in unit plan [new window 199 kb]
Visual Arts Strand: VA 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Last updated: 26th February 2007
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