Volunteers sewed the quilt squares together and taught the students how to tie the quilt. The Deubrook Area School - Secondary School Examples Successful integration and writing across the curriculum is not limited to the elementary level. With direct correlation between the development of integrated arts curriculum and successful student learning, writing and the integration of other core content areas have become commonplace in my secondary art classroom at the Deubrook Area School. Students write assessments, reflections, create poetry and short stories, compare and contrast artwork, and create PowerPoint presentations. Consistently, I have found that the quality of students artwork and their creative thinking and problem solving skills have improved by integrating writing into the art curriculum.
Students write self and peer assessments after every unit.
I have found that periodic group critiques held during the creative process help students to become familiar with and develop a deeper understanding of the language of art. This understanding tends to produce more successful solutions to art problems and is reflected in more thorough and detailed written assessments at the end of each project unit. High school sketchbook assignments have evolved over time to include journal reflections as well as visual images. Students thoughts, feelings, and attitudes are written throughout their sketchbooks, many times becoming an integral part of the images themselves. In graphic arts class, students do two integrated art units.