Sources of surrealist inspiration : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

This curriculum is designed for high school students enrolled in a two-dimensional art course. The curriculum is devised of three separate units, each specifying a means by which surrealists became inspired to create. Twelve discipline-based lessons offer creative, active, student-centered learning activities in the areas of art history, art production, art aesthetics, and art criticism. Lessons focus on both cooperative and individual learning, with an emphasis on personal reflection in student journals. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the topics discussed in class, and will improve their writing skills through applied practice. Students will not only explore the history and artwork of surrealism, they will also discuss pertinent art issues that apply to their personal surreal artwork. This curriculum is designed to take advantage of the same tools and techniques used by the surrealists in the early 1900's in terms of inspiration for student journals and production pieces.