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Worth the WAIT: engaging social studies students with art in a digital age.(Web-based Art Interactive Tool)

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| April 01, 2009 | Crawford, B. Scott; Hicks, David; Doherty, Nicole | COPYRIGHT 2009 National Council for the Social Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Artistic depictions of historical events can capture students' imagination. Art can also be used to develop analytical skills. To give a complete interpretation of any piece of art, one has to consider the context to which it was created. The events and emotions that bring a painting into being are critical to understanding the work as a whole. (1)

As the opening quote reveals, using art in the social studies requires moving beyond art appreciation toward nurturing a more nuanced level of inference and criticalinterpretation. (2) Developing a student's sense of "interpretative authority" beyond print and language-based conceptions of literacy is emerging as a ...

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