Teaching Art History The fun Way ~ It's a Scream is a handbook for teaching art history using games, food, music, and clothing as memory aids and interest catchers. Chronologically, from pre-historic to modern times, historical highlights are dovetailed with studio work. For instance, the Renaissance unit focuses on techniques of perspective. Sample handouts and assignments are provided. Material is suited to high school students.Dr. Jane Coryell taught art for 15 years (half her t...

Award-winning set designer, Jane Coryell, teaches how to think and create as a set-designer ~ read a script from the set designer's viewpoint, think about a visual metaphor in the set, consider different styles of sets, prepare preliminary sketches, make floor plans, consider sightlines, do final drawings, make stage models to scale, assemble colour swatches for set dressers and costumers, make construction diagrams for set builders, and make cross-section diagrams for lighting designers.