The Illustrated Page: Medieval Manuscripts to New Media

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 17.01.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Rationale
  4. Content
  5. Strategies
  6. Activities
  7. Appendix: Implementing District Standards
  8. Resources
  9. Endnotes

Kindergarten Writing: Writing as a Form of Art

Anna Tom

Published September 2017

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Resources

Bibliography for Teachers

"About/Contact." Caine Learning. Accessed July 17, 2017.

http://www.cainelearning.com/aboutcontact/.

Allen, James P. Middle Egyptian: an introduction to the language and culture of hieroglyphs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.

"Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics." Ancient Egyptian Online. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphics.html.

Ancient Scripts: Chinese. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.ancientscripts.com/chinese.html.

Aronson, B., and J. Laughter. "The Theory and Practice of Culturally Relevant Education: A Synthesis of Research Across Content Areas." Review of Educational Research86, no. 1 (2015): 163-206. doi:10.3102/0034654315582066.

"Anna Yates Elementary in Emeryville, California." Anna Yates Elementary in Emeryville, CA | StartClass. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/8075/Anna-Yates-Elementary.

Boeree, C. George. "The Evolution of Alphabets." Accessed July 29, 2017. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/evolalpha.html.

Boeree, C. George. "The Origin of the Alphabet." Accessed July 29, 2017. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/alphabet.html.

"Chinese Calligraphy." Chinese Calligraphy | Chinese Art Galleries | China Online Museum. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/calligraphy.php.

"Chinese Writing." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/Chinese_Writing/.

Cohen, Jennie. "A Brief History of Penmanship on National Handwriting Day." History.com. January 23, 2012. Accessed July 30, 2017. http://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-penmanship-on-national-handwriting-day.

Delbanco, Author: Dawn. "Chinese Calligraphy | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chcl/hd_chcl.htm.

"Egyptian Hieroglyphs." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs/.

"Emeryville Center of Community Life." Emeryville Center of Community Life. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.emeryvillecenter.org/.

"English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Foundational Skills » Kindergarten." English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Foundational Skills » Kindergarten | Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/K/.

"English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Kindergarten." English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Kindergarten | Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/K/.

"English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Kindergarten." English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Kindergarten | Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/K/.

"Hieroglyphs." PBS. March 15, 2006. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/alphabet.html.

"Kindergarten." Kindergarten - Content Standards (CA Dept of Education). Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vakindergarten.asp.

Kwo, Da-Wei. Chinese brushwork in calligraphy and painting: its history, aesthetics, and techniques. New York: Dover, 1990.

"Latin-alphabet handwriting." Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed July 30, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/art/calligraphy/Latin-alphabet-handwriting.

"Learning to Write and Draw." ZERO TO THREE. Accessed July 18, 2017. https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/305-learning-to-write-and-draw.

Mark, Joshua J. "Phoenicia." Ancient History Encyclopedia. September 2, 2009. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/phoenici

Olshansky, Beth. "Making Writing a Work of Art: Image-Making within the Writing Process." National Council of Teachers of English71, no. 5 (September 1994): 350-56. Accessed July 17, 2017. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41961977.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:d86bfb0fdcbf7f50f6421e810018edbb.

Reimann, Matt. "Blogis librorum. A blog about books. Rare books." Famous Manuscripts and the History of Handwriting. Accessed July 30, 2017. https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/famous-manuscripts-written-by-hand.

"Stages of Writing Progression." Maternity and Early Childhood Foundation. 2015. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.mecfny.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StagesofWritinghandout.pdf.

TEDtalksDirector. YouTube. May 05, 2009. Accessed July 17, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vy0ncmUvUw.

Wang, William S-Y. "The Chinese Language." Scientific American228, no. 2 (1973): 50-60. Accessed July 29, 2017. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0273-50.

Webmaster-. Egypt Ancient, Hieroglyphics. Accessed July 29, 2017. http://history-world.org/hieroglyphics.htm.

Xiao, Wen, and Rebecca Treiman. "Iconicity of simple Chinese characters." Behavior Research Methods44, no. 4 (March 08, 2012): 954-60. Accessed July 29, 2017. doi:10.3758/s13428-012-0191-3.

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