W5: The Art of War
The Walch Multicultural Art Series
War
Warpaint and Wigs
Watercolor for Illustration
Wedging and Pinch Forming
Wetlands in Danger
What Is Dance? Readings in Theory and Criticism
What Makes Music Work
What Shall We Do?
Where the Action Is
Whitefish Bay Singers, Volume II
Why Design?: Activities and Projects From the National Building Museum
The William Kurelek Series
Wire and Cheese Cloth Sculpture
Wire Sculpture
Wire Sculpture and Other Three-Dimensional Construction
Wisdom Keepers
Women and the Arts
Women Artists in History From Antiquity to the 20th Century. 2nd ed.
Women in History Series
Women Seen on Television
The Wonderful World of Colour
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Works by Women: Art From Ancient to Modern Times
World Beat: A Listener's Guide to Contemporary World Music on CD
World Drums
World History and Art: Overhead Transparencies, Teaching Strategies, Activity Sheets
World of Art Series.
A World of Images
World of Islam: Multicultural Posters
The World of Islam Series
The World of Music Series
Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's People. 2nd ed.
You're Making a Scene: Scenes From Canadian Plays
Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance
Zap!: A Brief History of Television
(Video). CTV Television Network Ltd. (MAG), 1992. 6 min. Order no. 859-31-179 ($49.00).
(CAN) Ted Zuber was Canada's official war artist in the Gulf War. Elliott Shiff looks at his methods and the final results during the official unveiling.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
The Walch Multicultural Art Series
(Kit). Please refer to the titles: The Art of Africa,
The Art of Asia: India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan; The Art of Mexico, Central America and South America, and The Art of the Near East and Ancient Egypt.
(Video). (Clip Art Series). Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1993. 29 min. Dup. order no. V8869.
War involves the extremes of human experience and fascinates many artists. Among the clips are Picasso's Guernica, Pierre Ebert's animated Guernica, comparisons between war and games, music in war, St. George and the Dragon, 1938 film Alexandre Nevsky by Sergei Eisenstein (to renew Russian patriotism), and the film Dr. Strangelove.
Suggested Use: Media Studies; Visual Art
(Video). (Images of Aboriginals Series). Four Worlds Development Project (CLC), 1982. 30 min. Order no. 5-4129 ($43.00). Teacher's Guide for series - Order no. 5-41280 ($50.00 binder).
(I/M) The sharp contrast between "Hollywood Aboriginals" and the self-image held by Aboriginal peoples are shown in this program.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Print-Non-Fiction). Morgan, Jacqui. Watson-Guptil Pubns., Inc. (GNP), 1986. 144 p. ISBN 0-8230-5658-9 ($40.95 hdc.).
This excellent manual describes the tools, techniques, and marketing of watercolours. Included are sections devoted to washes, light and shadow, flesh tones, the figure, transparent and reflective forms, combining watercolour with other media, multiple portraits, and camera-ready art. It offers numerous large colour photographs. Teachers are advised to preview images using their school's selection policy guidelines. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art - Teacher Reference
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Art in the Classroom Series). SaskMedia (MGR), 1980. 11 min. Dup. order no. V950.
(SK) In this program the students are introduced to the medium of clay and shown the technique of pinch forming.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level; Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Dugan, Patrick, ed. Oxford University Press (OUP), 1993. 187 p. ISBN 0-19-520942-7 ($56.95 hdc.).
This book describes how wetlands have been endangered by draining, shrinking and parcelling, and how we need to plan and manage our remaining wetlands more wisely. It offers numerous maps and clear colour photographs. Please note that there is no Arts Education content in this book, but it is useful for discussing global issues. Included are a table of contents, a general index, and a species index.
Suggested Use: General
Other Use: Middle Level Science; Biology 20
What Is Dance? Readings in Theory and Criticism
(Print-Anthology). Copeland, Roger and Cohen, Marshall, eds. Oxford University Press (OUP), 1983. 582 p. ISBN 0-19-503197-0 ($25.50 pbk.).
This is a diverse collection of essays about dance. Organized under headings such as genre and style, the dance medium, dance criticism and dance and society, the essays have been contributed by dance critics, choreographers, performers, and historians. A lengthy introduction discusses definitions of dance as imitation, self-expression, or form. The print is small. Included are a table of contents, a bibliography, and an extensive index.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Seyer, Phillip, Novick, Allan and Harmon, Paul. Monarch Books of Canada (MON), 1982. 256 p. Order no. SA10000 ($17.95 pbk.).
Designed as an introduction to music for adults with no previous music reading skills, this is a valuable resource for classroom teachers new to the field of music. It provides an overview of note values, pitch, time signature, musical structure, and harmonic movement. It focuses on both contemporary and traditional music and instruments. Review questions accompanied by answers and explanatory notes appear throughout the book. Diagrams, chart, and musical notation are provided. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Mixed Messages: Portrayals of Women in Media Series). Friday Street Productions (MGR), 1995. 28 min. Dup. order no. V9427.
Program Five briefly reviews the portrayal of women and violence across the various forms of media seen in previous programs. It examines a range of actions media consumers can take to influence the portrayal of women in the media.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Video). (Cartooning With Yardley Jones Series). ACCESS Network (MAG), 1988. 30 min. Order no. 99-31-105 ($45.00).
In this video, Yardley Jones demonstrates the use of "gesture drawing" to make cartoon characters move. The video shows simple ways to incorporate action into cartoons.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Whitefish Bay Singers, Volume II
(Audiorecording). Sunshine Records (SSH), n.d. 40 min. Order no. ssct 4102 ($12.98 cassette).
(CAN, I/M) This is a good example of traditional Plains Aboriginal Music. Singers and drummers perform five intertribal songs, two grass dances, a snake dance, an Ojibway round dance, and a jingle dress dance.
Suggested Use: Dance; Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Why Design?: Activities and Projects From the National Building Museum
(Print-Non-Fiction). Slafer, Anna and Cahill, Kevin. Chicago Review Press (FHW), 1995. 198 p. ISBN 1-55652-249-5 ($28.95 pbk.).
A creative overview of design, this book offers more than 40 fascinating projects and activities intended to increase awareness of and participation in the designed world. Students are encouraged to think as designers as they investigate how nature solves design problems, try out new designs for stop signs, make sketches, bubble diagrams, and more. The black, white, and red illustrations are both entertaining and effective. Included are a table of contents and an educator's index to the activities.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). Please refer to the titles: Jewish Life in Canada, and Last of the Arctic.
Wire and Cheese Cloth Sculpture
(Video). (Art in the Classroom Series). SaskMedia (MGR), 1980. 11 min. Dup. order no. V947.
(SK) This program deals with the production of a clay mold to be used in making a relief sculpture of plaster of Paris. It covers the entire procedure from the production of the mold to the completion of the sculpture, with finishing techniques described in detail at the end.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level; Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Video). (Art in the Classroom Series). SaskMedia (MGR), 1980. 17 min. Dup. order no. V948.
(SK) In this program the artist shows how wire can be used to produce a piece of sculpture.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level; Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Wire Sculpture and Other Three-Dimensional Construction
(Print-Non-Fiction). Brommer, Gerald F. Davis Pubns., Inc. (FHW), 1968. 128 p. ISBN 87192-025-5 ($23.95 hdc.).
Detailed instructions and black-and-white illustration suggest materials and methods for building three-dimensional art from wire, wood, cardboard, and paper. Presented as a series of problems, the activities encourage structured creativity and allow for variances in complexity of design. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Dance Alive Series). Reel Eye Media (MGR), 1993. 25 min. Dup. order no. V8736.
(SK, I/M) In Wisdom Keepers, Powwow dances such as the Grass, Jingle, and men’s and women’s Fancy dances are demonstrated. History and issues surrounding Aboriginal dances are discussed and dancers are interviewed.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Sproule, Anna. (Women in History Series). Wayland Publishers, Ltd. (NEL), 1988. 48 p. ISBN 1-85210-504-6 ($28.65 hdc.).
This British book reviews women's participation in the arts throughout history. Art forms covered include dance, painting, crafts, music, theatre, and opera. Included are a table of contents, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: General
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Women Artists in History From Antiquity to the 20th Century. 2nd ed.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Slatkin, Wendy. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (PRN), 1990. 240 p. ISBN 0-13-961830-9 ($27.00 pbk.).
This research resource profiles the careers and contributions of more than 60 women and describes the artistry of women in general from prehistory to the present. Included are short biographic sketches and discussions about women's creativity in works such as manuscript illumination, embroidery, pieced quilts, photography, sculpture, painting, and performance art. The book looks at creative works of each era in the context of social, economic, and demographic factors. The black-and-white photography requires supplementing with colour reproductions. Included are a table of contents, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Women and the Arts.
(Video). New Dimension Media, Inc. (NDM), 1991. 11 min. No order number is required. ($195.00 U.S.).
This program condenses and edits broadcast footage from two consecutive days of viewing from three major American networks to provide a critical look at how the feminine gender is portrayed. It would generate discussion on the role of media and stereotypes, gender, and ethnicity, and the ways in which mass communication is a mirror and/or moulder of opinions.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Colour in Art & Advertising.
(Video). Journal Films (OME), 1985. 58 min. Order no. 6-0120 ($225.00).
Guthrie's son tours areas of Oklahoma which inspired his father's songs. The program describes Guthrie's well-to-do early childhood and subsequent family misfortunes that caused Woody to experience a youth of poverty. His songs, interspersed throughout the video, reflect influences of the dustbowl poverty and labour problems of the depression. Songs such as "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You" are sung by Woody and Arlo. Because of the program's length, teachers are advised to choose excerpts most suitable to the topic of discussion.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Works by Women: Art From Ancient to Modern Times
(Video). J. Weston Walch Pub. (JWWP), 1993. 40 min. Order no. 0-2414X-981 ($49.95 U.S.).
This still-frame video focuses on the changing roles and experiences of women in art across the centuries. The video shows 120 outstanding examples of women's art and craftwork--from Medieval tapestries and Dutch still lifes to Early American quilts and op art. Students gain insights into these women's lives and the influences on their work. A teacher's guide with discussion questions and a tape transcript is included.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
World Beat: A Listener's Guide to Contemporary World Music on CD
(Print-Non-Fiction). Spencer, Peter. A Capella Books (FHW), 1992. 160 p. ISBN 1-55652-140-5 ($18.95 pbk.).
This is an introduction to musical styles around the world. It profiles noted musicians, lists recommended CDs and describes the historical roots of regional instruments and rhythms. It offers black-and-white-photographs. Included are a table of contents, an appendix of mail order addresses, and a bibliography.
Suggested Use: Music - Teacher Reference
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Video/16mm). National Film Board of Canada (MGR), 1988. 60 min. Dup. order no. V8782. Loan order no. MP 21355.
(CAN) At Expo ‘86, percussionist John Wyre of the Canadian group Nexus is shown directing 150 musicians from around the world in the finale to the World Drum Festival. The film captures the spirited cooperation and good will of the participants during rehearsal and in the final exciting performance.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
World History and Art: Overhead Transparencies, Teaching Strategies, Activity Sheets
(Kit). Mittler, Gene A. Glencoe (MHR), 1992. ISBN 0-02-800218-0 ($198.30).
The 36 colour transparencies in this binder are artists' records of such historical experiences as the reign of pharaohs, the classical civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, and the turbulent era of the world wars and the Great Depression. Also included in the package are suggested teaching strategies and activity sheets. The suggested teaching strategies offer learning objectives, activities, and discussion questions. The student activity sheets provide background information about the work and the artist, and set the work in its historical context. There are also questions that encourage students to observe art works for detail.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Ballet & Modern Dance, and Families Through the Eyes of Artists.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Chapman, Laura H. (A Discover Art Book). Davis Pubns., Inc. (FHW), 1992. 313 p. ISBN 0-87192-230-4 ($62.00 hdc.). Teacher's Resource - ISBN 0-87192-270-3 ($66.00 binder). Set of Slides - ISBN 0-87192-7152 ($325.00).
This is an appealing introductory text dealing with creation of art as well as awareness and appreciation of art works and art in the environment. Topics include careers in art, art history, a global view of art, design, sculpture, crafts, drawing, painting, and printmaking. Each chapter contains relevant examples of art work, a short artist study, student gallery, and suggested questions and activities. This book contains no Canadian or Aboriginal content. Included are a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
World of Islam: Multicultural Posters
(Poster). (Multicultural Art Posters). Social Studies School Service (ZVF), 1990. Order no. AG104 ($32.50 U.S.). Complete series of 5 - Order no. AG100 ($135.00 U.S. set).
Nineteen (30 cm by 32 cm) posters depict a variety of artforms from 5,000 BC to the present in Islam. The text is most appropriate for the middle years, gut the visuals could be used at any grade level. Most of the prints are in black-and-white.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). Please refer to the title: Islamic Art.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Carlin, Richard. Facts On File (CMG), 1991. unp. Order numbers follow ($22.95 hdc.).
The titles include:
•English and American Folk Music. 118 p. - ISBN 0-8160-1381-0
•European Classical Music: 1600-1825. 132 p. - ISBN 0-8160-1381-9
•Rock and Roll: 1955-1970. 113 p. - ISBN 0-8160-1383-7
•Jazz. 142 p. - ISBN 0-8160-2229-1.
This series introduces students to different types of music and musical style, instruments and performers in clearly written text accompanied by black-and-white photos. Each book includes a table of contents, chapter discographies, a detailed glossary, and an index.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's People. 2nd ed.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Titon, Jeff Todd, ed. Schirmer Bks. (BB), 1992. 469 p. Order no. BB 650 ($44.70 hdc.). Compact Discs (2) - Order no. BB 677 ($23.35). Audiocassettes (2) - Order no. BB 6756 ($23.25).
(I/M) An excellent resource for exploring world music, this comprehensive book and collection of recordings describes and analyzes the music of various cultures, including North American Aboriginal, Indonesian and African peoples. Included for each cultural group are additional reading and listening selections. The book details characteristics such as the instruments, dominant rhythms, and tonal qualities of differing cultures, and provides maps, scales, diagrams, and black-and-white photographs. It includes a table of contents and an extensive index. The audiocassette or compact disc package may be used independently to raise awareness of various kinds of world music. Each selection is cross-referenced to the text. Most were recorded in the field by the authors.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
You're Making a Scene: Scenes From Canadian Plays
(Print-Non-Fiction). Hamill, Tony, ed. Playwrights Canada Press (PLCN), 1993. unp. ISBN 0-88754-489-4 ($19.95 pbk.).
(CAN) In this book are 50 compelling scenes from every type of Canadian play: two-person scenes and three-person scenes; comedic and dramatic; naturalistic, poetic, and absurdist; funny and sad; scenes of love and scenes of hate, but all powerful moments of life on stage by playwrights from every part of the country. Scenes from the largest mainstage "smash hits" to the smallest and most exhilarating backspaces and fringe venues are provided. Because language in some scenes may be considered offensive, teachers are advised to preview this material for suitability in their classes. Included are a table of contents, an index of plays, and an index of playwrights.
Suggested Use: Drama - Teacher Reference
Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance
(Print-Non-Fiction). Guest, Ann Hutchinson. Gordon & Breach Pubs., Inc. (UTP), 1983. 106 p. ISBN 0-677-06365-2 ($44.00 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - ISBN 0 677-06395-4 ($18.00 pbk.).
Chapters in this teacher's guide focus on exploration of the materials of dance such as music, symbols and composition, and suggestions for teaching movement exploration. It offers line diagrams of movements. Included are a table of contents and answers to exercise sheets from the text.
Suggested Use: Dance - Teacher Reference
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Zap!: A Brief History of Television
(Print-Non-Fiction). Calabro, Marian. Four Winds Pr. (DIS), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-02-716242-7 ($19.95 pbk.).
This book explores every aspect of television, from its origins in radio to the global influence of CNN and MTV. It looks behind the scenes at all types of programming--sports, news, comedy, drama, soap operas, game shows, and more--and introduces the creators and programmers who shape what viewers see. It also glimpses at what TV is like in countries around the world. The clearly written text is interspersed with black-and-white photographs. Included are a table of contents, an appendices of top-rated prime-time programs, Emmy Award Winners, and key network and cable addresses, plus a bibliography and an index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies