Language Arts, Vol. 80, No. 5, May 2003

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Issue Theme: Imagination and the Arts

• The Arts and the Creation of Mind

  Elliot W. Eisner

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  Abstract: The arts afford opportunities to transform brains into minds in distinctive ways.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Literacy, Standards

• Journeying through the Arts into the Harlem Renaissance

  Gennie Pfannenstiel with Jean Dickinson, Sadie Chandler, and Cheris Whitney

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  Abstract: Visiting artists, teacher, and students discuss their collaborative explorations of collage, drama, and poetry.

  Keywords: Elementary, Literature, Pedagogy, Writing

• Cycles of Inquiry with the Arts

  Beth Berghoff, Cindy Bixler Borgmann, and Carlotta Parr

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  Abstract: Educators from different disciplines create semiotic cycles of inquiry where teachers learn about the arts and through the arts.

  Keywords: Elementary, Pedagogy, Research

• Toy Stories as Opportunities for Imagination and Reflection in Writers’ Workshop

  Deborah Wells Rowe, Joanne Deal Fitch, and Alyson Smith Bass

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  Abstract: Children engage in dramatic play with toys during the composing process as they shift stances between imagination, authoring, and reflection.

  Keywords: Elementary, Pedagogy, Research, Writing

• Supporting Young Children’s Thinking through Tableau

  G. Patricia Wilson

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  Abstract: Children can use tableau to move beyond language in developing new understandings about life and literature.

  Keywords: Elementary, Literature, Pedagogy, Research

• The “Public Art” of Language Arts: A New Lens on Educational Standards

  Kristien Marquez-Zenkov

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  Abstract: A study of public art as reflected in current and historical photographs of school buildings provides a new lens for examining educational standards.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, College, Pedagogy, Research

• Thoughts from the Editors

  Jean Schroeder, Kathy Short, Gloria Kauffman, Sandy Kaser

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  Keywords: Elementary

• READING CORNER FOR EDUCATORS: Imagination and the Arts

  Sonia Nieto with Patty Bode and John Raible

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  Keywords: Elementary

• READING CORNER FOR CHILDREN: Celebrating the Arts and Imagination through Literature

  Junko Yokota and Mingshui Cai with Theresa Kubasak

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  Keywords: Elementary

• PROFILE: Brian Jacques—Spinner of Yarns

  Patricia Lee Gauch

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  Keywords: Elementary

• SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING: THE ARTS AND LITERACY

  Peggy Albers

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  Keywords: Elementary

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