MELISA CHRISTENSEN: A thesis-in-progress

ARTS INTEGRATION IN THE 1960’s and 1970’s: A Historical Study of a 6th Grade Classroom

Racine, Wisconsin 1954

Franklin Junior High School

Meaning-making through arts integration.

Fieldtrips and outside experiences provided the details for narrativesthat developed into art projectsor vice versa.

Students created their own narratives based on cartoons that spanned a variety of subjects.