My 8th grade students and I start off the week by musing on and writing about what inspires us to breathe, act, and create...

Monday, October 28, 2013

Writing about Visual Art


Above: Banksy Mural, "The Birth of the World" by Joan Miro

Take a photograph, painting, or other visual work of art, and write about it. Begin by answering these questions:

1. Observations: What specific details do you see? What do you know for sure? What are some questions you have?

2. Inferences: What do the specific details mean? What conclusions can you make about the text/work of art?

3. Interpretation: Based on these observations and inferences, what does the text/work of art mean overall? What is the writer's or artist's overall purpose and message?

4. Extension: What does the work of art mean to you? Write a poem, essay, short story, or synthesis page for it. 

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