Poems inspired by your Artist Profile

In a New Post on your blog please choose 2 pieces by the artist you profiled Wednesday and write a narrative poem of at least 10 lines for each. 

A narrative poem is one that tells a story.  It doesn't need to rhyme.  You could tell a made-up story inspired by the painting, you could tell a story from your own life the piece makes you think of, you could make up a story about the subjects in the painting...You could connect your two 10-line poems or let them stand on their own. Try to include vivid, sensory details and rich, interesting word choices.  You might even try to include a poetic device (like alliteration, simile, repetition, etc.) if you're comfortable doing so.  Please include an image of the piece of art you are writing about in your post.  Give the post a creative title.

Artist Profile

Grumpy Cat works in oils

Please profile the artist you chose to study in a New Post on your blog.  Please all include the information from your brochure, but instead of listing it, write the information more like a life story in paragraphs.  Include an image and/or self-portrait of the artist as well as 2-3 images of the artist's most famous works.  Title Your Post Artist Profile: ______ (name of artist).  Thanks!

Ready to turn the page

We will be moving on to a new topic (ART!) for inspiration next week, so if there are any BOOKS/TEXT-inspired pieces you would still like to receive credit for (including today's assignment of leaving comments on some of your classmates' work) you need to do so no later than this Sunday night.  First quarter ends next Friday, and you'll need to turn in your journals again that day with 20 new, full pages.  You can circle any work you complete today on your grade check and turn it back in to me.  Have a great weekend!   I am really enjoying reading your work!

Be a {blog} reader

Please take the time to click on the blogs of your classmates (I've got you in groups below) and do the following:

1:   Read at least 5 of the person's blog posts inspired by DREAMS or BOOKS/TEXT (2 long and 3 short).

2:  Leave a friendly, supportive, positive comment of about 50 words on each of the 5 pieces...maybe something you liked/found interesting/found reminded you of something else you've read or in your own life...Remember to be specific.

3:  Create a New Post on your own blog reporting whose blogs you looked at, what pieces you read, and which one was the most interesting to you from each person and why.  Copy and paste your comments into your post, too.

Karlee 
Matthew
Kamryn

Cindy
Meredith
Echo

Kelli
Katheryn
Rah Rah
William
Keaton
Katelynn

Hannah
David
Haley

Ryan
J.L.
Lily

Alec
Samantha
Charles

Kat
Mallory
Charli

Anastasiya
Taylor 
Nichole

6 Word Memoirs

In a New Post on your blog, please share whichever of the 6-Word Memoirs you came up with in class  that you are comfortable sharing.  Just one or all of them.  Include an image or images.  You don't need to explain them, but you could if you wanted to. You could also submit what you've come up with to the Smith magazine website.  Here's a link to the video we watched if you'd like to send it around to your friends and see which ones they think could apply to you (and themselves...).

in the news {papers}

In a New Post on your blog, please share some writing inspired by our dig through newspapers Tuesday.  You might have one longer piece or several shorter ones, but come up with at least 300 words.  Include some images and a catchy title.  You could note the headline, photo, ad, etc. that sparked your idea, or you could leave that a mystery...but don't just describe or narrate what you cut out--make up something new.

Blackout

Thanks for trying the Sharpie blackout technique (scientific terminology there) in class. Please share at least one of your blackout text pieces as a COMMENT on this post. You could type the text you left on the page as a sentence or poem or story.  You could also take a picture with your phone and post your work that way on your own blog, but that is optional.

I'm thinking you could do this same technique with any printed material containing a good chunk of text to work with. I also think you could be inspired to write all sorts of other pieces by using your blacked out piece as a starting point.

You could visit Austin Kleon's website to see what others have come up with and even post your own work there if you're up for it. 

Another interesting Sharpie-related item you can check out here...