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Teacher Reflection
By linking a creative writing assignment to an introductory painting exercise, we noticed the students’ efforts become deeper and more purposeful, giving greater significance to the experience and effectiveness of reproducing a work of art. The writing informed the reproduction of the painting and vice versa. Researching the artist, the time, the history behind the work and the era, helped students to become more familiar with the context in which the artist worked, thus allowing students to make use of the stories that naturally emerge after spending a significant amount of time with an image. Very few students had trouble coming up with an original story based on their painting.
Student Reflections
It was hard to get 1000 words but it challenged us to develop a story within those limits and tested our writing skills. —Teta C
I enjoyed the freedom to write about and create my own world around a piece of art that I found interesting. —Vincent S
The fact that I had to keep my story at a thousand words challenged me to figure out what was actually crucial to my story. —Jon B
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