The Beginning of Great

Friday, our Question of the Day was, "What is good art, and how is does it affect writing?" We examined the painting from Journal Entry: Art and Australia, and came up with a few explanation to define what good art is. The St. Elmo Explorer's came up with the following:

1.) Good art is inspired.
2.) Good art is inspiring.
3.) Good art expresses feelings.
4.) Good art makes you feel.
5.) Good art tells a story.
6.) Good art has a purpose.

We discovered that good art shares a lot of the same qualities of good writing. Kevin said that the best art and writing describe. I couldn't be more proud of the St. Elmo Explorer's dialogue about art and writing, the conclusions they drew from looking at the Australian painting, and the connections they made about it all. The morning's conversation showed me that the students of Room 110 know how to draw from their field experiences and research in order to add substance to meaningful conversations in the classroom.

The work did not stop there. The students applied their knowledge about art and writing to write the following text. This is just a start, but I am too proud of their accomplishments to wait for the final product to post. The prompt for this task is located in the post Featuring the Best of Mobile and Baldwin.

This activity started with a TALENTS Unlimited Communications 1 Activity and was followed up with a Communications 5 Activity. Click here to learn more about TALENTS Unlimited in the classroom.