Objective: Students will describe their memory in clear detail. They will describe their thoughts and feelings of the memory utilizing descriptive words and figurative language. Students will adequately share their writing and identify connections between peers’ works.
Robert Gober often explores the dynamic between the conscious world and the subconscious world. This sculpture acts like a window into a memory. With the soft lighting, and comforting images of a child and father, elements about childhood and domesticity are considered.
Think: As you look at the suitcase and the memory-like image within, think about a memory that would be inside the suitcase in your own mind. Think of a memory that brings you comfort and peace.
Write: Describe your suitcase memory in detail. How did you feel? What did you see?
What items of people stand out to you the most within the memory? Think about why this memory, in particular, would be in your suitcase. Write about the impact this memory has had on you and how you think.
Share: Discuss your suitcase memories with others. What elements of the memories are similar? What elements are different? Reflect on what you have learned. Think about how certain memories can shape and impact someone.
Standards:
- W.4.1 Compose reflective, formal, and creative writing, which may happen simultaneously or independently, for a variety of high-stakes and low-stakes purposes.
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