Objective: Students will write a dialogue between two characters or objects in a work of art.
Materials:
- Images of artwork
- Paper
- Writing utensil
Introduce: Project or pass out images of an artwork (other options would be to do this in the galleries or with the student’s own artwork!). Engage students in a VTS about the artwork they are looking at. Talk about what a dialogue is and how writers create personalities and a voice for their characters.
Ask:
- What kind of conversation are the objects/characters having?
- What characteristics influence their personalities?
Activity:
- After students have studied the artwork, have them take notes on the objects/characters in the work.
- Students can then begin writing their dialogue between the two objects/characters.
- Have students share their writing with a partner or group.
National Standards:
- VA:Cr1.1.4a Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
- VA:Re7.1.4a Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
- VA:Re7.1.Ia Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences
- VA:Re8.1.6a Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
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