Objective: Students will describe the painting. Students will create their own short story about the painting.
Notice: What is happening in this painting? What are they wearing? What time period could this be?
Wonder: Imagine you stepped into the painting. What are they looking at? What happened before this moment? After?
Discuss: Have students turn and talk with each other. Have a talk out loud with the class discussing their ideas. Take time for whoever wants to share their ideas.
Create: Write a short story (one page) as if you were a character in this painting.
Standards:
- W.6.1 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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