Art Game

I would take postcards with several different examples of art, including sculpture, architecture, visual art, and literature. I would create a game board with different vocabulary from each area such as elements of fine arts listed in the quick list handout for paintings: line, color shape, space, texture, perspective, focal point, content, and dynamic. Sculpture: line, color shape, space, texture,and size.Architecture: Line, space, scale, rhythm, funtion, structure. Literature: language, structure, setting, characters, plot, imagery, poetry, prose, and theme. The postcard images would be of visual art, while there will be written examples of the literature vocabulary. The students will be divided into groups of 4. The cards all mixed together and drawn from a stack. Some cards will require drawing, some will require identification, and some will require the reading of a specific passage from literature. The students must identify which vocabulary word on the game board matches the drawn card. The cards that will require drawing may include a clue such as specific elements such as a curved line. If the team correctly matches the corresponding card to the word on the board their team receives a point. Music, film and theater could also be added as the students understand the game and be asked to identify certain aspects of each.

Experience with theatre

My experience with theatre has been mostly movies. I have seen few live performances, mostly with the school. I tend to lean toward true stories or based on true stories. I feel that these give me insight into different people's lives. I find myself stepping into someone else's shoes. I always take more away from these movies than entertainment. I feel that I have been lucky enough to have a peek into another life, and this gives me the perspective and empathy that I need to work with student's from different backgrounds. It reminds me that everyone comes from somplace different.!!

Quiz week 7

1. The Columbus CHildren's THeatre visited our school and did a play about the Wright Brothers. There were only 2 actors and 2 actresses, but they did a great job. They had a portable background that suited every scene. They had many props with which to portray the brothers, sister and mother. It was actually very interesting and got K-5 interested in the Wright Brothers as people, not just history. I believe that this is a very important way to get children involved in their education.
2. THe Lion King is one Broadway show I would love to see!!
3. The functions of theatre are not only entertainment. THey also can be informative, persuasive and inspirational.
4. Any art form can produce a change in politics or society. Theater holds an advantage because it is so accessable to the public. "Pay It Forward" was a movie that really made me have a new perspective on life. There are several recent releases that are based on true stories, such as the Gridiron Gang, these stories are truely based on what people are made of and how they can change.

Favorite monologue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFof9AD2YlE
Good Will Hunting is one of my favorite movies. I really enjoy this monologue from Robin Williams to Matt Damon--it sums up life. I hope you enjoy as much as I do.