Writing About Art: Twilight in the Wilderness

Objective

Students will create a piece of poetry based on the painting Twilight in the Wilderness.

Steps

1. First, students just notice details about the painting.
2. Next, they answer three questions to focus their thinking: what might be right outside of the image, what does this scene smell/sound/feel like, what might happen next?
3. Now, students write a six-line poem using the structure provided in the video.
4. Finally, they add a little sparkle and upgrade some of their writing.

Resources

• Warmup Questions Worksheet (PDF)
• Warmup Questions Worksheet (Google Slides)
• *Twilight in the Wilderness*
• Poem Worksheet (PDF)
• Poem Worksheet (Google Slides)