Writing About Art: The Scream
Objective
Students will write a sensory poem inspired by The Scream.
Structured poetry idea inspired by Keith Polette's Teaching Grammar Through Writing and Joan Franklin Smutny's free-verse poetry
Steps
- First, students simply notice interesting things in the painting. Encourage them to take their time and keep looking.
- Students will answer a few questions about the painting to help to transition to writing.
- Next, students write using a specific structure which I model.
- Finally, they look for places they can add a bit more detail to make their writing sparkle.