Objectives To enrich understanding of a literary work through careful reading and analysis of selected key scenes To recognize how

ow art media can be integrated into literature studies To acquaint students with masterpieces of world art To reinforce learning through the use of technology To create a collage showing the focus and tone of key scenes Part I: The Great Book Select what you consider to be the five key scenes in the book; this should be a scene that is critical to the work as a whole Analyze each scene by: o Determining what the major focus of the scene is. For example, is it plot development, character, or setting? o Identify dominant sensory images in the scene. Choose two or three vivid adjectives to describe the mood; do not merely say sad but aim for more precision in word choice, perhaps heart-wrenching or melancholy or bittersweet or wistful or despairing. Use adjectives that reveal activity, sounds, and smells also, not merely emotion. Use a dictionary. Select five key words that you feel embody the gist of the scene Select three or four colors that you feel reflect the overall tone and mood of the scene; the colors need not be mentioned in the scene Part II: The Great Art In very general terms, art can be divided into two major types: representational art or art that attempts to create faithfully the images found in the world around us and abstract art that attempts to get to the essence of the world around us but does not necessarily attempt to imitate its images. A representational artist might pain a bustling street scene such as George Bellows Cliff Dwellers (from NMAA). An abstract artist might, on the other hand, aim for Mondrians Broadway Boogie Woogie (from MOMA). Both works are very effective in conveying the same ideas through different styles. Examine these two and the following sample works of art, including a spectrum of representations and abstract pieces on a variety of themes o Guernica, Picasso: war o The Scream, Edvard Munch: fear and isolation o The Boating Party, Mary Cassatt, family o The Kang-is Emperors Second Tour of the South, Wang Hui: landscape o Emigrants Crossing the Plains, Albert Beirstadt: landscape o Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinvi, portrait o Paul Revere, John Singleton Copley: portrait o The Return of Ulysses, Romare Bearden: literary o The Figure 5 in Gold: Charles Demuth: literary

Part III: The Collage Using as your guide the analysis you have done on the critical scenes from the novel, find one companion piece of great art to complement each scene you selected. Try to include both representational and abstract art in your collage. Be open-minded: stretch your imagination, but remember to be guided by the gist of each scene. Websites for art: o Mark Hardens Artchive: www.artchive.com o Smithsonian American Art Museum: www.nmaa.si.edu/main.html o Louvre: www.louvre.org o The Metropolitan Museum of Art: www.metmuseum.org o Museum of Modern Art: www.moma.org Your finished product should be no smaller than one half of a poster board. Use only one keyword on your collage for each scene. You should have a total of 5 works of art, 5 key words to represent each scene, and the title of the novel on the collage. Also, included should be a works cited page, and an explanation of why you chose each image. How you present the information is up to you. Groups will share finished products.