Homework-October 3, 2017

Visual Arts Homework

Ms. Stillwagon 

October 3, 2017

Reflect on what we did together in class and complete the level that is best for you to practice and review what we did in class! 

“Of Mice and Men”

John Steinbeck

A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside and runs deep and green. The water is warm in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees. On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them. Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening. 

“Deep Survival”

Laurence Gonzales

Juliane was flying with her mother and ninety other passengers on Christmas Eve when lightning struck, causing a failure of the Lockheed Electra. Juliane fell out of the broken airplane into the jungle. She was seventeen years old, wearing her dress and white high heels. Miraculously, she suffered only cuts and a broken collarbone from the crash. Later, she reported feeling "a hefty concussion." Then she was falling toward the jungle. As she recalled, "I remember thinking that the jungle trees below looked just like cauliflowers."

** Use your descriptions from last nights HW (see below!)  to create a landscape drawing that depicts the place you were describing! 

LEVEL 3:

Read the opening scene from “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck and “Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales. Then use the space below to write your own descriptive writing piece about a place of your choice.

LEVEL 2:

Read the opening scene from “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck and “Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales. Then use the space below to write your own descriptive writing piece about a place of your choice.

PLACE: ________________________________________________________

I  see_________________________________________________________

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I hear _________________________________________________________

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I smell ________________________________________________________

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I feel_________________________________________________________

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LEVEL 1:

Read the opening scene from “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck and “Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales. Then choose a place you have been and circle the words below that best describe the place you chose.

PLACE: _____________________________________________________

Day   Night   City     Country     Island   Loud      Quiet   Buildings       Mountains  River      Ocean      Lake Grass        Pavement        Sand  Active      Relaxing

Many People      Few People     No People

Trees       Bushes b   Inside            Outside

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________

Please Leave any comments or questions below!

Have a wonderful night!