Artwork in the Classroom

I became a huge fan of art in high school thanks to an art history class I took. My art history class helped me to become a more critical and analytical person not only of art, but of literary works as well. I am very interested in incorporating artwork into my future classroom. When I took a creative writing course in high school we chose a piece of art that we enjoyed and wrote a short story based on what we thought was happening in the work. I chose a piece by a Pop Artist named Roy Lichtenstein. I ended up writing a far-fetched story about an astronaut. I found this assignment to be very interesting and fun. It also caused me to use the analytical skills I had learned in my art history class. This assignment is one I would like to incorporate into my classroom. I think that this assignment would help my students utilize their critical thinking skills to first analyze the painting and then, they would need to be creative. It's important to have fun with this assignment and get as creative as possible.

On another note, I have begun reading the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I had three friends that recommended that I read this book. So far, I can't put it down! I have been sick for the majority of the week so I have had plenty of time on my hands to read. I have read a little over one hundred pages of this book and hope to have it finished soon.