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Third grade's ELA curriculum recently focused on how an author's word choice helps to set the mood of a written work. We have been talking about how artists create mood, too! We started out by viewing some artwork in which the subject matter clearly communicates a mood. We looked at the colors used, as well as the body language of the figures. After some class discussion of those examples, we began looking at some non-objective artworks. (Non-objective literally means "no object"- it's artwork made solely from lines and shapes and colors. Often people refer to this type of art as "abstract" but that's actually a whole different category.) In non-objective work, the energy (calm, swirling, jagged, etc.) in addition to color, contributes to the mood. Students then created their own non-objective mood paintings. They divided their papers into fourths and painted each section to show a different mood. They were to consider both their color choices and the energy of the mark-making to successfully communicate their chosen moods. When students finished their paintings, their next task was to use sticky notes to analyze the moods of several artworks on display in the room. They needed to tell what mood they interpreted and then explain their thinking. I was impressed with their critical thinking skills! And I loved the enthusiasm they showed for this activity!
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