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Re: Mystery Theme Unit

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Rosa Juliusdottir (rojul)
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:14:40 -0500

Hi. I once had my students find an opening sentence or two in a mystery
story, sort of; it was a dark windy night and there was only light in one
window in the old house on the hill etc. etc.. Then they made a large
drawing in which they tried to capture the atmosphere; clouds and trees
moving in the wind and so forth. They used thick pencils and then gave the
pictures thin black watercolour washes. We had some very nice and a "little
scary" works.
Regards from the far north, rosa

>Hello All,
>
>The 4th and 5th grade teachers in my school will be doing a mystery unit
>with their classes next quarter. They will be reading mystery books, acting
>out mystery plays, writing their own mystery stories, etc. I am looking for
>ways to integrate this theme into my art classes. Does anyone have any
>suggestions? I'd love to knwo your creative ideas!
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Janine A. Lee MT-BC
>Community Preparatory School
>126 Somerset Street
>Providence, RI 02907
>
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