Teaching Activity: Landscapes

beginning/intermediate
LA

Have students compare two landscapes, The Olive Orchard and Wheatfield with Black Crows. Discuss in class how the artist's choice of colors and handling of paint help establish the mood in each. Have students imagine themselves in the landscapes. As a class, create a list of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns to describe each image. Have students select one landscape, then, using the list of words for that painting, write a poem about the landscape.

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