Monday 18th January 2021

I am an Artist

Session 9

I am an Artist

Unit Question:What makes something 3D?

18.01.2021LO: To punctuate accurately

as she stood eyes wide and torso trembling a

soulless embodiment glided past her hissing as it

went leave now it let out in a rasp you cant be

here as quickly as it had appeared it was gone

You may wish to take some lined paper from the middle of your writing book for this activity. Make sure you attach it NEATLY to your Art book!!!-Write the date and LO in your Art Book.-Write out the following in your BEST HANDWRITING, ensuring that thepunctuation is accurate.

As she stood, eyes wide and torso trembling, a

soulless embodiment glided past her, hissing as it

went.

“Leave now,” it let out in a rasp, “you can’t be

here.” As quickly as it had appeared, it was

gone.

Edit your writing to ensure that you have included accurate punctuation. Did you miss any?! Why did I drop a line for “Leave now,” ?

On Friday, we discussed the following Escher artwork.On the next page of this powerpoint, Miss Sanders has written her story; she was inspired by one of these works of art. Read her text.

Once upon a time, in the land where time moved forwards and time moved back, a young girl took her first tentative

steps into the unknown. In front of her was day and in front of her was night: the sun beat down gently and the

stars twinkled menacingly, as if guarding some known secret.

Taking a deep breath, the girl finally summoned the courage to raise her head. What she observed before her

astounded and perplexed her young mind: chaotic staircases soared to the depths and somehow descended to the

heights of this strange and extraordinary land; staircases upon and staircases beneath - staircases ran over and

above each other; openings both welcomed and warned of danger with each twist and turn of the magnificent, broken

chamber.

As she stood, eyes wide and torso trembling, a soulless embodiment glided past her, hissing as it went. “Leave

now,” it let out in a rasp, “you can’t be here.” As quickly as it had appeared, it was gone. Blinking hard to clear

her eyes and head, the girl almost believed that she had imagined this apparition, until, once again, it drifted from

the exit below. “Leave now,” it insisted, now with increased urgency in its tone, “you must escape while you can –

leave!”

Her heart pounded and every cell in her body screamed at her to leave but her legs and feet seemed unresponsive; no

movement occurred. In fact, against all of her judgement and wishes, the girl began drifting further into this

forsaken land. Following the path that the mysterious being had taken, the girl exited the chamber into what seemed

to be an endless disarray of tunnel and doors. “Hhhhhello?” she stammered, “Are you here?” No response met her

ears, however, a tremor reverberated around her; the vague outline of the numerous doors blurred in her sight and a

tingling ran up and down her spine. Then, from behind her, came a blood-curdling shriek.

Which of Escher’s images do you think Miss Sanders chose as her inspiration?

What makes you think this?

Monday 18th January 2021LO: To plan my writing

-First, write your date and LO-On Friday, you chose the Escher artwork that you will beinspired by. Have another look at your chosen piece to remind yourself of the scene:

When writing a story, it is important that we plan our setting, character(s) and plot carefully.

Why is this?

To write a story which is coherent (makes sense) and is engaging to our reader, it is vital that we plan carefully to ensure that our setting, character(s) and plot are going to be described well and that they will fit together within the story.

A couple of things for you to think about when planning your story today:-Jot down ideas you have for show not tell will really help you: this will be important in this piece.-Consider interesting ways in which you might open sentences (adverbial phrases including beginning sentences with an ‘ing’ verb can help in creating suspense for and engagement from your reader).

You’ve already thought about your plot!

Remind yourself of this: it will help you to be thinking CAREFULLY about this as you continue to craft your setting and character(s).

PLOT

SETTING

the sun beat down gently

the stars twinkled menacingly

Use your imagination!!! I did!!! There were no stars in my image but I wanted to use OPPOSITES (contrast) to make my story intriguing and to make it fit with the weirdness of the artwork ☺

Study your picture and pull out some key information that will paint the picture of the setting in your reader’s mind.Now, turn them into FRAGMENTS of sentences. Like this:

magnificent chamber

twists and turns

openings and exits

staircases over and staircases under

extraordinary land

chaotic staircases

slave’s empire

floors were ceilings and ceilings were floors

CHARACTERStudy your picture again! What unsuspecting innocent may have strolled into your nightmare of a fairy tale?!! What villainous bandit may have struck gold as they enter your magnificent empire?!Think about what might HAPPEN (the plot – the PROBLEM) in your story and make sure that your character matches this!

First, draw your character WITHIN your setting.What are they thinking? What are they feeling? How might you demonstrate this to your reader? It could be in their body language; in the way they talk; in the way they interact with your setting and with other ‘beings’ around them! Now, create some FRAGMENTS of sentences to help you when painting the picture of your character in your reader’s mind. Like this:

bowed head

body trembling

she stammered, whispered, breathed out, trembling monotone

every cell in her body screamed at her to leave

her heart pounded

legs and feet appeared unresponsive;

clammy hands

a tingling shot down her spine

taking a deep breath

eyes wide

Now check your story and add information to your plot. What happens to your character at the different stages of your story?How does your character interact withthe setting?!