War and the Artist (Project due 2/9)

Hi all! This week is a fun week. You will work in class on an art project meant to draw together all the threads of our War Stories Unit.

Artists have always used war as a source for inspiration. They use that inspiration to create patriotic art or art that promotes peace. View the following video:



Now begin work on THIS assignment.

You will need to turn in THESE questions with your artistic response.

In-Class Listening from 2/27

Today we listened to two really powerful StoryCorp stories from veterans.

The first was from Captain Drew Pham, speaking with his wife Amy about his deployment to Afghanistan in 2011.

The second was from Michael Crowe. In this short clip he describes looking at photos of soldiers from Vietnam.

For each of these stories I asked

• What word or phrase stood out to you?
• What connections can you make with the stories we've read in this unit?

We also watched this beautiful StoryCorp animated video called "The Nature of War:"