What’s the Point?

Inspiration  - Act on the Feeling?

1. What feelings do you have after experiencing this?

2. How were you made to feel this way?

3. What would you like to do with these feelings?

News article for background on this tragic and unnecessary loss.

thedailywhat:

Heartbreaking Tearjerker of the Day: After a revealing photo of 15-year-old Amanda Todd was passed around online, the teen couldn’t escape widespread bullying — even after switching schools.

On October 10, like 14-year-old Jamey Rodemayer last month, she posted this chilling note card video to YouTube.

Then she committed suicide.

[vancouversun]

Who Wins the Race?

Find What’s Funny

1. What specific things make this “funny?”
2. What is being made fun of?
3. How would you make it “funnier?”

newyorker:

Cartoon of the night by Ed Koren. For more: http://nyr.kr/TjIpwW

What does this sculpture say?

Interpret This!

1. What is the subject of this artwork?
2. What are the artistic choices made and what feelings or ideas do you get from them?
3. Explore details from the sculture and its placement. What do you find most effective artistically?

Interpretation: Sum up your understanding of the artist’s intent in one statement. Be able to justify your opinion with specific insights or observations from the work.

alecshao:

Emil Alzamora - Shift (2008)

What’s important, really?

Claim-Support-Question

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

cherish-the-beauty:

Listen to this guy. Stop hating your bodies. He’s right, there are people out there who appreciate you, not that it even frickin matters. Just live life and appreciate the people and places and things around you. 

How do you judge your worth?

Claim-Support-Question

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

What’s in a name?

Claim-Support-Question

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

d13t-c0ke:

reblog if you’re against bullying & stereo types

no one has the right to be judged.

Can you smooth things out?

Why Do We Feel This?

1. What is the main feeling you get from this?
2. What specific things give this feeling?
3. What do you want to do with this feeling?

What’s your Role?

Why Do We Feel This?

1. What is the main feeling you get from this?
2. What specific things give this feeling?
3. What so you want to do with this feeling?

cracked by theumbrella

How to Succeed?

Claim-Support-Question

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

59diamonds:

A key reason of why many lack success and question why it isn’t working out #Growth #Success #Comfort #Magic #Zone #MakeItHappen (Taken with Instagram)

Ever feel like hiding?

Find What’s Funny

1. What specific things make this “funny?”
2. What common aspects of human nature are being made fun of?
3. How could this apply to your life?

newyorker:

Cartoon of the night by J.B. Handelsman. For more: http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons

Add a Caption

There is no caption for this image, so here’s your chance to write one!  Write a line that captures the humor of this cartoon.

guangzhouchina:

Child by hk_traveller on Flickr.

New ways of looking at things?

See-Think-Wonder

1. What do you see?
2. What do you think is going on?
3. What does it make you wonder?

thedailywhat:

Lights Out: We saved the best for last.

[vvv]

What is this artist up to?

Interpret This!

1. What is the subject of this artwork?
2. What are the artistic devices (images, sounds, etc.) used and what feelings do you get from them?
3. Explore details from the work. What do you find most effective artistically?

Interpretation: Sum up your understanding of the artist’s intent in one statement. Be able to justify your opinion with specific insights or observations from the work.

thedailywhat:

Tough Guys of the Day: Florida-based artist Scott Scheidly has created a portrait series like no other; his reimaginations of some of history’s notorious characters are “fabulous,” as he puts it, and in more ways than one.

[spokeart]

Will “Life” be worth living?

The 5 W’s & H

As a class or group answer the questions as insightfully as you can.

• Who?
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?
• How?

Interpret This!

What is the subject of this artwork?

Why the pendulum and what does it represent?

Explore details from the work. What do you find most effective artistically?

Interpretation: Sum up your understanding of the artist’s intent in one statement. Be able to justify your opinion with specific insights or observations from the work.

from thedailywhat / [kotaku.]