Saturday, February 1, 2014

"Mental Image" Illustrations from Romeo & Juliet's Balcony Scene

It's been difficult to keep up with new crafts this school year, since I went back to teaching.  But it dawned on me the other evening, as I was hanging up my students' assignments on my classroom walls, that I maybe should also showcase my--and their--classwork on this blog.  During a short unit on the Renaissance, we read Act II, Scene 2 from "Romeo & Juliet."  My students' assignment was to pick an image from the scene to illustrate, and include a line or two of the play.  Of course, it ain't art class, so I always tell them that stick figures are fine.  But some students just have that natural artistic ability, and are happy to utilize it in English class!  Two of my favorites: