In conjunction with Engaging Creating Minds, fifth grade students at Jennie Moore Elementary School have been working with Heal With HeARTS as part of a memoir and painting project.
The art portion of the project enabled students to engage principles of design ( balance, rhythm, emphasis, movement, pattern, unity), art elements ( line, shape, color, contrast, texture), watercolor techniques, and color theory.
The writing process gave students an opportunity to engage proverbs, idioms, figurative language, imagery, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification.
Following are some of the adages used during the program to inspire students:
"There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in." - Graham Greene
" Memoir isnt the summary of a life; it's a window into a life, very much like a photograph in its selective composition." - William Zinsser
"A picture is worth a thousand words."
"Actions speak louder than words."
"Stop and smell the roses."
Over 200 students took part in the project, and their work will be displayed beginning the weekend of December 22.
