Below are the seven single-panel drawings you chose as options for the cover of our graphic novel adaptation of The Black Cauldron. Before each drawing is its number, as listed in the original slide show. Use those numbers when voting. You will receive an email with a link to the voting form.
OPTIONS:
#7
#10
#13
#14
#18
#20
#22
Welcome back.
Steps:
1. Outer space.
2. Inner space.
3. You didn’t think all that amazingness could possibly be contained in just one week did you?!? It’s the triumphant return of JONI-FEST!
(But first, some vocab:
Bliss: noun. 1. Complete happiness. 2. Paradise; heaven)
What brings you instant bliss? Draw that while you listen to Joni sing about “Yvette in English.”
4. Title: “Joni Mitchell = Bliss.”
5. Date it.
6. Send it to me.
See you at 10:00! Please bring your pages of The Black Cauldron – we’re going to add page numbers!
Morning.
Steps:
1. Outer space.
2. Inner space.
3. What images and words come into your mind when you think about our exploration of the news over this past week in the U.S.? Combine those words and images to create a collage. (You can listen twice to this unfortunately still relevant hit from Motown singer extraordinaire Marvin Gaye if you’d like to or you need to or you just can’t get enough.)
4. Title: “The First Week of June, 2020.”
5. Date it.
6. Send it to me.
See you at 10:00! Bring it.
Morning.
Yep.
Steps:
1. Outer space.
2. Inner space.
3. Copy this painting by Aaron Douglas, “Aspiration,” while you listen to the soul-shattering Mahalia Jackson sing “Come Sunday,” from Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown, and Beige” suite. Capture the entire image within the time limit.
4. Title: “‘Aspiration,’ by Aaron Douglas, 1936.”
5. Date it.
6. Make sure it’s somewhere organized and safe.
See you at 10:00.
Morning.
There, there. We only have a month to go…
Steps:
1. Outer space.
2. Inner space.
3. Draw an image that has lingered with you from any book you are reading right now or recently finished – this could be fiction or non-fiction.
When you’re ready, press “Play” below to listen to the kooky genius of harpist/singer/composer/actress Joanna Newsom sing “The Book of Right-On.” Go!
4. Title: “An Image From [the name of the book].”
5. Date it.
6. Send it to me.
See you at 10:00!
ps: for those who are interested and/or trying to deepen their understanding, The Washington Post had a really interesting oral history this morning of the 48 minutes connecting Trump’s Rose Garden speech on Monday evening, the violent attack by federal forces on peaceful protesters outside the White House, and the march of Trump and his officials to the near-by church for their photo-op. It is a compelling read that offers multiple perspectives and gives you a moment-by-moment inside view from witnesses who were there at that surreal moment in time. Read it here.
Morning.
I don’t blame you. Not one bit.
Steps:
1. Outer space.
2. Inner space.
3. Copy this image in as much detail as possible when you listen to the Adagio from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5. You have about eight and a half minutes. Try to capture the entire image.
4. Title: “George Floyd.”
5. Date it.
6. File it for conferences.
See you at 10:00.
Welcome back. What a weekend.
Steps:
1. Outer space – do it for reals.
2. Inner space – take your time; find your space.
3. Look through the below gallery of covers from the African-American Altered Book project, made by MACC students-past. Take your time. As you flip through, pay attention to your gut: which of these influential black women or men calls to you? (Grade 7s, please choose a cover that is not your own!).
Once you have chosen your image, press “Play” below to hear the incredible Roberta Flack – she of the perfect pitch – sing “Go Down, Moses.”
While you listen, copy your image with as much precision as possible. Honor these world-changers by not rushing. If you need more time, click on the second music selection and continue.
4. Your title is the name of this person – if you can’t read the name or it isn’t listed, ask me during class meeting.
5. Date it.
6. Send it to me.
See you at 10:00.