Course : Art and its true colours (2ο Πρότυπο Γυμνάσιο Θεσσαλονίκης)
Course code : 1901060298
1901060265 - Ioanna Zafeiriou
Course Units
3: Still Images, Moving Stories: Creative Writing Through Portraits
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In this lesson you are going to engage in a creative writing task using the portrait you have created as your starting point.
Write a story on Padlet including descriptions of the outward appearance, personality traits, feelings, the colours that are present etc. Use suitable verbs, adjectives and adverbs in your description. Write between 100-120 words. Include a picture of the portrait in your post.
Post your paragraphs on this padlet:
https://padlet.com/iozaf/a-portrait-a-story-yzb4o0cj8tzr7lxx
To begin, click on the + in the bottom right hand corner to open a text box. Once you have written your paragraph, you can upload the image of your portrait. Once you are done, click "Post". Do not forget to write your name and class at the end of your post.
You can click "like" <3 on other students' posts.
Have a look at this short tutorial:
GO BACK TO YOUR COURSEBOOKS AND REVIEW THE VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS WE HAVE STUDIED (UNITS 1-2). THEY WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR WRITING.
More useful phrases:
Colours: warm/cold, bright/dark, deep/light, soft
The picture is painted in …… colours. These colours contrast very well.
The dominating colours are ….
The colours contrast with each other.
The colours complement each other.
Here you can use a variety of adjectives describing feelings and emotions, such as any of these:
POSITIVE: happy, excited, joyous, optimistic, calm, serene
NEGATIVE: angry, gloomy, nervous, moody, sad, cold
NEUTRAL / CONTEXT-SPECIFIC: nostalgic, sentimental, longing
- In the centre/middle of the painting we can see a ….
- In the foreground there is a….
- In the background there are….
- In the far distance we can make out the outline of a…
- On the left/ right stands/ sits…
....there is a woman wearing a white dress...
....a man dressed as a nobleman...
They might be talking about…
She may have just woken up…
It looks as if …
If you need more help, have a look here: