What’s the

Point?

Please take out a piece of paper.

Silently, please consider what the

following images have in common.

At the end of the sequence, please write

down your thoughts (try not to peek at other people’s ideas)

End of sequence..

Now, in your quad, discuss quietly what

the images have in common.

Ideas?

Ideas

What does fine art mean?

Historically, the five greater fine arts were

painting, sculpture, architecture, music

and poetry, with minor arts including

drama and dancing.

Today, the fine arts commonly include the

visual art and performing art forms, such as

painting, sculpture, collage/assemblage,

installation, calligraphy, music, dance,

theatre, architecture, film, photography,

conceptual art, and printmaking. However, in

some institutes of learning or in museums fine

art, and frequently the term fine arts (pl.) as

well, are associated exclusively with visual art

forms. * wikipedia

How does it differ from popular

art?

Just keep this question in the back of your

mind…

What are some purposes of

art?

Ideas:

Mrs. Albright’s sleepy ideas…

To connect people

To crystallize ideas in order to share them with others

To represent a driving force within an individual (or group?) such as an emotion or idea

To transcend time

To create metaphors that may become symbols

Purposes of art

To connect people with what is present in

their lives while showing a continuity of

that idea

To entertain; to hold attention

Other ideas?

We could slice art – or at least

popular art down the middle

like this…

To divert us from life and its challenges.

(this could be called ―escapist‖ )

Or

To help us engage with life and meet its

challenges in creative ways. (This could be

called interpretive)

Poetry as art…

One of les belles lettres…

Les Belles Lettres

Literally, belles-lettres is a French

phrase meaning "beautiful" or "fine"

writing. In this sense, therefore, it

includes all literary works —

especially fiction, poetry, drama, or

essays — valued for their aesthetic

qualities and originality of style and

tone.

Let’s take an example of

poetry…

And see what it offered one

listener

The Mary Ellen Carter…

handout

Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT-

aEcPgkuA

How does the gentleman’s

experience relate to the

song?

How to eat a poem…

Eve Merriam says:

―Swallow it whole‖

Perhaps…

But chewing is a good idea…

Let’s think of chewing as analysis…the

second highest level of thinking on

Bloom’s Taxonomy…

(More about Mr. Bloom another time)

Jargon, nomenclature etc.

It will help our understanding of a poem if

we understand all the words

Run through T.M.E.C.

Underline all the jargon and words you

have vague or no ideas about

Look them up tonight

Now – let’s tackle this poem

Or eat it…

Or analyze it…

or… (insert your metaphor here)

Question(s)

Who is saying what to whom,

under what circumstances, to

what end (why), and how are

they saying it?

A thorough analysis results in a

full explication of the work.

Please look this word up tonight

Who is saying what to whom

etc…

Well, let’s start by jotting down your initial

impressions of the song…

And then think about the speaker…

Who is he?

Who is he talking to?

And under what conditions?

And to what end?

And how does he say it…?

Literary jargon:

1. Author versus speaker

2. Imagery

3. Rhyme scheme

4. Personification

5. Theme

Tomorrow

Homework

What is the purpose of the poem?

How does the sailor exemplify the

purpose?

How can you explain this in writing?

Write down your initial impressions