INTEGRATING WRITING WITH ART

Author Ernest Hemingway was once bet that he could not write a complete story with just six words. Believe it or not, he did. Afterwards Hemingway said that this piece was the best prose he had ever written. What do you think? His six word story was as follows: "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." Wow!

So I assigned this writing task to my Arts and Technology and Advanced Art classes. I wanted to share with you their original prose. By the way the Arts and Technology class was asked to illustrate their prose as well. I have included a few of them for you to look at. All of the other students' writing have been published in this post. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Larry Hewett

These teenage hearts....fragile as glass. - Tyler

He asked and she said, "Yes." - Amber

It's dark but there's still light. - Ryan

Passionate, poised, fearless: a baseball player. - Aaron

When everyone is gone I'm alone. - Kristen

Cancer fought but she fought harder. - Karle

I stand tall and walk alone. - Kimberly

Don't need a crowd; I run solo. - Ahna

Be a leader not a follower. - Maressa

Us together makes the world turn. - Jameka

Be the star that you are. - Susan

We had love...now it's gone. - Jamie

The troops survive....there they stand. - Leon

They fell fast, were forgotten slowly. - Ronald

They all entered....none came back. - Casey

Born to love, lived to die. - Astreia

I'm done this time. You'll see. - Fanny

Oh no. Here we go again! - Megan

The love stopped, now it's gone. - K'nesha

The bull charges, the man dies. - Joseph

The bird flying in the sky. - Jing

Love was right, now it's gone. - Ronquita

Me and you together....picture perfect! - Latoya

New outfit that I can't wear. - Shaneka

I missed her so I called. - Leon

I bought it, then it died. - Tianna

Broadening your horizons around you today. - Amber

Need a heart? Here, take mine. - Tyler

Light the match, start the fire. - Erik

Trees are falling, animals lose homes. - John

He shoots, he misses, they laugh. - Ryan

The sky blue grass is green. - D'won

Share of tears, applaud of cheers. - Tyrale

Crack does kill. Stay off sidewalk. - Emmanuel

Little girl died and reborn happy. - Daquan

Fire melts things, cold freezes objects. - Jazmine

Coat in winter, shorts in summer. - Ryan

I do it because I love it. - Dominque

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY NINE (part 4)

The last thing that we did was to attend a briefing on domestic/foreign policy issues hosted by Eurasia Strategic Research Foundation - ASAM. From there we went to the hotel where we had our final dinner party together. What a wonderful nine days it was!!!!!!

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY NINE (part 3)

Our next visit was to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. The museum has a a priceless collection stretching from prehistoric times to the classical period. It is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest museums, and is housed in a restored Ottoman Han. the different cultures of Anatolia are presented here in chronological order and include outstanding examples of the art of the Hatti, Hittites, Phrygians and Urartians.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY NINE (part 2)

We ate lunch at a restaurant at the Ankara Castle and what a delightful experience it was, including the waiter.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY NINE (part 1)

Well this was the last day of my trip. We departed for the city tour of Ankara. Although it only became Turkey's capital in 1923, Ankara is by no means a new city, indeed it is considerably older than Istanbul, having been founded by the Hittite, circa 1200 B.C. It was soon taken over by the Phrygians whose vast necropolis came to light in 1925. It prospered under the Romans and a number of monuments have survived from this era, including a Temple of Augustus and a Column of Julian. Our first visit was to the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY EIGHT (part 7)

After dinner we went to see a Whirling Dervishes ceremony at the magnificent Saruhan Caravanserai. Unfortunately photographs were not allowed during the ceremony itself. They did allow us to take photos of these ceramic figurines though. I will have to say though that the performance was awesome. I was so amazed at how long these men could twirl in a circle without getting dizzy. This was really a highlight of the trip for me to witness something that I had wanted to see in person for a long time. I will never forget this evening.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY EIGHT (part 6)

Before we went back to the hotel for dinner we had the chance to go to a place where they sold and demonstrated how they made beautiful Turkish carpets. It was interesting to see how they took the silk cocoons, soaked them in water, and then began to create individual silk threads from them. We were told that one silk worm can produce a single thread one mile long in three days. Wow!!!!!!! The ladies that were weaving carpets were so talented and skilled in the special Turkish knots. As you can see the end products are absolutely beautiful as well as expensive.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY EIGHT (part 5)

Here are some more photos of the beautiful Cappadocia that I just could not leave out. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Larry Hewett

PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY EIGHT (part 4)

One of the most interesting places of business that we visited that day was a pottery workshop in the town of Avanos which is known for its pottery. The pottery there was some of the most beautiful that I have ever seen. The detail on the designs done in glazes was phenomenal. All of the above photographs were taken in the pottery.

Larry Hewett