What if?
What if summer lasted half 10 months and school lasted for two?
I might be able to plan out the entire year before school started.
What if good intentions were made of gold?
I would be a gazillionaire.
What if sleeping made you smarter?
I would be an award winning author.
What if poems were wishes that could actually come true?
Then..... I guess I would no longer cast wishes..???!!!
I might be able to plan out the entire year before school started.
What if good intentions were made of gold?
I would be a gazillionaire.
What if sleeping made you smarter?
I would be an award winning author.
What if poems were wishes that could actually come true?
Then..... I guess I would no longer cast wishes..???!!!
Who Am I?
My real name is Miss Burton
Yesterday my name was Ms. Button, Ms. Burns, Mommy
Today my name is Hey You, Lady, Ms. B.
Tomorrow my name will be Ms. Burns, Ms. Burton
In my dreams my name is Technology Queen
Yesterday my name was Ms. Button, Ms. Burns, Mommy
Today my name is Hey You, Lady, Ms. B.
Tomorrow my name will be Ms. Burns, Ms. Burton
In my dreams my name is Technology Queen
It's meeee
Yes, that’s me
Look and you’ll see
My hair a frizzy halo around my head
My eyes scanning for possibility
My arms reaching for experience
My hands clapping with delight
My heart filled with caring
I’m the one you can depend on
I never let you down
My friends call me a clown
I live to laugh
I hope to smile all day
I dream of jokes to say
It’s all as clear as can be.
That’s positively, absolutely me
Look and you’ll see
My hair a frizzy halo around my head
My eyes scanning for possibility
My arms reaching for experience
My hands clapping with delight
My heart filled with caring
I’m the one you can depend on
I never let you down
My friends call me a clown
I live to laugh
I hope to smile all day
I dream of jokes to say
It’s all as clear as can be.
That’s positively, absolutely me
Art to dissent?
The images on this page comment on a range of topics, from the wars, the role advertisings, sweatshops, animal rights and the genetic modification of food. Some of the images were on display last month in a Los Angeles exhibit called “Subvertisements,” presented by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), which has an archive of 75,000 political posters from around the world. The artists use a variety of techniques to convey their messages. Some try to grab your attention by playing on familiar ads and logos; others use provocative images to force you to confront an issue head on.
- What is the event or issue that inspired the cartoon/picture?
- List the people and/or objects in the cartoon/picture/picture.
- Identify the specific artistic techniques used in the cartoon/picture (i.e., symbolism, analogy, exaggeration, labeling, and irony).
- List three things that you might infer from the cartoon/picture.
- Explain the message of the cartoon/picture.
- What special interest groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon/picture message? Why?
- What is the artist’s point of view (for or against) about the topic portrayed in the cartoon/picture? Give examples to support your interpretation.
- Is this cartoon/picture persuasive? Explain why or why not?
