What is the Situation?

How Do We Know?

Colors?

Details?

Mood? If you were a tree, how would you feel?

Commentary on Historical Situation?

Moral & Psychological What is this a painting about?

Cosmological & Ontological What is this a painting about spritually, cosmically?

“We are Making a New World” Paul Nash, 1918

Describe Your Journey Literal Historical Psychological Cosmic Analysis: what you understand and how you came to understand it.

Finding a Subject What do you want to write about? You discovered many facets of this painting. Choose ONE one Choose one facet Choose one subject (each facet may have multiple subjects)

Template for Analysis Subject: War (or whatever you choose) In his painting “We are Making a New World,” Paul Nash uses _________(1)_____________ to convey the idea that ______ (subject)______ is _____(2)_____ and _____(2)______, ___________________(3)_________________. 1.Literal elements (images of ruined trees and pitted earth) 2.Tone words (see mood notes) OR 3.Thematic statement (what is the epiphany that you had about the subject as you studied this piece? What does it say about the human condition?)

Template for Analysis Subject: War (or whatever you choose) Novice In his painting “We are Making a New World,” Paul Nash uses images to convey his ideas about war. Improving In his painting “We are Making a New World,” Paul Nash uses images of trees and water to convey his conflicting ideas about war. 1.Literal elements 2.Tone words (see mood notes) OR 3.Thematic statement (what is the epiphany that you had about the subject as you studied this piece? What does it say about the human condition?)

Good In his painting “We are Making a New World,” Paul Nash uses images of ruined trees and pitted earth juxtaposed with images of sun and water to convey the idea that war can be simultaneously heartbreaking and hopeful. Better In his painting “We are Making a New World,” Paul Nash uses images of ruined trees and pitted earth juxtaposed with images of sun and water to convey the idea that war [(is) both heartbreaking and hopeful] destroy(s)(ing) our understanding of our world, but makes way for a new paradigm. 1.Literal elements (images of ruined trees and pitted earth) 2.Tone words (see mood notes) OR 3)Thematic statement (what is the epiphany that you had about the subject as you studied this piece? What does it say about the human condition?

Recapture Your Process of Understanding Showing Your Work in Math Showing Your Process in Science

Transfer to Text Literal Level Who is the speaker? What is the situation? What is in the text to help us understand possible meanings? ImageryDetailDiction Point of View (perspective) Syntax

Beyond the Literal Tone How do the elements create tone? List some words that capture possible tones. Theme How do the elements create theme? What is a universal idea proposed by these elements? ImageryDetailDiction Point of View (perspective) Syntax

Acknowledgements Thanks to Lynne Weber of The St. Mark’s School in Dallas, Texas for introducing me to the Paul Nash’s painting and Dante’s 4-fold method of exegesis at APSI 2012, SMU. We are Making a New World,1918 (oil on canvas), Paul Nash ( ) / Imperial War Museum, London, UK.