2. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create. Einstein What is Imagination?

3. Assignment for Portfolio DUE SEPT. 9 Find or write a quote about the imagination. Develop a page for Section two of your imagination portfolio using your choice of media. You must write the quote on the page. Have a three-ring binder/notebook with dividers by Tuesday, Sept. 2.

4. Unit Title: From Ordinary to Extraordinary Essential Questions: What is imagination? How does imagination feed our soul and form our thoughts about identity? Personally or culturally? How do we imagine others live and think and how does this influence what we believe? How much time do we spend using our imaginations?

5. What artists tapped the unconscious and the imagination to create surreal worlds? Copyright 2008 MSD Group

6. Salvador Dali and The Surrealists. What famous person’s portrait do you see here? © 2007-08 Authentic Society.

7. Copyright 2008 Yahoo.com http://flickr.com/photos/imagicweb/382214882/

8. Rene Magritte - Sirens http://www.msdlists.com/surrealism/Rene%20Magritte%20Sirens.html Copyright 2007 The MSD Group

9. Rens Ink. World Wide Arts Resources Corporation. All rights reserved

10. Victor Brauner Art Name: The Wolf-Table Date Created: 1939 Medium: Object Size: 50 x 55 x 30cm Collection: Musee National d`Art Moderne, Paris

11. Often Surrealist would personify the natural world as seen in this student work.

12. http://www.optical-illusions.in/about/

13. Assignment One How can you use your imagination to create a two-dimensional image using a No.2 Pencil as inspiration?

14. Student will: 1.Survey surreal artists. 2.Take an ordinary object (No. 2 pencil) and make it Extraordinary. 3. Use chiaroscuro to give it form.

17. Possible subject matter: Musical instruments Cars Animals Fantasy Creatures Insects

18. Daily Journal Writing starting Tuesday, Sept. 2 Everyday for the first five minutes of class I want you to write in your journal/sketchbook. These writings are called morning pages. Not meant to sound smart or even make sense, these writings are intended to drain the brain. Sometimes the pages will be full of whiny, petty, negative stuff about your day or the homework you had the night before. Sometimes they will produce inspirational prose. Basically, anything that is in your head will come out in these pages. Write for five minutes total. You may put these in your portfolio.