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Recreating Paintings in English
Upper School English teacher Mike Mahany is known for bringing the fun to every class he teaches. Inspired by online photos of people recreating famous paintings at home during the pandemic, he put up juniors in his two American Literature sections to a similar challenge.
Mahany asked each student to recreate a famous American painting in their home using only props and talent currently available. Each student also had to submit a piece of writing describing the original painting formally and provide one fun fact about the piece or the artist. As a culminating experience, Mahany shared all student work with the class—a wonderful treat everyone enjoyed!
Share in the student work here.
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