Saturday, September 15, 2007

The Train to Dudsville

For class today, we watched a short film created by elementary students. The topic was "metaphor," and they produced a piece that was both effective and telling, drawing on their experiences as young students.

Not only do these kids understand metaphor, they use it to devastating effect. Everything from the music to the images conveys a sense of annoyance and suppressed expression. Assessing this piece is challenging in creative and unusual ways.

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