Recently, I asked the students to think about our overarching concept of "Quest," and to come up with an idea for a picture that would show their own personal quest -- real, or imaginary. The results were so varied and fun that we presented them to the rest of the classes at Gathering two weeks ago, and I wanted to share just a few with you here:
All of the students enjoyed "publishing" their ideas by sharing them with the other classes.
This student drew some beautifully detailed pictures of temples in mountain ranges. His quest was to climb the mountains to get to the different "air" temples.
This student created an involved story of "death and despair" in a sea battle between a ship and a submarine.
Inspired by our in-class reading of the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, one student drew a knight who has been charged with the mission of finding and defeating the mythic "Questing Beast."
After several discussions of the feudal system, this student depicted a lord and a king battling for each other's lands -- brandishing swords and yelling "Play, play, play!"
This one is about a quest to study magic at Hogwarts - complete with floating candles in the dining hall.
One of my personal favorites, of course -- a girl on a quest for knowledge, reading a "really good book about swords." (We've all been clamoring to spend time with a beautiful book from the library all about the craftsmanship and decorative detail that went into medieval swords and weapons.)
And finally, a real standout - this girl on a quest to make it through a garden maze, depicted comic-book/graphic novel style and complete with close up shots.
My personal quest this year? To keep challenging this amazingly creative bunch!
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