![]() ![]() Shaun Tan – sourceĬongratulations to all who worked on the piece. A nameless young girl appears in every picture, a stand-in for ourselves she passes helplessly through many dark moments, yet ultimately finds something hopeful at the end of her journey. Moving beyond cliché, I sought painted images that might further explore the expressive possibilities of this kind of shared imagination, which could be at once strange and familiar. As a concept, the book is inspired by the impulse of children and adults alike to describe feelings using metaphor – monsters, storms, sunshine, rainbows and so on. ![]() The Red Tree is a story without any particular narrative a series of distinct imaginary worlds as self-contained images which invite readers to draw their own meaning in the absence of any written explanation. Students worked individually or in small groups to interpret and animate each page of the dark and remarkable book: Ian chose The Red Tree by Shaun Tan as the vehicle to help students address social and emotional intelligence, self-reflection and empowerment as well as project planning and passion-based learning. ![]() An extension of the Inside Out Project Own Your Journey at Mountainside Secondary 2014-2015, the animation portion- spearheaded by my colleague and dear friend, Ian Powell- engaged students in a deep and meaningful way. The novel study is designed to be enjoyable and keep the students engaged.The novel study contains many different types of questions for students to think about and answer before, during, and after they finish each chapter. ![]()
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