Some parents of grade 7 Art students are going to see some pretty crazy (colorful and abstract) art work coming home. First let me say, if it makes it home they are probably pretty proud of it. So before you get out those refrigerator magnets and accidently hang it upside down it might be a good time to learn to talk about art. Keep in mind that Art is a pretty open ended subject so “open ended questions” are perfect. Here are some suggestions:

What was your assignment? (to create Unity, a Pattern depending on the assignment).
How did you start?
Why did you… use these colors, choose those shapes, make those lines…
What materials did you use to make this?
What is your favorite part? Would you change anything?
What part of the work turned out just the way that you planned? Did you know it was going to look like this or were you surprised?
…is this the top?? – just kidding –