Into Silence

• Grammar warm up – write about this picture…

  • Year 1: Use the word ‘and’.
  • Year 2: Include an expanded noun phrase.
  • Year 3: Use a conjunction or a preposition.
  • Year 4: Use a fronted adverbial.
  • Year 5: Include a relative clause.
  • Year 6: Write a short paragraph about this picture. Describe the setting and atmosphere, considering the effect of your choices on the reader (i.e. Do you want the reader to feel calm/curious/tense/worried?).
• Where is this?
• Who is the person wearing red?
• Where did they come from?
• Where are they going?
• Why are they alone?
• Why is this picture called ‘Into Silence’?
• How would you describe silence?
• When is silence a good thing? When is it a bad thing? Explain why.
• Do you think the silence in this picture is a good or bad thing? How does the silence make that person feel?
• Discuss the use of colour in this image. What is the effect of this?
• Compare this picture with ‘Nobody Knows‘. What’s similar and what’s different?

Credit: Jungho Lee
www.leejungho.com