Writing Prompt #1 for Scientific Illustration Unit

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Instructions: Carefully notice a work of art to answer the following questions. You have 3 minutes to look at the work and approximately 5 minutes per question. Your teacher will reveal the title and artist after the prompt is complete.

1. What do you see? Pretend you are speaking to someone who cannot see. Describe what you see in the picture. Use detail in your description.

2. What do you think? What do you think the story of this picture is? What might the artist have been sharing with you?

3. What do you wonder? What does the work make you curious about? What questions do you have?