English Recordings

32. The great arts—forming thus one perfect scheme of human skill, of which it is not right to call one division more honourable, though it may be more subtle, than another—have had, and can have, but three principal directions of purpose: —first, that of enforcing the religion of men; secondly, that of perfecting their ethical state; thirdly, that of doing them material service.

20. While, therefore, in these and such other directions, I shall endeavour to put every adequate means of advance within reach of the members of my class, I shall use my own best energy to show them what is consummately beautiful and well done, by men who have passed through the symbolic or suggestive stage of design, and have enabled themselves to comply, by truth of representation, with the strictest or most eager demands of accurate science, and of disciplined passion. I shall therefore direct your observation, during the greater part of the time you may spare to me, to what is indisputably best, both in painting and sculpture; trusting that you will afterwards recognise the nascent and partial skill of former days both with greater interest and greater respect, when you know the full difficulty of what it attempted, and the complete range of what it foretold.

11. Such are, I think, briefly the present conditions of art with which we have to deal; and I conceive it to be the function of this Professorship, with respect to them, to establish both a practical and critical school of fine art for English gentlemen: practical, so that if they draw at all, they may draw rightly; and critical, so that being first directed to such works of existing art as will best reward their study, they may afterwards make their patronage of living artists delightful to themselves in their consciousness of its justice, and, to the utmost, beneficial to their country, by being given to the men who deserve it; in the early period of their lives, when they both need it most, and can be influenced by it to the best advantage.

Everyone’s from Somewhere Else

Kenn Nesbitt

Phoenix came from Dallas.
Dallas came from Austin.
Austin came from Lowell.
Lowell came from Boston.

Carolina came from Georgia.
Georgia’s from Savannah.
Savannah came from Jackson.
Jackson’s from Montana.

Virgina came from Maryland.
Mary’s from Dakota.
Dakota’s from St. Paul.
And Paul’s from Minnesota.

Madison is from Cheyenne.
Cheyenne is from Nebraska.
I wonder where the teacher’s from?
I think maybe Alaska.

Gardening seems a good way to get active. Thinking about my garden evokes many interesting emotions. Do you like sunshine, fresh air, sleeping soundly? Gardening gives one a sense of time and space. Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap. Yes?

a pupil
a boy in uniform
a girl in uniform
a teacher
pupils in uniforms
The teacher and the pupils are in the classroom.
the head
assembly

Who is your English teacher? My English teacher is Mrs Armelim.

Who is the head of Montjoie? The head of Montjoie is Mr Bouchart.

Who is the nurse of Montjoie ? The nurse of Montjoie is Mrs Hounkpatin.

POEM ABOUT SUBJECTS
I’m not good at history
And I hate geography
Science makes no sense to me
P E* takes much energy
English is no friend to me
Math is my enemy
Music is a mystery
I T* just loses me
And physics confuses me
Even art is hard for me!

*PE = physical education
*IT = information technology

Weather poem

It's Monday and it's snowy
I can't go to school today.
It's Tuesday and it's cloudy
I can't go to school today.
It's Wednesday and it's rainy
I can't go to school today.
It's Thursday and it's stormy
I can't go to school today.
It's Friday and it's windy
I can't go to school today.
It's Saturday, it's Sunday
It's a sunny day!
I can go out and play !

‘Military Healing’

This painting representing a war scene is entitled ‘Military Healing’. It is a universal representation of a bombing scene due to the basic composition of the painting (the building on fire and the soldier) It could be any war.
In the middle, there is a dark shape surrounded by debris and fires. The silhouette is carrying a rifle and it is wearing a helmet, which indicates it must be soldier. The soldier is running but we don’t know if he is escaping or facing an attack: it is unclear and ambiguous.
The aggressive and vivid colors highlight how dangerous and violent the scene is. The soldier is brave even if he might feel scared.
The artist is anonymous but the title suggests that it was painted by a soldier. The artist must have faced a war trauma and wanted to paint about his difficult experience.
Painting is a way to express your feelings and to heal the trauma. This is a process named art therapy.

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Gulf of Carpentaria