The Thousand Words Project (TWP) is an innovative framework for teachers and students to explore the relationships between the visual arts and writing.  Local educators and Bates College students have expanded TWP by adding their own expertise.  Explore their lesson plans through these links:

Lillian Barnett, Auburn Middle School, Portraits
Katherine Cargile, Lewiston Middle School, Haiku and Ukiyo-e
Gisele Cyr, Lewiston Middle Schook, Propaganda
Diana Gauvin
Pam Damon, Auburn Middle School, Picasso and Beyond
Emily Friedman, Lewiston High School, French Culture and Art
Amanda Guy, Lewiston High School, Poetry and Art
Kelly LaBonte, Lewiston Middle School, Voice
Shayna Malyata, Lewiston Middle School, Literary Devices in Poetry and Two-Dimensional Art 
Karla Martin, Lewiston Middle School, Word Choice
Joyce Pollard, Auburn Middle School, Winter--Connecting Art and Poetry
Judy Radigan, Lewiston High School, Scaling Art-Freshman Mathematics
Sue Weber, Lewiston Middle School, Reading Pictures, Reading Words--Comprehension Strategies
Susan Weber, Lewiston Middle School, The "Art" of Persuasion