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30-Day Challenge for Art  Art is essential. If you haven't reached that conclusion on your own, consider some evidence: Science shows that exposure to art is correlated with enhanced abilities in math, cognition, and vocabulary. Studies also show that art has the potential to make people better citizens of the planet. In a 2005 report  by the Rand Corporati on, researchers wrote that visual arts "can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing."  We agree with those conclusions. To that end, we're using March's GOOD 30-Day Challenge to dare ourselves to make time for art in our lives. Below are 31 ideas for incorporating art into  your month. If you'd like, you can try to do all 31 tasks in a week, or take  your time and space them out. Either  way, every time you've completed a task, come back to this page and check off the one you've done. At the end of the month, we'll tally up all the actions to quantify how much more artistic everyone got in March. Visit a museum or gallery Take a street art walking tour Take a photo Research an artist Create something handmade and give it to someone Sign up for an art class Create a oral or stone arrangement Make a self-portrait Doodle for 10 minutes straight Frame something you have been meaning to frame Sketch somebody and give them the picture Create a font type for your name Create a business card Check out an art book at the library Break something. (You have to destroy in order to create!) Make a collage Support the local arts scene by going to a local festival, music event, art show, play, museum exhibit, etc. Make a card for someone you love Make an inspiration board (moodboard) for a future project Draw some chalk art on the sidewalk Make origami Finger paint Illustrate a song that inspires you Add an art blog's RSS feed to your reader Draw the best part of today Send a friend a link to your favorite artist's work Create a place in your home to store your creative supplies Close your eyes and draw for ve minutes Draw yourself as a cartoon Take your camera with you on a walk and document the experience Create an artist’s workspace in your home check-list  Origami to Help the Japanese Story #1 (click the title for Video) Students of University of California are gathered together to help Japanese by making origami cranes. Every time they make the origami cranes, they need to put 1 dollars in a jar to collect money for aid. Short Stories : High School Teachers Story #2 (click the title for Video) A short animated lm that tells about one person’s memories of his high school teachers. You can make your own lm like this one. CNN Students News - Mar 6, 2012 Story #3 (click the title for Video) “Super T uesday” Free Speech for Tobacco Companies? FOOD 4 BRAIN MAGAZINE ISSUE NO. 00 1 LA VIDA ENGLISH / NEAT PREP MAGAZINE NEWSLETTER / MARCH, 2012

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30-Day Challengefor Art

Art is essential. If you haven'treached that conclusion on your own,consider some evidence: Scienceshows that exposure to art iscorrelated with enhanced abilities inmath, cognition, and vocabulary.Studies also show that art has the

potential to make people bettercitizens of the planet. In a 2005report by the Rand Corporation,researche rs wrote that visual arts"can connect people more deeply tothe world and open them to new waysof seeing."

We agree with those conclusions. Tothat end, we're using March's GOOD30-Day Challenge to dare ourselves tomake time for art in our lives. Below

are 31 ideas for incorporating art into your month. If you'd like, you can try to do all 31 tasks in a week, or take

your time and space them out. Either way, every time you've completed a task, come back to this page andcheck off the one you've done. At theend of the month, we'll tally up all theactions to quantify how much moreartistic everyone got in March.

Visit a museum or galleryTake a street art walking tourTake a photoResearch an artistCreate something handmade and give it to someoneSign up for an art classCreate a oral or stone arrangementMake a self-portrait

Doodle for 10 minutes straightFrame something you have been meaning to frameSketch somebody and give them the pictureCreate a font type for your nameCreate a business cardCheck out an art book at the libraryBreak something. (You have to destroy in order to create!)Make a collageSupport the local arts scene by going to a local festival, musicevent, art show, play, museum exhibit, etc.Make a card for someone you loveMake an inspiration board (moodboard) for a future projectDraw some chalk art on the sidewalkMake origamiFinger paintIllustrate a song that inspires youAdd an art blog's RSS feed to your readerDraw the best part of todaySend a friend a link to your favorite artist's workCreate a place in your home to store your creative suppliesClose your eyes and draw for ve minutesDraw yourself as a cartoonTake your camera with you on a walk and document theexperienceCreate an artist’s workspace in your home

check-list

Origami to Help the Japanese

Story #1 (click the title for Video)

Students of University of California aregathered together to help Japanese by

making origami cranes. Every time theymake the origami cranes, they need toput 1 dollars in a jar to collect moneyfor aid.

Short Stories : High SchoolTeachers

Story #2 (click the title for Video)

A short animated lm that tells aboutone person’s memories of his highschool teachers. You can make yourown lm like this one.

CNN Students News - Mar 6,2012

Story #3 (click the title for Video)

✓ “Super Tuesday”✓ Free Speech for Tobacco Companies?

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PROJECT : 30-DAY CHALLENGE FOR ARTThese are some of the records tracking my 30-day challenge for art project in March.

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Short Stories : High SchoolTeachersTwo funniest moments in my school life

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Name:

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why?

Least favorite andwhy?

Favorite teacher andwhy?

What kind of teacherdo you want to be, if you become a teacherin the future?

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CNN Students News - Mar 6, 2012

Let’s think about the rst news of CNN Students News’ “Super Tuesday”

1. What is Super Tuesday? ✐ Watch the news and nd out what ‘Super Tuesday’ is.

2. Presidential Election Campaign in Korea ✐ Read or browse the news related to the Presidential Election Campaign which will be held

this year and clip the news below.

How do you think are the two (the two Presidential Election campaigns in both Korea and the

US) are different from each other?’

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CNN Students News - Mar 6, 2012

“Tobacco Companies’ Free Speech”

1. What is the title ‘Tobacco Companies’ Free Speech’ for? ✐ Watch the news and explain why this news got this title.

What do you think about smoking cigarettes and how do you feel about the tobacco companies’attitudes on public health and their ‘free speech’?

If you design the cigarette carton on your own, what will it look like?

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Bibliography

1. 30-day Challenge for Art (Good Magazine)

2. Origami Effort Aids Japan - UC Irvine (by UC Irvine, University Communications)

3. "Tales of Mere Existence: A Few of my Highschool Teachers" - Levni Yilmaz

4. CNN Students News - Mar 6, 2012

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