I don't know which grade it happens in; but somewhere along the line bulletin boards become uncool in your highschool classroom. I have an art room, so I can put up stuff like optical illusions, Escher drawings, etc. and inevidably someone will notice. The notice dance ( the sideways, nonchalant walking approach to board, followed by the quick glances to see if anyone else is watching) is how most enjoy the displayed work. But I have to tell you; I LOVE bulletin boards. I love planning them, cutting out the little bits, laminating them and arranging them. Bulletin boards are cool, especially if you have interesting, thought provoking ideas on them.
I like logic quotes. I also like slightly sarcastic or irony filled comics.
Of course, all productions have to have a "call board", which is just a fancy name for a bulletin board. I pick a theme or mascot for the show - some are intrinsic in the content of the play - we had lemons for Marcus is Walking because of the lemon scene, a cantaloupe for Wade Bradford's Conflict - which is an EXCELLENT one act play I might advertise by the way (Heuer Publishing - online).
The bulletin board goodies not only encourage the actors to frequent the board, but also draws in the rest of the student population.
Today I am working on the bulletin board for Little Shop. I am looking for interesting articals about venus fly traps, cannibals in the plant world and generally "plant-gone-bad" cartoons. As always, please send any material my way as I usually need all the help I can get.
Oh, and I am also cooking Boeuf Bourguignon from the Julia Child cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking, not so much that I am a notorious multi-tasker, but more that I really love French food and too often sucuumb shamelessly to my whims and cravings.
Maybe we'll have cake too.
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