About This Lesson
Edward Hopper’s preliminary sketches for Nighthawks offer mentor art for teaching students the revision process.
Mentor texts have long been used to model writing techniques. Mentor art can likewise be used to inspire, teach, and refine student writing. Mentor art has the added benefit of addressing diverse learning styles and providing visual support to language learners. Consider introducing your students to the revision process with Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks. In this lesson students learn how Hopper used increasingly refined drafts to clarify his feelings and ideas about a scene that caught his attention.
