art

when introducing a poem that talks about the first thanksgiving, i asked the students to think about the things they ate for thanksgiving dinner. i had them come to the board and draw a food they associated with that holiday. among the turkeys and pies i noticed a beautifully drawn perfect cylinder. i pointed out all the pictures and made comments about each. when i got to the cylinder i said, "it looks like someone drinks cans of soda at thanksgiving." the artist piped up and said, "that's not soda. that's cranberries."