Lautrec loved the Moulin Rouge. Write a paragraph describing one of your favorite places.
Imagine that you are in this painting—in a crowded, bustling dance hall near Paris a hundred years
ago. Explore the background, middle ground, and foreground. Write a paragraph describing what
you see, hear, smell, and feel.
Find the bald bartender in the back of the dance hall. Bartenders hear all sorts of stories told by their
customers. Pick one of the people in the painting and write their story, as told to the bartender.