Have a look at these pictures. What do you think is going on? In teams, start writing the story. When the teacher tells you, move on to another painting and complete that story. We’ll do that with the four pictures.

Nighthawks (1942) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nighthawks_by_Edward_Hopper_1942.jpg
Hotel Lobby (1943)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Lobby_by_Edward_Hopper.JPG

Girl at Sewing Machine (c.1921)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Girl_at_Sewing_Machine_by_Edward_Hopper.jpg
What does this house look like?

The House by the Railroad (1925)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_House_by_the_Railroad_by_Edward_Hopper_1925.jpg
Hopper’s The House by the Railroad inspired the look of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock‘s film Psycho.