An example showing how a piece of emotive artwork (by Vincent Van Gogh) can be used to discuss the different aspects of learning captured by the emotion cogs.

In this particular lesson a group of secondary pupils with ASD were supported by teacher questioning and scribing to discuss the painting and focus on different aspects of cog learning with the help of the worksheet structure. All ideas and contributions were recorded by the teacher during the discussion.

The ‘Old Man in Sorrow, on the edge of Eternity’ painting by Vincent Van Gogh is an Emotion Works favourite starter stimulus for learning and talking about the Emotion Cogs across all conversational levels.