PAINTED PILGRIMS : a curriculum unit for Grades 6-12 |
| IV. Self-portrait activity Write 10 words that describe you. How can you represent these words using symbols? Ask your family or friends to describe you in 10 words. Are they the same 10 words you used to describe yourself? Look at your favorite photo of yourself. Analyze your photo for clothing, facial expression, pose or gesture, background & props. Why is this your favorite photo? Does it convey the 10 words you used above to describe yourself? Use your 10 words, your family or friends’ descriptive words, and the elements found in your favorite photo, to create your own self-portrait. A variety of artistic media can be used, such as : pencil, paint, sculpture, a collage using facial features and symbolic elements cut from magazines. Return to Introductory page |