Students created images that represented themselves “inside” using edges, colour, line, symbols and composition.
Students were learning how to work with images symbolically. They considered how they perceived themselves ‘inside’ with memories, narratives, and visually portrayed concepts around self and other with edges, colour, line, symbols, and composition .
The activity was scaffolded with mini warm ups, including thought provoking questions such as: Who are you? How do others perceive you? Earliest memories? Family history? Where do you feel most comfortable? What is your edge?
They began to own their narratives, actively discerning and prioritizing images that best represented themselves. They realized they have a choice in what and how they portray themselves, and therefore began to understand that others have built a construct based on those portrayals.
Student voices in response to “What was the idea behind what you created?”:
- “It is things I think about, all the things that matter to me in my everyday life. Memories that I want to keep.”
- “The most successful part I created was the guy fishing for my heart, which symbolizes my feeling at the bottom of the ocean”
I can evaluate and use well-chosen evidence to develop interpretations; identify alternatives, perspectives, and implications; and make judgments. I can examine and adjust my thinking.
I can ask questions and offer judgments, conclusions, and interpretations supported by evidence I or others have gathered. I am flexible and open-minded; I can explain more than one perspective and consider implications. I can gather, select, evaluate, and synthesize information. I can consider alternative approaches and make strategic choices. I can take risks and recognize that I may not be immediately successful. I can examine my thinking, seek feedback, reassess my work, and adjust.