UNIT 1: All About Me

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(s) and MATERIALS:

STANDARDS:

7th GRADE

Creating:

1.1 Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

2.3 Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

3.0 Reflect on and explain important information about personal artist statement or another format.

8th GRADE

Creating:

1.1 Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or contemporary media.

2.3 Select, organize and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.

3.0 Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

You will identify facets of your personal identities.
You will observe and analyze how race, religion, family and other factors influence your identity.
You will create a self-portrait puzzle piece made up of objects, symbols and/or imagery that represent key elements of their identity.

KEY TERMS:

Identity:
- condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing
Impact:
- to influence or alter
Race:
- a socially constructed category of identification based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliation, or shared culture
Facets:
- aspects (nature, quality, character) or phases
Symbols:
- something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign
Behavior:
- the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances

For this project, you will utilize your responses from the unit essential questions and unit objectives to create your own self-portrait puzzle piece. You will use symbols that represent factors of your identity to create your portrait puzzle piece. Refer to the examples above for ideas. Use the examples below for ideas.

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