Questions to consider:

•   What materials are used to create this portrait?
•    Why might an artist creat a self portrait?
•    What makes this portrait unique?
•     What view of the person is pictured?
 3/4 view
           full frontal
           profile
           full body
•    Can you predict if this portrait was created by a male or female artist?

Step One:

1.  You should have a computer disc to save your bookmarks...
2.  Enter the Web page on Portraits and bookmark pages that you especially like.
    (Maybe you like the site itself or the images or activities)

Step Two:
 
1.  Each student should have a Fine Arts Journal ...
2.  Bookmarked pages will be entered into the Journals - recording the URL of the pages you saved
       Also - write a brief description of the page - what you actually noticed (facts) and your personal reaction
       to that page  ( such as, "it reminded me of my family photos at Thanksgiving and having company")

Step Three:

During the 8 weeks half of the time will be spent creating various portraits from ideas discovered on the web and class projects with the teacher. This curriculum page also includes two portraits of the teacher - one in text and one photo portrait as examples of "portraiture".

Step Four:

Ongoing presentations of bookmarks and individual portrait activities shared with partners and small groups will help keep enthusiasm high and students on task...exploring self and others.

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