Self PortraitArt Production Experience Reflection
I can document and reflect upon the mini-lessons and art production experiences I completed this semester in ITE 326, Visual Arts, Elementary. I can create a title for this art experience: Through My Eyes. . . I can describe the instructional strategies used as a motivation for creating my own work of art: The instructions were to do a self portrait of yourself and draw to express the way you want people to see you as. I can cite a HCPS III in the Visual Arts and the Benchmark I feel this lesson meets: Benchmark FA.DP.1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of dry media, such as pencil, pen, pastels, and conte crayon This lesson meets the standard, because students are using dry media, such as pencil and charcoal, to create a piece by themselves. Students also demonstrate an understanding of how to work with charcoal and how it smudges and smears, to create depths within pictures. I can list the materials I used: •Large white paper •Pencil •Eraser •Charcoal I can reflect on my personal involvement in the creative process during this art experience, and how I would inspire my students to feel positive about this experience: I am not an artist, and I really surprised myself with the ending product of my art piece. While I was doing this project, I was given a choice of which photo I wanted to use to draw myself as. I would want to show this to my students, and have them try their best, because you may surprise yourself to see what kind of art you can do, if you just TRY YOUR BEST! I can modify this experience to provide art instruction for different grade levels. List 2-3 ways: 1- You could have students do their self portrait on smaller paper, but do two of the same photos. One portrait would be in black and white, and the other portrait would be in color. Although, students do not have to color themselves as “true” colors, but be adventurous and use many different colors to color themselves in a way that they feel “fits” their personality. I would want to try and do this with 4th-5th graders. 2- Another way that you could differentiate this lesson would be to have students bring in a photo of themselves and then blow up the photo so that the student’s face could fit a 5x7 paper. Then you could get tracing paper, and have students trace their own portrait. After they are done tracing, they could go and color themselves in. I would want to try tis with 1st – 3rd graders. I can list 2-3 different ways to integrate other subject matter into this lesson: 1- You could integrate language arts easily into this lesson. Students could either write a brief biography about themselves, or use it as an “About Me” writing project. You could also have students write about how they want people to view them as; use it as a character writing piece. Students could also practice descriptive writing with this lesson, and describe themselves and use it as a “Guess Who!” game. That way the clues would be on a sheet covering the portrait, and then after students can guess and flip the sheet over to see who it is! 2- Another lesson you could integrate with this is performing arts. Students could use their self portraits, by holding it up to their face, and put on a “skit” for the class. I can list 2-3 teaching skills that I can use as a teacher from this lesson. 1- Model instructions 2- Give out clear instructions |