Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze autobiography prompts and identify details about people, places, and experiences that reveal identity.
Students will be able to compose autobiographical writing with complete sentences, organized paragraphs, and audience-appropriate detail.
Students will be able to apply head proportion and facial-feature placement to draw a realistic self-portrait from observation.
Students will be able to create mixed-media visual symbols that represent personal interests, relationships, and life experiences.
Students will be able to revise written and visual work based on teacher, peer, and self-feedback.
Students will be able to justify artistic decisions using evidence from their own writing, reflection notes, and critique feedback.
Products
Individual Autobiographical Portrait-Book with Artist Statement
Each student submits a portrait-book containing three autobiographical writing pages, a self-portrait cover, and at least one reflection page showing revisions. The artist statement explains how specific life details and visual choices communicate identity.
Paired Self-Portrait Critique Board and Shared Problem Statement
In pairs, students create a shared problem statement about how the portrait should show identity, then build a higher-fidelity revised portrait plan or display board informed by both partners' research and feedback. The team product includes a brief presentation narrative explaining how individual evidence shaped the final design.
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