The idea for this project came from observations that there was a lot of negative talk coming from these grades in relation to their own abilities and the abilities of others in the class. I decided they needed a self esteem boost. They had to focus on what they were good at and what others found positive and unique about them. They were asked to write unique qualities about themselves and then their peers did the same so they had a bank of sentences to use in their work.
The students used many different skills and mediums in this work and
it took the whole term to complete.
They experimented with paint scraping, ink portrait painting, printing with found objects and hand-lettering. I really love the way they turned out and I was surprised more then once about what they felt was unique and special about themselves. I am good at washing up was a great one!
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