I've been looking for a new way to begin class...something that will help us begin with more calm and allow the students to express themselves creatively. I found it...self-portraits. Lynda Barry. She is brilliant. I own all of her books, but this idea came from Syllabus . Students are given a blank index card and invited to create a self-portrait of themselves today. I give them approximately two minutes. Here are a few of them... I thought students would love this activity, but surprisingly they approached it with some fear and a bit of dread. I heard over and over again, "I can't draw." We are persevering. Students are finding ways to be more creative and allowing themselves to have more fun with it as the days go on... My next step is to share this video (parts of it) with them and invite them to take more risks. What would your two-minute self-portrait look like today? Find more slices on T...
Documenting My Journey of Creating