Self Perception and Definition Summary Individual students examine themselves and their place in nature through self-portraiture.
Interaction occurs when the class shares their work.
In groups, direct students to consider ways to integrate their self-portrait into a natural environment. Students may also study the history of portraiture. Students then create their own environmentally integrated portrait through drawings, painting, or sculpture. Finally students will create a sculpture using found objects or materials which came from their environment. This studio activity is ideal as part of a Grade 9 or Grade 10 unit dealing with issues of self perception and self-expression in the Arts curriculum.