Developing Self

Based on the project Blackbirds, featured on the 7th Edition of The Photoville Fence, exhibited in public parks and downtowns across 8 cities in North America. Students slow down their image-making process and use technology that requires deliberate staging of photographs. They explore what it means to be the authors and subjects of artistic and historical study, activating personal agency and self-expression.nnLearning objectives: articulate the difference between a self-portrait and a selfie; approach portraiture as a process of inquiry and self-exploration; create a final project (portfolio, blog, or collage) that presents a personal history for the given time period; write an artist statement reflecting on the process from conception to completion.nnCreated during United Photo Industries' Spring 2019 Teacher Professional Development Day with support from PhotoWings.nnAuthors: Yolanda Betances, Ken McFarlane, Naomi Martinez, Angelisha Tyus, Helen Leshinsky, and Idris Solomon u00b7 Featuring photography by Idris Solomon u00b7 Grade level: 6thu201312th u00b7 Subjects: Art, English Language Arts u00b7 Time: 4 class sessions, with an ongoing photo-a-day assignment for a month.

• Articulate the difference between a self-portrait and a selfie
• Approach portraiture as a process of inquiry and self-exploration
• Create a final project (portfolio, blog, or collage) presenting a personal history for a given time period
• Write an artist statement reflecting on this process