Forming Your Identity Through Portraiture

Inspired by the project Shaping a Dialogue for Change, presented at The Annenberg Space for Photography presents Photoville LA from April 25 u2013 May 4, 2019. Through collaborative portraiture, students consider people who have influenced and inspired them, reflecting on how their identities have been shaped, and how they want to pay it forward.nnLearning objectives: examine an environmental portrait to make inferences on the identity of the subject and their relationship with the artist; interview a portrait subject to discover their key characteristics; collaboratively direct a portrait photo shoot to capture the best and key characteristics of the subject; write a reflection text about the interview and photo shoot experience.nnCreated during United Photo Industries' Spring 2019 Teacher Professional Development Day at the Annenberg Space for Photography presents Photoville LA, with support from PhotoWings.nnAuthors: Adela Montez, Denise Davis, Jacob Adams, Christina Muraczewski and Arlene Mejorado u00b7 Facilitator/Editor: Jasmin Chang u00b7 Featuring photography by Lluvia Higuera u00b7 Grade level: 9thu201312th u00b7 Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English, Photography, Health u00b7 Time: 9 class sessions.

• Examine an environmental portrait to make inferences on a subjectu2019s identity
• Interview a portrait subject to discover their key characteristics
• Collaboratively direct a portrait photo shoot
• Write a reflection text about the interview and photo shoot experience