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WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

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if you were a high schooler living in that part of the
OBJECTIVE: world. You will be asked to consider what represents
You will complete a self portrait drawing in pencil from you and how you are defined by the culture and
observation showing yourself as if from another place, time, place you are from and then think about how you
or culture. You will research appropriate imagery and use might be different (or similar) if you were from
appropriate materials in order to accurately and creatively someplace else.
represent where you are from.
see rubric on reverse

#1
Where in the World?
Identify where you could be from?
#2
Where are you from?
Complete the sketchbook page identifying the places,
time period, culture, needs, and other factors that define who
you are.
Continued on Page 3

#3 THE PEOPLE & SOCIETY

Where could you be from?

Complete the sketchbook page identifying what defines
the place you are going to be from.
Continued on Page 4

#4
Brainstorm?
Complete brainstorming of images, poses, and materials
in your sketchbook as well as thumbnails to work out THE TIME PERIOD THE PLACE
compositions.
Continued on Page 5
What you need to define:
#5 I. the place
Passport II. the time period
Along the way you will make a small book to hold parts of III. the society
your travel (your Passport), you will use it as a place to write,
IV. the people
reflect, and as an exchange between you and your fellow
world travelers.
Continued on Page 6

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OBJECTIVE:
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You have created a portrait depicting yourself from a different place or culture. You have
included elements like clothing, landmarks, traditions, objects, etc. to tell where you are from.
All parts, including rubric, sketchbook pages, and Passport, are completed.

/25 DESIGN:
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You have thoughtfully considered the pose and placement of the portrait and other
elements as well as how they fit into the entire composition. You have incorporated the
principles of design into your artwork to visually move the viewer through your composition.

/25 STUDIO SKILLS:

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You have followed the correct steps to draw your portrait, considering the facial
expression, proportion, and value. You appropriately use materials to enhance the theme of
your artwork. You have represented elements to successfully show who you are.

/25 PRESENTATION:
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Your artwork represents quality time and care, representing your best work. There are no
smudges, tears, or folds.
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1. Where are you from in your portrait?

2. Why did you pick that place?

3. How can you tell where you are from in your portrait?

4. What are some similarities between who you are here and who you would be from another place?

5. What are the differences?

6. What will you take away from making this artwork that you may use in other art you will make?

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In your sketchbook divide a page into 2 sections like below. Write, draw, or collage words or images to
answer the question in each section with as much detail as possible.

Where are you from? What defines that place?

• people
• buildings
What do you need to live? • time period
• food • clothes
• shelter • music
• family • food
• job

What defines you? What else is important to you?

• music
• beliefs
• traditions
• family
• style
• friends
• responsibilities

Consider also how everyone on earth has a world of people, things, ideas,
places that define them and how we are all individuals made up of a
combination of all of it.

• Consider what details make you who you are.

• Think about what you can include that no one else will have.

• This information will be used for the next step, where you identify what would
define you if you were from somewhere else.

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WHERE COULD YOU BE FROM?

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include the richer and more successful your final work will be.
WHAT TO RESEARCH:

PLACE
• What are the buildings and landmarks that define
this place?
• What is the landscape or weather of this place?
• What foods and other traditions define this place?
• What is the society or government like?

PLACE - Tokyo, Japan

TIME PERIOD
• What time period are you going to be from?
• How does that time period affect the place?
• How does the time period affect the people, the
society, and what is important to you?
• What art, craft, or design defines the time period
of this place?

TIME PERIOD - Edo Period (1603-1868)

PEOPLE
• What clothing, dress, or style defines you from
this place?
• What traditions, occupations, or interests define
you from this place?
• What family, friends, or beliefs define you?

PEOPLE - Sokunin (Traditional carpenter or Temple Builder)

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BRAINSTORMING:
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Be as specific and in depth as possible, the more details you include the
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PORTRAIT
• What pose or view will draw yourself in?
• What facial expression or emotion do you
want to convey?
• What will you be wearing, holding, or doing
to inform the viewer of where you are from?

3/4 View, using tools, concentrating on working.

In a traditional Japanese room with Mt.

Fuji seen through a door or window.
COMPOSITION Tools and wood around me as I work.
• What will be in the background of your Watercolor and pencil as materials.
composition?
• What materials will you use? (You must use
at least 2 different materials)
• What else will be included in your
composition to tell the viewer where you are
and what time period you are from?

THUMBNAIL
• Complete at least 3 thumbnails at 3.5” X 5”
• Start with the visual path.
• How will the viewers eye move through the
composition from one element to the other in
order to tell us about where you are from.

Start on the portrait and follow through the tool

and out the window to Mt. Fuji in the background.

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