"Feelings" from Perry School, Washington, D.C

Newsprint
Markers, Gel Pens
Diskettes
Dark Colored Construction Paper
Glue
Scissors
Glossy Paper

Adobe Photoshop
Digital Camera

LENGTH OF TIME: 2 days (120 min)

PROCEDURES:

I. Community Builder (20 min)

• Zoom
• Read "Happy To Be Nappy"

II. Visual Mapping (15 min)

• What are feelings?
• List different feelings.
• Practice making feeling faces
• Select 4 feelings to take pictures of.

III. Model taking pictures (10 min)

• Instructor ‚ Student
• Inserting Diskettes
• Taking pictures
• Removing diskettes
• Passing camera
• Student will repeat

IV. Students will take "Feelings" Pictures (15 min)

V. Debrief

Day 2

I. Community Builder (10 min)

• Variation of ZOOM, making emotional faces

II. Instructor will model using Adobe Photoshop (10 min)

• Importing pictures from A:\drive.
• Change image size to 7 in. wide.
• Change to grayscale.
• Print picture.
• Save picture.

III. Student will model using Adobe Photoshop. (5 min)

IV. Students will work on "Feeling" Pictures. (20 min)

V. Instructor will model: (5 min)

• Writing a sentence about the emotion in the picture at the bottom of the dark construction paper using a gel pen. (For better results use black paper.)
• Cutting out the picture.
• Gluing the picture in the center of the black construction paper.

VI. Students will repeat these steps until all their feeling pictures have been completed.

VII. Students will place work on display.

VIII. Debrief