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Eyes That Talk

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Students explore their personal strengths and characteristics and write a short description of themselves. Afterward, they create a dramatic self-portrait with an expression that identifies who they are. Students fill the areas around the portrait with pictures or objects that describe their strengths and talents.

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self portraits, portraiture, characters

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character, description, self-portrait, strength, talent, english language arts
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Grade
1st - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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