Self Portrait
Students learn about the growth mindset through this lesson.
They experience how growth mindset works by doing a self portrait drawing without any new knowledge taught. Then, going through an intensive 5 week study on shading and drawing facial features. Student's final project is to create a self portrait using the grid method. Every student agreed they saw improvement proving that they CAN learn do draw if they practice. Just like every other subject in school, you CAN improve.
They experience how growth mindset works by doing a self portrait drawing without any new knowledge taught. Then, going through an intensive 5 week study on shading and drawing facial features. Student's final project is to create a self portrait using the grid method. Every student agreed they saw improvement proving that they CAN learn do draw if they practice. Just like every other subject in school, you CAN improve.