Explore self and social construction with a hands-on art project. After studying and discussing bullying and other social experiences, individuals create three paper dolls that represent specific social constructions. Included here is a unit outline and activities that build up the project, an assignment page with requirements, a planning sheet, a peer or self assessment, information on writing an artist's statement about the dolls, and a students feedback page.

Concepts

paper dolls, bullying

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Additional Tags

social construction, paper doll, art activity, bullying, visual and performing arts

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Classroom Considerations

• See paper doll examples at http://mlbryan.wordpress.com/

Pros

• Comes with just about everything you need to prepare and assign the project; see the materials tab for another material related to the artist's statement
• Requires pupils to think critically about social construction and how they and others represent themselves

Cons

• Some of the assignment pages may need minor formatting edits; since the resource is a Word document, this is possible
• Some learners may have difficulty grasping the concept of social construction