Unit Lesson Plans by Michelle Meade Imagine That! Expressive Arts

Masks  What do we already know about masks?

Can Masks Be Cultural Story Tellers? Share Tribal Tales? Support Spiritual Ceremonies? Represent Characters? Preserve Family History Tell Creation Tales?

Are Masks Theatrical? Do they represent beauty, good and evil? Do they enhance dramatic storytelling? Are they larger than life? Do they exaggerate personality and character traits?

Happy Face, Actor’s mask, BCE, Hellenistic Paracas Mask from mummy bundle. 3-1 BCE, Greece Greek Masks

Modern Masks Gourds Mask, Silvio Rebello Vejigante mask, Reinaldo Rodriguez, Coconuts, ramilla sticks, Puerto Rico

Where else are Masks, Symbols and Metaphor used in Art and Cultural history?

Where do we see masks in our modern Pop Culture today?

River Fest Welcoming Characters Design to Paper Mache Process

Transformation Masks and Story Teller Figures

Metaphor and Symbols Is there a difference? MetaphorSymbols  What do we already know about Metaphor?  In writing descriptions in stories?  Poems?  In visual art?  If you had to create a metaphor to describe you, what would it be?  What do we already know about Symbols?  What is a symbol?  Who can give me some examples of symbols?  If you had to create a symbol, to represent you, what would it look like?

Self Portraits  What do we already know about self portraits?  Do they show what is outside?  Inside?

Inside Outside Masks