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The Leary Portrait
Kind of Activity:
Artistic Response
Objective:
Students will recreate the Leary family portrait to explore their characters.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4
Structure:
In this section, readers are more thoroughly introduced to the unusual, eccentric Learys. Their strangeness as a unit is embodied in the childhood portrait their grandfather commissioned of them, which hangs in their home. Tell students that they will be recreating the Leary portrait in any artistic medium they wish. Some possibilities might include, drawing, painting, collage, video,...
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