This week, I was able to go over the results of my pre-instruction voice survey. It was interesting to see what students felt comfortable in and not so comfortable. 75% said they agree or strongly agree that they are comfortable expressing themselves in their artwork. 66% agree or strongly agree that they would consider themselves an artist. 45% are unsure about what they want to make art about. Only 29% of students believe they have a unique artistic voice. This surprised me since students agreed or strongly agreed for most of the questions when they were asked about the specific components of voice. The techniques they said have helped or would help were varied and no one stood out above the rest.
This week I am starting lessons on why artists make art. We are starting with religious tradition and to express spiritual ideas. I am going to have the students create a sketch note including the info from all of our mini lessons.
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Wendy
9/19/2016 08:12:51 pm
Great update on your research. I am interested in reading why they feel comfortable expressing themselves but so few feel like they have a unique voice. I would think there would be a correlation between these two questions but there isn't one. Why do you think students might answer this way?
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