Dana Zumpano

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Dana Zumpano Literature Extension
Project EDLA615 The Skin Im In By Sharon G.
Flake Reflection The book, The Skin Im In,
portrays many themes. The one theme that I felt
connected to was impressions. In Chapter 4, Miss
Saunders asks the question, What does your face
say to the world? This question makes each of
the students think about their self image and
others perceptions of us. Your self image
controls a big part of your life. The way you
look at yourself will lead the way others look at
you. Maleeka had a poor self image in the
beginning of the book. Thats why others
perceived her as weak. But, deep inside she had
the strength to believe in her self. She needed
to see that her face portrayed beauty, strength,
courage, and intelligence. Once, Maleeka saw her
self as important she was able to stick up for
herself. I picked a self portrait as my
extension project. I used several pictures of
myself from different points through the last
year. It took some time to figure out and
reflect what I thought my face says to the world.
But, I knew deep in my heart how I felt about
myself. I picked the adjectives that I believed
portrayed what I felt others saw my face as.
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What Does Your Face Say to the World?
Courage Strength Confidence Compassion Happiness M
ystery Energy Love
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Self Assessment

• TWO STARS AND A WISH
• ? I think that this project showed a great
  connection to one of the books themes. I was
  able to capture what I learned from the book
  through demonstrating how it connected to me.
  
  
  
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  Using the different pictures and adjectives shows
  that there are many different ways that your face
  can be portrayed to others. Also, that your self
  image is always changing. Sometimes for the
  better or the worse.
  
  
  
  
• WISH Next time, I can add a poem or an essay to
  enhance the project. Also, exchange with other
  classmates and discuss how they would perceive my
  face.
  
  
  
  I give your project a A
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