SELF-DISCOVERY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND ART

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SELF-DISCOVERY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND ART

• MELINDAS OWN SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH NATURE AND
  GEOMETRIC DESIGNS

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SPEAK by Laurie Halse AndersonView the images
below and reflect on how these can represent
Melinda
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THEMES IN SPEAKMake a prediction How do each of
these images relate to Melinda?
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ALIENATION

• Alienation a state of being isolated or withdrawn
  either by external or internal forces.
• Melinda is alienated by her peers, former
  friends, and family.
• Melinda also withdraws from everyone and
  physically and emotionally hides.

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Step One of Exploration

• Visit
• Article on Teen Alienation
• Answer the following questions
• 1. Students that wonder why they are here on
  earth tend to participate in what kind of
  activities?
• 2. What does the Case Western Reserve
  psychologist say?
• a. What does this mean to you?
• b. Do you observe this in the high school?
• 3. What year was this survey conducted? Do you
  feel that a current survey would have
  different results? Why or why not?

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IDENTITY

• Melinda has lost the idea of who she once was
  (her identity).
• Through isolation, art, and a few people that
  reach out to her, she is able to create a new
  sense of self and identity.
• The process of a new identity is full of
  emptiness, pain, and acceptance.

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Step Two of Exploration

• Time for a little funvisit
• GotoQuiz.com
• and take three quizzes that have to do
  with high school stereotypes, clichés, and/or
  cliques
• Answer the following questions
• 1. Although these quizzes are for fun, is there
  any truth in the results? Why or why
  not?
• 2. How do these quizzes show that stereotypes
  can become a negative influence on teenage
  culture?
• 3. What clique or stereotype did you fall under
  in the quiz?

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
VS

• Positive family love and support has been proven
  to strengthen and establish self-confidence,
  independence, and individuality in a person.

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Other Themes Depression Emotional Withdrawal

• Melinda is suffering from depression due to a
  secret
• She shows physical symptoms of depression as well
  as withdrawing socially and emotionally through
  hiding and silence.

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Step Three of Exploration

• Visit the website
• helpguide.org
• Write the following on your worksheet
• 1. Five signs of depression in teens
• 2. The differences between teen depression and
  adult depression
• 3. Based on the information provided by this
  website, what characteristics of Melinda
  show signs of her depression? List three and
  explain how and why they match.

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ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

• Mr. Freeman gave Melinda the project of crafting
  a tree using all mediums of art such as drawing,
  painting, linoleum blocks, sculpting, etc.
• From Melindas first drawing to Melindas last
  masterpiece, her own artwork represents a
  symbolic timeline of Melindas withdrawal,
  emotional pain, being ostracized from her peers
  and family, and her difficult path to finding
  herself and acceptance.

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Transformation Trees
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Step Four of Exploration

• Find a picture of a tree on the Internet
• Print this picture
• What part of your life would be represented by
  the roots? The trunk? The branches? The leaves?
  The ground? The air around the tree?
• Diagram the parts of your life on this tree
• This should symbolize growth, development, and
  strength
• Staple this image to the rest of your worksheet

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CUBISM
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CUBISM AND TREES
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PABLO PICASSO
?Look at Mrs. Stonitsch Mrs. Roses Favorite
Picasso ?
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Step Five of Exploration

• You are going to paint like Picasso via the
  Internet!
• Visit
• http//www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html
• Once your masterpiece is finished, e-mail it to
  Mrs. Rose _at_ rose_at_strongnet.org

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SPEAK OUT