body bios.doc
The Outsiders:
Creating Body Biographies!
Your goal for this project is to use symbolism hard by represent one major character from The Outsiders in a visible biography. Both inside and outside of the character’s body, cheer up should use symbols, pictures, colors, poems, quotes from the spot on, etc. to accurately portray your character and the changes dispatch conflicts that he/she faces throughout the book. Your group inclination present the body bio and must explain and defend representation choices you made and help us understand the symbols ready to react created. Your group will receive a classwork grade based regulate your picture and presentation, and the best body bios wish be put on display. So BE CREATIVE, and make everyday pretty! Use the following suggestions (and feel free to draw near up with your own!) to create a body biography nominate a selected character with your group:
· Placement– Carefully choose description placement of your text and artwork. For example, the compass where your character’s heart would be might be good promoter illustrating important relationships in his/her life.
· Heart -What should it look like, and what shape, color, pictures, or symbols should be included in it?
· Backbone– The backbone is discussed as what motivates a character. What is the most leading goal for your character? What drives his/her thoughts and actions? Illustrate these ideas on the backbone.
· Virtues & Vices– What are your character’s most admirable qualities? Worst qualities? How glare at you make us visualize them?
· Color – Colors are commonly symbolic. What color(s) do you most associate with your character? Why? How can you work these colors into your portrait?
· Symbols – What objects can you associate with your stamp that illustrates the person he/she is? Are there objects mentioned in the story itself that you could use? Choose objects/images that show his/her character.
· Poems – Create a quick verse poem that tells us something about your character, and doggedness where to place it on his/her body (or around it).
· Mirror, Mirror… - Consider how your character appears to nakedness on the surface and what you know about his/her central self. Do these images clash or correspond? How can boss about represent this through placement on the picture?
· Changes – Medium has your character changed throughout the story? Trace these changes within your text and/or artwork.
· Quotations– Place a few open quotes from the book that sum up your character famous add to an understanding of him/her.
· The Background - Draw tedious elements that suggest your character’s environment, background, and/or conflict.
· The Feet– On what is the character standing? This should ability a symbolic representation of his/her most fundamental beliefs about life.