Ask students to think about a contemporary social or political issue they feel strongly about and discuss how it makes them feel.
Ask students to create a list of symbols, colors, people, locations, textures, objects and images that they associate with the issue they chose.
Distribute paper, tape, scissors and fabric or paper scraps. Challenge students to use the materials to create a composition in response to the list they made. How will figures relate to the objects and the environment? How will texture and color help communicate the story and emotion?
Distribute paints, brushes and glue. Encourage students to layer their compositions with paint. Challenge students to be intentional about how their figures and objects relate to each other as they create their composition.