Worksheet
Portrait in Words: Self-reflection and peer assessment sheet
Name: _________________________________________________
Peer Assessment
Exchange your portrait in words with another artist in the class. ‘Read’ their portrait and answer the following questions about the work.
Name of artist: _________________________________________
Write a list of the symbols and compositional devices that have been used in the portrait in words and what the artist wanted to communicate about their personality, to you, the audience.
Compare your list and findings with the artist’s list. Was the meaning you interpreted the same as the artist’s intention? Explain these interpretations.
Write a general comment about the work for the artist, including successful parts of the work.
Self-reflection
What materials and techniques did you use in making your portrait in words? Which techniques were most successful and why?
List the signs and symbols you used in your artwork and explain what they represent about you.
How did this Activity help you to understand the structural frame?
The areas of my work that are most successful are
My work can be improved and developed further by