Name ________________________________ Teacher___________________

Abstract Emotions
DIRECTIONS:
 For each emotion, do an abstract picture (NO words, faces, or recognizable images).
 Think about what COLORS you connect with each feeling.
 Think about what lines, shapes, and marks could express that feeling.

HAPPINESS ANGER

FEAR SADNESS

DIRECTIONS: In the box below, draw how you feel today. This may be one of the feelings
that you already drew, it may be a combination of feelings, or it may include feelings that were
not already explored.
DIRECTIONS: Read the questions below. Then look at the drawings the students at your table
have drawn. We will discuss the answers as a class.

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. How are the emotion images you made similar or different from others at your table?

2. How were most of the students at your table feeling today?

3. Which feelings were easiest to draw?

4. How did you feel while you were working on that feeling?

Name ________________________________ Teacher___________________

Emotional Narrative
1. Circle the type of symbolism you will use in your book (choose AT LEAST one).

Abstract (colors and lines) Figurative (recognizable objects)

2. My book will… (circle what applies to your book)

 A. Tell a story with characters.

B. Contain a message, but no characters.

C. Have no story at all. Just emotions shown with colors, lines, and different marks.

3. You will need to include at least two emotions in your book. What emotions will you
express? (Examples: sadness, anger, love, loneliness, confidence, bravery, pride).

4. What color book cover will you use?

5. What will you put on your book cover?

Name ________________________________ Teacher___________________

Mapping Out Your Book

Unity: unity is achieved when all the separate parts of a composition work together to
create a sense of wholeness.

How will you have your 14 pages work together to create a sense of wholeness? Will you
use a theme, a story, have different parts repeat?
Name ________________________________ Teacher___________________

Emotion Book Peer Analysis

DIRECTIONS: Analyze your classmate’s emotion book. Carefully look at every page. Use
some of the academic language in the word bank when writing your answers. (Use complete
sentences.)

Symbolism Abstract Figurative Unity Emotion

Hue Tint Primary Secondary Tertiary

1. The artist used ___________________ symbolism in their emotion book. I know this
because _________________________________________________
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2. They (circle one) were / were not successful in showing unity in their emotion book
because _______________________________________________
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3. What emotions do you see in this emotion book?
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4. Compare and contrast this emotion book with your own. What did you do that was
similar? What did they do that was different?
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5. What is one way the artist could improve their emotion book?
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Bookmaking, color, unity, symbolism

How do you express emotion through color, line, shape. How would you do it?
How would you unify the pages? How will your pages relate to one another?

How to cut and paste.

How to make shapes our of paper.

How to make pattern with markers. Why we make patterns.

Limit material choices: Sharpies and colored pencils and paper cutting.

Day 1 – symbols and emotions. Day 2. Plan book.

Day 3.