Art 2 · Week 36 · Portfolio and Exhibition
Gratitude and Mentorship
Students write thank you notes to peers and mentors who influenced their art and offer advice to next year's Art 1 students.
- Students will
- Students write thank you notes to peers and mentors who influenced their art and offer advice to next year's Art 1 students.
- SEL skill
- Express appreciation with specific words and offer encouraging advice
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by expressing appreciation clearly and offering encouraging advice to others.
- Content focus
- Gratitude and mentorship
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy connections through clear communication, careful listening, cooperation, and working through disagreements. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.4: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 4
- Artistic process: Responding
- Level: High School Accomplished
More relationship skills activities for Art 2
- Building a Studio Community Relationship skillsStudents agree on critique norms for an advanced studio and practice a first round of peer conversation about work in progress.
- Collaborative Redesign Relationship skillsTeams redesign an underused school space to provide shade and comfort and practice listening to every member's ideas.
- Context Changes Meaning Relationship skillsPartners research different context clues about the same artwork and teach each other how each clue changes the interpretation.
- Critique as Conversation Relationship skillsStudents lead small group critiques, ask the artist questions before giving opinions, and repair moments when feedback lands badly.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.