Art 2 · Week 34 · Portfolio and Exhibition

Opening Night Nerves

Students prepare to talk with visitors about their displayed work, rehearse responses, and use a grounding routine for nerves.

Self-managementGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesAccomplished

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Students will: Students prepare to talk with visitors about their displayed work, rehearse responses, and use a grounding routine for nerves.
SEL skill: Use a grounding routine to steady nerves before speaking
What it looks like: Students practice self-management by using a breathing and grounding routine to steady their nerves before speaking.
Content focus: Opening night nerves
Format: Role play

Self-management

Self-management means steering your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach a goal you care about. More self-management 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

SL.11-12.4: Speaking and Listening, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 4
Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
Level: High School Accomplished

More self-management activities for Art 2

Practice and Persistence Self-managementStudents set a skill practice plan for a chosen art form and track their effort, frustration, and progress.
Risk-Taking in the Studio Self-managementStudents take one deliberate creative risk in a work in progress and journal about the fear and the payoff.
Studio Habits Check In Self-managementStudents review their sketchbooks, reflect on their habits, and refine one goal for their personal artistic vision.
Revision Without Losing Yourself Self-managementStudents choose which feedback to apply and which to set aside so their revisions stay true to their vision.

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