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Why did people wear masks?
What masks do you wear in your life?
This blog is about web 2.0 tools. It is to gather information during an upcoming mask partnering unit with grade 5 students and a kindergarten author study.
Are you able to write in a different point of view?
Are you able to create a mask representing your character?
Are you able to research and create research paragraphs?
Are you able to use figurative and expressive language to create your point of view?
Are you able to use poetry rules to create a poem?
Have you read and responded to the blog?
Ms. Vlassopoulos' Favourite Poetry Books
- I Will Make Miracles
- Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All by Maya Angelou
- Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
Do you like to write poetry?
Do you like to read poetry?
Masks
Why did people wear masks?
We travel through life wearing different masks
What masks do you wear in your life?
About Me
- Partnering in the Library
- Visit our school library website at: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/libraries/links.asp?schoolNo=1122
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Masks we explored today in the picture pook "Masks":
Nigerian Igbo mask - made of copper, worn by males to represent the beauty of women in their community in ceremonial dances.
Pre-columbian mask - made of gold, showed the adornment and metal work of the society. You observed the mask was happy with round cheeks. Used as a mask for mummies or coffins.
Skull portrait mask - New Zealand ancient civilization who worshipped ancestors. Identity of our elders. You wondered about worshipping elders and connected this to Ancient China.
Medieval European Armour mask - Germany, steel. You noticed that the mask will make the wearer feel protected and brave and give them courage in battle. You thought that underneath, the knight might feel frightened or that the mask would give him confidence.
Ancient Japanese Samurai mask -- steel and representing an angry god. You made excellent connections to the medieval knight and talked about how the mask would help the wearer. We discussed how educated and noble the samurai were and the context of the different masks: demons, gods and great warriors.
How would you feel wearing these masks? How might it change you? How can we find out how these masks represent the culture which made them? Why did you know SO MUCH about the Medieval mask? What is next in your research?
I don't know too much about masks. I find this very interesting!
Mrs. Papulkas
i just can't wait to study this mask
project.it sounds like fun.
mask gives u differnt expressions!
Krazyk_97
mask can express how you feel.
Like if you are sad you could wear a sad mask or you can carve a mask of what you really feel or who you are inside all that body.
ra
We had a conversation in calss about different masks we saw, heard about or thought about on the weekend. This was what we came up with:
Masks can...
hide us from judgment
change us
change how we feel
chnage our abilities
chnage who we are
show our feelings
hide your face/expressions
hide our identity
hide our true feelings
be anything
give us power
here are some masks we thought about:Ironman,Spiderman,Jabbawokies,Carribean morning masks,Carnival masks(Trindad & Tobago),Prince Caspian(warrior masks).
D.K and the class
mask: can change your face
mask: can change your act
mask: can change how you feel
mask: can change your life
mask: can change your identity
mask: can change your rights
mask: can change your religion
mask: can show your life before it happens
mask: make pece on earth
J.S
I am really looking forword to this mask project beceause I want to learn on the aztecs masks and religion
h.s
i relly can't wait to do this project at school sounds like fun!!!!
h.a.k
Today we began to make our plaster mask moulds of our own faces that will become our masks. I liked how well the pairs worked together with trust and respect to place the plaster strips on each others faces. Some tips we learned to make our masks excellent:
-Stay very still when having your mask made. Don't move your face!
-PLace larger plaster strips first and then place smaller ones. Don't wet all the strips, wet every other one or so.
-Rub all the holes and lines out on each strip gently to make the mask smooth.
-Place strips evenly on the face. Try not to have one area that is too thin. Use a finger to press on the plaster and ask your partner, "Can you feel this?" Let them help you with how it feels.
-Let your maks dry for a few minutes on your face before you take it off to dry completely.
Well done, everyone!
YESTERDAY ,I DID MY PLASTER
MOLDED MASK AND AFTER I WAS DONE
IT GAVE ME A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
FEELING AND IT TOTALLY CHANGED
THE WAY I FELT AT THAT TIME!
A.H
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