Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
1) Give students mirrors to record what they see. 2) Discuss what Picasso's girl sees.
Objective: To examine own ideas about inner nature.
Activity: 1) Give students mirrors and ask them to record what they see--outer image. 2) Examine/discuss Picasso's "Girl Before the Mirror." 3) Draw personal "Girl/Boy Before a Mirror" reflecting inner self/feelings.
