Emotions in Color: Painting for Fairness and Equality

5. Gender Equality
Art
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes

Materials Needed

  • • Large sheets of paper, cardstock, or canvas
  • • Paints and brushes
  • • Other art materials
  • • Audio playback device
  • • Whiteboard or large chart paper

Goal 5: Gender Equality

You can find an introduction to Goal 5, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.

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Introduce Global Goal 5: Gender Equality. Explain Expressionism - using bold colors, strong lines, and expressive shapes to show feelings about fairness and equality.

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Feeling Lines & Colors

Students draw lines showing different emotions (happy, angry, calm, strong) and use colors to express feelings.
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Create Fairness Scale

Create fairness scale from "Unfair!" to "Fair and Equal!" brainstorming emotions and symbols for each stage.
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Create Expressionist Artwork

Students create Expressionist artwork showing feelings about unfairness, fairness, or the journey from unfairness to fairness using bold colors and symbols.
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How does Expressionist art help us understand gender equality?
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What is the power of colors, lines, and symbols in expressing feelings about fairness?
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What actions can we take to promote fairness?

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