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Section 4

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ACTIVITY 4. PICTURE OF CHOICE

Best for 12 and adults
INSTRUCTIONS
Script
Using any of the materials here, you can draw a picture of your choice (or
for a younger child use different language) of anything you would like.

If the person has difficulty getting started, suggest the following:

I want you to imagine a positive future place, idea or feeling. Using colors,
shapes and/or words create a picture. If you have magazines, allow the youth
to rip pictures from the magazine to place on the paper to represent a positive
future idea. After the youth draws or choose images to place on the paper, use your
enquiry skills to explore the art product.

INSTRUCTIONS: More Structured Picture of Choice
Script
I want you to imagine a positive future place, idea or feeling. Using colors,
shapes and/or words create a picture.
If the person is stuck… further prompt…
Choose three favorite colors and make 5 different shapes …

INSTRUCTIONS: Collage
For Adolescents you could also use magazine pictures that you have already cut up
and available for use or have magazines that the youth could rip pictures from.

Script
(Youth’s name) I have a bunch of pictures/magazines here and a big piece
of paper. I want you to look through the pictures, pick some you like and
put them on this paper to make a collage. I want you to think about a
positive future idea, something from your imagination.

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