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I have waited SOOOOO long to post this project! My fifth graders have worked SO hard and learned so much! I am pretty sure this is the most successful, difficult, and rewarding project I have ever taught!  First students brought baby pictures, or current photos and a photo or book of an animal that represented them in some way! We looked at paintings by various artists and this video  https://vimeo.com/72874423 students spent several weeks creating a composition with them and their animal in a surreal situation.  then I projected the images on my active board for them to sketch out. The ones who didn't bring pictures were taken with itouch and emailed to my computer. Some kids used images from library books for their animal and also took a photo with the itouch and emailed it. after the sketch was finished, students spent the next two classes outlining with extra fine tip sharpies and adding texture to their hair and the fur/feathers/scales of their animals the next two c...