Coat+of+Arms

Read the documents below. A coat of arms is a way of expressing traits about a person. You will design your own coat of arms to express who you are, what your goals are, what you value, etc.

[|Coat of Arms] - play the video for your instructions today 1. Must have an outline on A4 paper 2. Must have at least four images/sections 3. Can only use one type of a symbol, but should have many symbols (for example, it cannot have a bear and a tiger, as both are animals) 4. Must use lines, colors, symbols, and something written in Latin, such as a motto Use the documents attached below for ideas as well as the link at the bottom of the page.

Writing assignment for your Coat of Arms

1. Write 1-2 paragraphs explaining the meaning of your coat of arms. 2. Your explanation should include the meaning of colors, symbols, words, shapes, animals, and so on. Use a combination of these without repeating. 3. Make sure you explain if something represents you now or is one of your goals for the future. 4. If something is generally accepted as having a particular meaning (such as white for purity), you can write that it means something different for you. However, you should explain that to most it means something else. 5. If you completely make up the meaning of something, you should explain how you came to give it that meaning. 6. Your assignment should be done on loose leaf paper/A4 paper.

Be sure to remember the fine points of writing we have been using this year.



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