I gave my seventh and eight graders an assignment that worked with their names and have them take it to an abstract level. We divided our paper into a grid that had a rectangle for each letter of their name. From there, students had to fill in their rectangles by having one letter touch a minimum of three walls of the box. This can be tricky and requires some teacher demonstrating but eventually they get the hang of it and have a blast filling in the grid.
On day two, we talked about color use and positive and negative space. I had students choose two colors to work with and alternate from positive to negative as they work their way through their name grid. The finished results are awesome!
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