PYP How We Express Ourselves - Expression and Communcation

1. How We Express Ourselves
Expression and Communication

2. KGW.com
OC Weekly
Protest as a form of expression and communication. The Sioux tribe of North
Dakota value their culture and believe the installation of the pipeline will build over
sacred ground and possibly contaminate their water.

3. Mandalas are circular designs symbolizing the notion that life
is never ending.
● Many mandalas have spiritual significance to an
individual or group of individuals.
● The Hindus were one of the first people to use a
mandala as a spiritual tool, but the mandalas most
individuals are familiar with, are ones made by
Buddhists.
● Mandalas are used for meditation purposes allowing the
individual meditating to become one with the universe.
● Mandalas can be created by individuals to symbolize
their journeys through life.
● Mandalas can also tell a story of where an individual
has been.
● Groups can create mandalas that will reveal what they
should be doing in order to grow and develop as a
group.
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6. Tribal Dance
Aboriginal men express
their beliefs and values
through the use body paint
and dance.
Image from: College of
Social work, Australia

7. Graffiti
People express their ideas
and values through art as
in this mix of a more typical
art form and graffiti.
Image from:
Weburbanist.com

8. Music as a form
of expression.
People use
music and lyrics
as a form of
expression.
“Music is what
feelings sound
like”.
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9. Dance
Creative
expression of
ideas and values
through dance
and movement.
Image from:”Modern
Dance, Wikipedia.com

11. Stories

12. Newspapers

13. Poetry