1. Think about your audience
Your audience is the people your design is for. Would you show the same things about yourself to your grandparents, your best friend, and a future employer? For this poster, your audience is other Grade 6 students.
Grade 6 · Personal identity poster
What should my poster say about me?
Choose what you want your poster to communicate, investigate examples, and write the requirements that will guide your design.
For this lesson
Related assignments
- Create a Personal Poster Class 2
Follow the linked handout and the submission instructions in Toddle.
Assignment on the calendar →
Submit in Toddle. The assignment instructions above specify what to hand in.
Work through the lesson
2. Make an identity inventory
In Word or PowerPoint, list at least three things in each group: things you like; things you are good at; things that matter to you; places connected to you; words that describe you; and colours, images or symbols that feel like you. You will choose from this list rather than put everything on your poster.
3. Choose your message
Choose three words you want the finished poster to communicate. Complete “I want other Grade 6 students to think: this person is …” Then list the three most important things your poster should show.
4. Investigate two identity posters
Find two effective personal identity or about-me posters. For each, record what you notice first, what it tells you about the person, the colours and fonts, and whether it is easy to read. Identify one idea you could learn from and one thing you would change.
5. Write “My poster must…” requirements
Write requirements for a clear name, your three identity words, a limit on main colours, one clear focal point, readability from about two metres away, a chosen minimum number of meaningful images or symbols, and suitability for other Grade 6 students. Choose the colour limit and image count for your plan. Add one requirement of your own.
6. Explain your next decision
Finish these sentences: “The most important thing my poster should communicate is … because …” and “One design choice I already know I want to make is …” Use these decisions when you develop your layout ideas.
Keep this evidence
- Identity inventory
- Three identity words and an audience statement
- Analysis of two existing posters
- Your “My poster must…” requirements
- Your message and first design decision
Read the handout text online
WHO AM I?
GRADE 6 DESIGN — PERSONAL IDENTITY POSTER
Today I will decide what my poster should communicate before I start designing it.
| A | MY IDENTITY INVENTORY |
| ❤ Things I like 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ | ★ Things I’m good at 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ |
| ⚑ Things that matter to me 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ | ⌂ Places connected to me 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ |
| Aa Words that describe me 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ | ◆ Colors / symbols / images 3+ ideas ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ |
| B | MY THREE WORDS |
Choose the THREE words you most want your poster to communicate.
| 1 | ________________________________________________________ |
| 2 | ________________________________________________________ |
| 3 | ________________________________________________________ |
My audience: other Grade 6 students
I want them to think: “This person is __________________________________________.”
| C | POSTER DETECTIVE — FIND TWO REAL POSTERS |
Search for “personal identity poster” or “about me poster design”.
| POSTER 1 First thing I notice ________________________________________ What it says about the person ________________________________________ Colors ________________________________________ Typography ________________________________________ Idea I could borrow ________________________________________ One thing I would change ________________________________________ | POSTER 2 First thing I notice ________________________________________ What it says about the person ________________________________________ Colors ________________________________________ Typography ________________________________________ Idea I could borrow ________________________________________ One thing I would change ________________________________________ |
| D | MY POSTER MUST... |
These are your first DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.
| ✓ | Show my name clearly. |
| ✓ | Communicate my three identity words. |
| ✓ | Use a limited set of main colors. |
| ✓ | Have ONE thing the viewer notices first. |
| ✓ | Be readable from about 2 metres away. |
| ✓ | Include images or symbols connected to me. |
| ✓ | Be suitable for other Grade 6 students. |
My own extra rule:
| ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ |
| E | EXIT TICKET |
The most important thing my poster should communicate is ______________________________
because _____________________________________________________________________________
One design choice I already know I want to make is _____________________________________