Portraits in Society: Reading Comprehension and Spelling

Throughout history, we have used portraits to capture the essence of a person and communicate powerful messages. Since ancient times,artists have drawn pictures of important people in society. They also shared how they felt about the world around them through their drawings.

Now, portraits are still popular artistic forms and are used in different disciplines and contexts. In education, they can be a tool to teach artistic techniques and skills like observation and attention to detail. In psychology, they are a therapeutic tool to help patients explore their identity and boost their self-esteem. In sociology, they help to study culture and society, describing different ethnic and cultural groups.

For example, Agnès Varda and JR (Jean René, "the secret photographer"), directors of the documentary Faces Places, travel around France to create big portraits of people they meet on the way.They address topics such as identity, memory, and the relationship between photography and art. This project demonstrates how portraits are used to connect with people and the community, and how they are a powerful tool for communicating and expressing emotions; this project shows the importance of portraits in our time.

2. Gathered in communities, discuss and answer the following questions in your notebook:

a) How do portraits connect people with their society?

b) Can a portrait change the way we present ourselves to the world?

c) Besides photography, what other artistic expressions do you use to portray someone or something?

Spelling

Individually, without forgetting that you are part of a community, look at the following words related to portraits and art. Cincle the word with the correct spelling and wnite its meaning.Use a dictionary, if necessary.

disign/design

b)masterpiece/masterpice

c)light effect/lit effects

d)chadows/shadows

e)galery/gallery

f)photographer/fotographer

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