Coat of Arms Assignment
Your coat of arms is a graphic representation of your worldview. Make it personal and be thoughtful about each value you choose to represent. You may cut and paste pictures from magazines or draw pictures and symbols by hand. You do not necessarily have to use the template provided, but your coat of arms must have all the components listed below on it somewhere. Also, it is not necessary that your coat of arms look like a traditional coat of arms from the Middle Ages/Renaissance although that would be very appropriate. So long as you fulfill the guidelines, it may look however you choose.
1) Shield:
Box #1: (Top left) Create two pictures or symbols in the box: Something you want to be good at and something you are good at.
Box#2: (Top right) Create a picture or symbol which represents one of your deepest held values—a value from which you would never budge no matter the situation.
Box#3: (Middle right) In this space depict what you would do if you could achieve anything you wanted do. For example, would you end world poverty? Would you fly to mars?
Box#4: (Bottom right) Design a picture that represents a value held by your family.
Box#5: (Bottom left) Use this space to represent one of the values you wished all people would believe.
Box#6: (Middle left) Represent the person you want to be.
2) Coat of arms must also include:
Motto: a word or short sentence that describes you, a goal you have or an idea you identify with.
Helm: a representative of what career you want as an adult
Supporters: Commonly animals in Renaissance times, your supporters can be humans or anything else the demonstrates something about you or something that supports your world view.
3) Hand in a piece of writing (between ½ and 1 full page in length) explaining how each of the pictures you drew reflects your values and beliefs—your worldview.
Marking Guide: 3 marks/ box in shield, 3 marks for each additional aspect of the coat of arms. Those marks will be given to reflect both presence and quality of required material. The written material will be marked out 7 based on the quality of thought and quality of writing. Total: /35
