Apathy as an anti-hero (Part 2)
You are now at the second part of your creative project! If you have already finished the first part—Creative Conception—you can continue your quest with this activity. But if you haven't finished the first part yet, then start with that one, then you can come back here.
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| Objective: To create the anti-heroic comic strip of the concept of apathy! |
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
Material:
- A sheet of paper or a piece of cardboard
- Pencils and eraser
- Coloured pencils and markers
Instructions:
- Reread your sheet. Take a moment to reread your ideas and review your Creative Conception draft. This will refresh your memory and maybe even give you some new ideas before you get into the final part of your project.
- Create the comic strip. Here we go! It's time for you to create the comic strip you have imagined! On a new piece of paper or on a large cardboard—if you need more space to bring your ideas to life—with all your care and talent, draw the different panels of your comic strip and write the content for the speech bubbles. Add colour to highlight your creation… unless you think the world of apathy is all grey!
- Think about your creative experience. Finally, after you've finished, you can ask yourself: How did it go? Did you succeed in realizing the vision you had at the beginning?
- Conception: Does your creation represent what you think apathy is? How do your creative choices reflect your perspectives on the concept?
- Application: What lessons can be learned from your interpretation? Should apathy be perceived differently? Why or why not?
- Alternative: What could you have changed? Are there nuances that you didn't include? If you were to create another version of your comic strip, what might be another dimension of apathy that you could represent?
You can write your answers on the back of your conception sheet to keep track of your evolving thoughts.
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Bonus: Imagine the creature of apathy that you have created comes to life… like a philosophical Doctor Frankenstein! It climbs out of your comic strip to go explore society. Where does it go to find others who think like it does? What forms does apathy take in our world? Where is it rejected or even persecuted? In what situations should apathy be banished? And why? |
| Tricks for tots: To help get you ready to create, you can become the concept of apathy itself! If apathy were to draw its own self-portrait, would it be drawn with great care or without paying attention? Would it use a lot of colours or just one? Which one? Maybe it would stay within the panel... or go outside the lines! What kind of artist do you think apathy would be? Why? |
| Tips for teens: Apathy may seem problematic, but it is sometimes disguised, in which case it can be well appreciated, or even encouraged. For instance, is tolerance a form of apathy in disguise? If so, could it be seen as a solution to racism, sexism, ageism, or other forms of discrimination? Ask yourself whether tolerance can become a passive attitude that leads us to accept of everything... or simply not care. Is there a difference between tolerance, indifference and apathy? Why or why not? To take your thinking a step further, ask yourself whether there would be less discrimination in a more apathetic world... or whether indifference can also be a form of discrimination. |
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