This lesson was created by educator Shawna Longo and artist Helen Zughaib and is appropriate for students in Grades 3 to 5 and can be modified for students in Grades K-2 and 6-12. This art-making lesson focuses on portraiture inspired by stories students will learn by interviewing someone in their life. This lesson's art-making steps include how to make a portrait, inspired by the work and process of Helen Zughaib, letters of the alphabet and accompanying words that address social, emotional, and cultural ideas toward building a global perspective. 

This collection includes: 

• Guided discussion prompts about art and storytelling
• Close-looking prompts with two of Helen Zughaib’s paintings 
• Videos of Helen Zughaib talking about her paintings and the stories behind them 
• Interview options for students
• Video tutorial showing you how to make a portrait, like Helen 
• Steps for the art-making process 
• The full lesson that you can download as a PDF 

This collection is a part of the “Making Art + Global Interconnections” module series presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access. To learn more about the project and to see other collections, please visit https://smithsonianapa.org/learn/making-art/. 

This project is supported by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.