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Lesson One: Brianna Oversby 170 the art? Why or why not? How does this piece relate to the theme of rebellion? What story does each piece tell about life at residential schools? Once the time limit is up, groups will rotate to the next poster, until they've had a chance to view each one. Next, inform the group that they will be learning about using art to cope with life's challenges, by watching Brianna Oversby's Fireside Chat interview. ACQUIRE: BRIANNA OVERSBY FIRESIDE CHAT VIDEO https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/brianna-oversby Brianna Oversby is a Métis/settler queer educator and artist. Oversby grew up riding horses, eating saskatoons and building weird stu on Treaty 2 Territory under big prairie skies. Currently an Educational Consultant at inPath, Oversby holds a M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is passionate about building creative learning experiences for youth. Play Brianna's Fireside Chat Video or have students read the story in the textbook. To debrief the video, ask the class the following questions: 1.What does Brianna do for work? 2.What jobs has Brianna had in the past? 3.What was Brianna's educational journey like? 4.Where has Brianna lived? 5.What does Brianna say is her biggest motivation? 6.What obstacles has Brianna faced and how does she say she overcame them? 7.What advice does Brianna give youth? In her interview, Brianna discusses art education as a vehicle to help people process the chal- lenges they face. Inform the class that in the next part of the lesson they will learn about using art to cope with life's challenges. APPLY: CREATING FOUND ART Inform the class that today they will be using what they learned about found art in the first sec- tion to create their own found art pieces. Their assignment is to create found art that represents overcoming challenges. Encourage students to find the materials for their art by searching through the recycling bin, their desks, lockers, under their beds, outside etc. for common items that can be transformed into art. Examples of items that can be used include old pencils, paper recycling, leaves, grass, flowers and more! Allow students 1-2 hours to create their art pieces. Once finished, have students describe their art pieces in a written reflection. Students should answer the following prompt: Describe your art piece. What items did you use? How does your art piece represent overcom- ing challenges? What story does your art piece tell? Finally, display students' art and reflections around the class and have students engage in a final gallery walk viewing and discussing their peers art.