One way to see how we feel about family is to draw a picture of that view. In this exercise, that is what we will do.

• Use a clean piece of paper, or some other medium.

• Draw whatever you want to depict "family."

• It is up to you to decide what that term means and how you will represent whatever that is (e.g., someone may draw a house, while someone else may do a collage of their own family. Someone else might be more abstract and depict various emotional states).

• On the back of your project (or attached to it), write out what the images you've depicted mean to you. Why did you choose the medium you did? Why did you depict family the way you did?

• In class, you will show and discuss your picture (or other depiction) with others in your small group. A small number of volunteers will also describe their work to the class.