Getting to Know You

Your Personal Mandala and your

Autobiography 

Your Personal Mandala

To celebrate a new school year,

you are going to design your

own personal mandala. 

Your personal mandala will

represent you as a diverse and

unique individual who is needed

to create our class dynamic, and

will be displayed among the

other student’s mandala designs

to symbolize you as an

important part of our class, thus

illustrating the concept of part

of a whole.

How to design your personal

mandala Use your brainstorming chart:1.Things that are important to me2.Symbols representing the things that are important to me.3.What the symbols mean.

Note: Reflect on yourself as a person-your past, present, and future, your goals, hopes, and dreams or anything that makes you who you are--a unique, diverse, and important individual.

Do you understand me?

• Talk over your mandala chart with a partner.

• Discuss your symbols~ Is your meaning clear?

• Make any changes

• Decide which symbols you would like to use for your mandala.

Add Pizzazz!1. Draw your symbols and

add color to your personal mandala with markers or colored pencils.

2. Cut out your mandala.

1. Place your name on the back of the circle. Use pencil.

Writing your mandala

paragraphsAsk yourself these questions…

Writing your mandala paragraphs

Who are you?

I am…

Who or what is important to you?

What are some of your goals in life?

Who or what has had the most influence on you?

What do you hope to achieve in your lifetime?

What makes you unique?

Are we done yet?1. Complete your

mandala brainstorm chart.

2. Conference with partner for clarify.

3. Color and cut out your design.

4. Put your first and last name on the BACK of your mandala. (Use a pencil.)

5. Your completed mandala and essay are due on Wednesday, September 4th.