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Rules:

1.) Using the Zodiac charts, find your Zodiac sign and Chinese Zodiac Sign in accordance with your date of birth.

2.) The oval shaped cutouts with Zodiac names written on them that correspond with your birth date will later be used to draw a single shape on this 24x36 composition.

3.) Find the name of your Zodiac written in Red and underlined in Blue on the 24x36 sheet.

4.) When you find it, now look for your corresponding Chinese sign written in Red, with your Zodiac name written above it in Blue.

. NOTE: If your Chinese sign did not appear on the list, use the roll of tape to draw a circle with the fine point of the green marker around your Zodiac name.

5.) Use your Zodiac cutout and the black pen to trace an oval that connects the blue point of your Zodiac name and the blue point next to your Chinese sign.

6.) If the oval you have drawn intersects with any other ovals, use the Rectangle #1 cutout to draw a rectangle at the point(s) of intersection.

7.) If your oval intersects with a Rectangle #1, use a Rectangle #2 to draw a bigger rectangle around the Rectangle #1.

8.) If your oval intersects with a Rectangle #2, use a Rectangle #1 to draw a smaller rectangle inside the Rectangle #2.

9.) If you are Male, you may stop.

10.) If you are Female, use the Mayline straightedge and the broad end of the green marker to draw a horizontal line, all the way across the page, at whatever location in the composition you feel is the most busy.

Reaction:

My immediate reaction to the whole procedure was, "...wow, 4 minutes goes by really fast."

When I planned out my rules, I was clearly not conscious of this, because my rules were far too wordy. Overall, most people understood what to do. Although, there were some people who made gestures that didn't make any sense with the rules. For example, you were supposed to draw a circle on the page if you were younger or older than the age range on the charts, and I'm sure there were only one or two people who met that criteria.

I was expecting something much more complex in the finished product. Perhaps it would if we had 40 people in the class, as this would create more layers and scenarios for shapes to intersect.