Year 1 - Art and design
Embellish and evaluate
Watery weavings: introducing textiles
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Unit Summary
Pupils learn the principles of weaving and develop their manipulative skills through fastening fabric based materials. They investigate and explore the principle of textile construction and gain sensory experience of textile materials.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to embellish and evaluate your own textile artwork.
Key Notes
- Embellishment can be added to a weaving using buttons, beads, stitch and fabric.
- Know that evaluating artwork is an important part of the design process.
- Know how to offer feedback to other artists, to help them improve over time.
Vocabulary To Learn
- embellish: to add extra details or decorations to a textile
- evaluate: when we think about our artwork to understand how good it is and how we could make it better
- feedback: sharing your ideas about other people's artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Evaluating is only saying what you like or dislike
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Embellishment can be added to a weaving using buttons, beads, stitch and fabric. Know that evaluating artwork is an important part of the design process.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'embellish'
to add extra details or decorations to a textile.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Evaluating is only saying what you like or dislike. Correction: Remind pupils that evaluation is more than just saying what we like or dislike about an artwork. It should help an artist improve their work over time.
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