Year 4 - Art and design
Research and photograph a local landmark
Views of a local landmark: ceramics
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about composition in landscape, and respond to a local landmark. They will use this knowledge to interpret different viewpoints and perspectives in their own unique way. They will develop these studies into a low relief ceramic tile, using a variety of clay techniques.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to research and respond to a local landmark.
Key Notes
- Research is a personal process for each artist, and reflects their unique way of exploring and creating.
- Responding to a subject is not just about visually representing it, but about expressing a personal reaction to it.
- Artists can return to a subject, to approach it in different ways or with different materials.
Vocabulary To Learn
- research: a process to deepen an artist's understanding of a subject
- respond: a personal reaction to something
- subject: the thing an artwork is mainly about
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Responding to a subject is making a copy of it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Research is a personal process for each artist, and reflects their unique way of exploring and creating. Responding to a subject is not just about visually representing it, but about expressing a personal reaction to it.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'research'
a process to deepen an artist's understanding of a subject.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Responding to a subject is making a copy of it. Correction: Remind children that responding to an artwork means reacting to it, rather than just reproducing it.
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