Year 5 - Art and design
Draft a self-portrait concrete poem
Me in a box: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will devise and make a personalised assemblage sculpture that reflects aspects of their inner and outer personality. They will compose a poetry self-portrait before researching, gathering and collecting items for their assemblage sculpture.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to draft a self-portrait concrete poem using words to represent myself.
Key Notes
- A self-portrait concrete poem is a poem where the writer uses words to describe themselves, arranged in visual format.
- The arrangement of a concrete poem is as important as the words used within it.
- An artist might describe both their inner and outer selves using a self-portrait poem.
Vocabulary To Learn
- concrete poem: a type of poem that is written in the shape of the subject that it describes
- self-portrait: a work of art, like a picture or a sculpture, that an artist has made of themselves
- mental imagery: using words to create visual images in the mind
- inner self: a person's true feelings, thoughts, beliefs and desires, which may not always be visible to others
- outer self: the external aspects of a person and how they present themselves to the world
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You do not need to plan a self-portrait concrete poem. You should just start by writing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A self-portrait concrete poem is a poem where the writer uses words to describe themselves, arranged in visual format. The arrangement of a concrete poem is as important as the words used within it.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'concrete poem'
a type of poem that is written in the shape of the subject that it describes.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: You do not need to plan a self-portrait concrete poem. You should just start by writing. Correction: Remind children that planning some descriptive words or phrases can help to ensure their emotions or message are communicated effectively in their concrete poem.
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