Year 6 - Art and design
Creative careers: content creator
Creative careers: critical and contextual
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about different jobs within the creative industries. They will investigate and find out what a range of individuals all do in their day to day lives. They will carry out research and record their findings in creative visual formats working to the theme of 'festival'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create content to promote your festival event.
Key Notes
- A content creator is a person who makes and shares media to inform, entertain or inspire an audience, often online.
- When promoting an event, it is important to be honest and transparent about what the event is really like.
- Social media is a useful tool for promoting a festival because it allows information to be shared quickly and widely.
Vocabulary To Learn
- content creator: someone who makes and shares media to inform, entertain or inspire an audience, often online
- promote: to share information about something in a way that encourages people to notice it, support it or take part in it
- social media: a type of online platform that allows people to create, share and communicate
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A content creator must always promote an event through posters and videos to be successful.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A content creator is a person who makes and shares media to inform, entertain or inspire an audience, often online. When promoting an event, it is important to be honest and transparent about what the event is really like.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'content creator'
someone who makes and shares media to inform, entertain or inspire an audience, often online.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A content creator must always promote an event through posters and videos to be successful. Correction: Remind children that while posters and videos are useful, an event can also be successfully promoted through spoken messages, social media, or written adverts. The key is to share clear and engaging information, not just the format used.
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