Year 7 - Art and design
Art can change the world: text based art
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils enhance their critical thinking exploring art from various perspectives. They discuss what defines art, study galleries and museums and art's connection to the curriculum. They consider drawing and how emotions are expressed using this medium.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a slogan-based artwork to influence change.
Key Notes
- Artists can influence change through creating artworks related to causes.
- Artists make artworks about causes for many reasons, including to bring joy and raise awareness.
- Slogans are effective ways for artists to communicate their message about a cause.
- Block lettering is a style of text that can have great impact on the viewer as it is clear and easy to read.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cause: a belief, goal, or movement that someone cares about deeply and is willing to support and defend
- slogan: a short and catchy phrase that can promote an idea, message or product
- block lettering: a style of text where each letter is written separately and clearly using the capital letters of the alphabet
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All artworks about causes are created to warn audiences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can influence change through creating artworks related to causes. Artists make artworks about causes for many reasons, including to bring joy and raise awareness.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'cause'
a belief, goal, or movement that someone cares about deeply and is willing to support and defend.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All artworks about causes are created to warn audiences. Correction: There are many reasons why artists make artworks about causes including to bring joy, to celebrate and to inspire hope.
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