Learning Through 'The Creative AR​TS'

Visual Literacy

A lesson idea for you!

 

Year Level: Grade 6

 

Lesson Idea: Collage to depict mood

 

Duration of Lesson: 60minutes

 

Learning intention: We are learning to create a mood by using tissue paper

 

Success Criteria: We are able to use the elements of art such as texture,

colour, shape and form and volume to communicate our chosen

feeling / mood.

 

 

Resources:A3 white paper,coloured paper,Tissue paper,and clag.

 

Student Back ground or knowledge: Students have had experience

making collage and using tissue paper before

 

Assessments ideas: This task can be adjusted to be prior knowledge,

diagnostic and final assessment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure

 

Introduction

 

• Teacher reads the whale's song and first light

 

Activity 1

 

• Teacher asks students to ask what reflects the mood of the book

• Student and teacher discuss how the artist in PS books, reflect the feelings, mood and message that the author wishes to communicate

• Teacher poses questions to elicit answers from students

 

Activity 2

 

• Students discuss how they could create a mood with tissue paper in different ways

• The teacher models the key steps for students take and outline cleanliness procedures

 

Activity 3

 

• Student create collages thinking about the mood

 

Activity 3

• Student create a sensory poem about the mood they have created with their tissues paper collage

• Student use the sensory strategy to create their poem: Feel like ... (emotion) Looks like... Sounds like ... Feels like... ( texture) Smells like...Tastes like...

 

Conclusion

• Students do a gallery walk to see each other work.

• Students leave feedback on posted notes

• Student verbally explain what they found meaningful and important in this lesson.