Lesson 6: Every picture tells a story
Creating an artist-inspired artwork using lines and shapes.
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Learning objective
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Success criteria
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Show the children some of the artwork by Brianna McCarthy using the link:Brianna McCarthy.
Ask the children to discuss in pairs:
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
Example work
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Susan is an educator, artist and an active advocate and well-known champion of art craft and design education. Her roles include: Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Art, Craft, Design Education, Past President, and now Honorary Fellow of the National Society for Education in Art & Design (NSEAD), World Councillor (representing Europe) for the International Society of Education through Art (InSEA), and an Associate of the Big Draw. When Susan isn’t sharing her passion for the arts, she loves photography, making her own art, absorbing culture and travel.
Susan designed our free lesson on Clacton Pigeon Mural by Banksy as well as many others in our Art & Design subject.
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