Lesson video

Hello.

My name is Mrs. Tipping.

And I'm really looking forward to learning with you today about Paradise Island through drawing and sculpture.

We're going to do lots of thinking, talking, and exploring together in this lesson.

So shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to create an imaginative memory drawing.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The first keywords we'll be using today are mark-making and memory.

I'm gonna say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me, mark-making, memory.

Good job.

Now, let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean by taking a look at their definitions.

Mark-making are lines, shapes, or textures you create with different tools.

Memory is something you remember from the past.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords, And when you are ready to continue, press Play.

The other keywords we'll be using today are expressive and collaborative.

I'm going to say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me, expressive, collaborative.

Good job.

Now, let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean.

Expressive means to show thought and feeling.

Collaborative means to work together.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords, And when you are ready to continue, press Play.

These are the learning cycles that we are working through together in today's lesson, exploring expressive mark-making and creating your imaginative memory drawing.

In this first learning cycle, we're going to explore expressive mark-making.

Jacob and Sam are discussing what they already know about mark-making.

Jacob says, "Every mark an artist makes can tell a story." Sam says, "Marks can remind us of feelings, memories, movements, and the world around us." What do these marks here make you think about? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, Jacob says, "These marks make me think about running around the playground when it is raining." And Sam says, "These marks make me think about a windy day." Did you think the same as them, or did you see something different? Different marks can represent different thoughts and feelings.

You've got loops and curls that could represent joy, fun, wind, or dancing.

You've got zigzags, which could represent energy, electricity, anger, or excitement.

Hatching maybe represents messiness, busyness, or frustration.

And wavy lines could represent water, movement, flowing, hair, or calmness.

Some light marks could maybe represent shyness or quietness.

Some heavy marks, strength, boldness, anger, power, or big feelings.

When you look at these marks, what do they make you think about? What feelings do they represent for you? Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Which mark here might represent quietness, is it A, B, or C? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, "A," you are right.

These marks are light, which could represent quietness.

And these other marks here, they're a bit heavier and darker, so perhaps they don't quite represent quietness.

Before creating expressive marks, artists think carefully about how they are or were feeling at the time.

How might this artist have been feeling to create this mark? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? How do you think this artist might be feeling? Well, you can start to think of your feelings carefully using this chart.

You could think about how much energy you've got.

Have you got a lot of energy, high energy, or have you not got a lot of energy at all, feeling quite low, low energy? Maybe how we feel inside, or we're feeling comfortable or uncomfortable.

So within these feelings here, if you've got high energy, but feeling uncomfortable, you might feel angry, frustrated, scared, or worried.

But if you've got high energy, and you feel comfortable, you might feel excited, happy, playful, or silly.

And then low energy, but feeling uncomfortable, you might be tired, confused, lonely, or sad.

But if you have low energy and you are comfortable, you might feel content, sleepy, peaceful, or calm.

So Jacob is using the chart to help him think about a memory and how he was feeling.

So his memory is riding his bike through the park.

He said, "I had high energy and felt comfortable.

I was excited." So you can see in this chart here, we have high energy and comfortable.

So excited is one of those feelings we might feel.

So let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

You might use the table to describe your own memory.

So this example here, "Learning to read, I had low energy and felt uncomfortable.

I think that I was confused." So pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner.

How might you describe a memory of your own using this chart? And press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Well, looking at this memory here about learning to read it, Sam says, "I had low energy and felt and uncomfortable.

I think that I was confused." So, here, we have low energy and uncomfortable.

So looking at some of the feelings that you might feel, it could be confused, but also, you might feel a bit sad if you're finding learning to read tricky.

Well done for having a go using the table to describe your own memory.

Artists also use colours to represent mood.

Maybe this red colour might represent angry, mad, or even love, or this blue colour, it could represent feeling worried or surprised.

This lighter blue, maybe sad or lonely.

This green, maybe embarrassed or uncomfortable.

The yellow, joyful and free, or orange, proud and brave.

It's up to you as the artist what these colours represent for you.

Which colours might you use to show excitement, do you think? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What colours did you think? Perhaps the yellow and that darker blue fits about being excited.

But that could all depend on what colours you think show excitement.

So I think of a memory and create an expressive mark.

I thought of when it was too noisy at the train station.

I felt uncomfortable and angry.

I chose zigzag marks, red, blue, and black, to represent this.

Now, I'd like you to think of a memory and create an expressive mark.

Think about the feeling, the types of marks, whether it's high or low energy, the colour, and then talk to a partner about your marks.

So pause the video here and have a go at that, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Well, hopefully, you were able to create your own expressive mark based on a memory that you had, thinking about the high or low energy you had and the colours you want to use.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding, which feeling is a high-energy feeling, angry, sad, or calm? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, "Angry," you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This now brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to create different expressive marks to represent a memory and how you were feeling at the time.

Think about using the chart to help you.

So, here, you can see, uncomfortable and high energy, some of the feelings you might have, uncomfortable and low energy, comfortable and high energy, uncomfortable and low energy.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at creating different expressive marks to represent a memory, and press Play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Shall we take a look at an example? So Jacob used these memories to create expressive marks.

He says, "I chose green and yellow to represent my memory of being in nature and feeling excited.

I used quick marks to represent high energy." And Sam here said, "I mixed red and blue to create dark purple to show feeling of worry.

I used light, slow marks to represent low energy." So well done for having a go at creating your own expressive marks based on your memory.

This now brings us to the second part of our lesson.

Let's have a go at creating an imaginative memory drawing.

Artists sometimes work collaboratively to create art, which means to work together.

When artists collaborate, they share ideas and make different marks to express themselves.

They work together on the same piece of art to create something special.

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat are two artists who created collaborative art.

Together, they used lots of bright colours, and their paintings felt lively and expressive.

Sometimes their colours and marks showed feelings, memories, movement, or things happening in the world.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat used, in their art.

Is the missing words dull colours, bold colours, or no colours? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, "Bold colours," you are absolutely right.

Well done.

Jacob and Sam would like to create a collaborative memory drawing, just like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Starting from one side of the paper, Jacob starts drawing a memory mark.

Starting from the other side of the paper, Sam starts to draw a memory mark there.

Their memory marks meet in the middle of the paper to create a collaborative memory drawing.

Jacob discusses their collaborative memory drawing.

He says, "My memory was walking along the beach feeling calm.

I then visited the seaside fair and went on a ride, which made me feel excited and brave." Sam then discusses their collaborative memory drawing.

She says, "My memory was performing in the school play.

At first, I felt embarrassed, but then I started to enjoy it and felt excited." Jacob and Sam created their mark-making thoughtfully.

Discuss with a partner what you notice about their memory drawing.

Pause the video here and have that discussion, and press Play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? What did you notice about their memory drawing? Well, you might have noticed those wavy lines for feeling calm, or maybe the yellow and orange for the excitement and bravery.

And perhaps you picked upon the green and blue heavy marks for the embarrassment in the school play.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Working collaboratively means to work alone, work together, or to talk about your work.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, "Working collaboratively means to work together," you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This now brings us to our final learning task learning.

I'd like you to create a collaborative memory drawing with a partner by thinking of a memory, thinking of how you felt, thinking of the colours and mark-making that represent this feeling, and creating your marks, starting on one side of the page and meeting your partner's marks in the middle.

So this is the first part of the activity.

I'd then like you to discuss your memory drawing with your partner.

Maybe you might use some of these starters here.

My memory was.

I felt.

I used, lines to represent.

I used the colours, to represent.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to create that memory drawing with your partner and to discuss that memory with your partner, and press Play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Well, you might have created a collaborative drawing like this, where you talked about your memory.

My memory was visiting the beach.

I felt calm and excited.

I used wavy lines to represent calmness.

And I used the colours yellow and orange to represent excitement.

So well done if you were able to create your collaborative memory drawing with your partner, having all of those expressive marks, and explaining what your memory was, how you felt, and why you chose to represent it in those kind of lines and colours.

Well done.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about imaginative memory drawings.

Artists use expressive mark-making to communicate ideas and feelings.

You can use line, colour, and shape to create mood in drawings.

Memory and imagination are important tools in creative art making.

Artists sometimes work collaboratively to create art.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.