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Illustrate a piece of text about dreams
I can create a dreamscape inspired by a text.
Lesson 2 of 6
New
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- Year 4
Illustrate a piece of text about dreams
I can create a dreamscape inspired by a text.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Dreams can inspire artists to create artwork, like the Surrealists.
- Dreamscapes use a combination of the artist’s imagination, ideas from dreams and things observed in reality.
- Texts can describe a dream which the artist can portray using images.
Keywords
Dreamscape - the view of a dream, imagined by the artist
Imagination - an idea in your head about something you have not experienced in the real-world
Text - a piece of writing
Common misconception
Artists need to observe from reality to make art.
Remind pupils that art can be an observation, but it can also be taking an idea we have in our heads and making it into an artwork.
For task B, pupils could create a dreamscape using the words they have generated in task A. This would allow the pupils to have more ownership over the task.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Collage is the layering of paper to create an artwork.
True or false? Collage is the layering of paper to create an artwork.
True
Q2.A visual response is ...
A visual response is ...
Looking at an artwork and expressing what you feel
Talking about an artwork to express what you think or feel
Q3.Which of the following artists worked in a Surrealist style?
Which of the following artists worked in a Surrealist style?
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Q4.True or false? Digital media can only be created on a digital device.
True or false? Digital media can only be created on a digital device.
False
Q5.Which of these features are found in a Surrealist artwork?
Which of these features are found in a Surrealist artwork?
Dark and atmospheric colours in the artwork
Q6.__________ and __________ inspired the Surrealists.
__________ and __________ inspired the Surrealists.
Dreams and the conscious
Dreams and everyday objects
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When artists make a __________, they are imagining what a dream might look like.
When artists make a __________, they are imagining what a dream might look like.
artwork
painting
Q2.A poem is a piece of text that artists can use to them.
A poem is a piece of text that artists can use to them.
Q3.Leonora Carrington was a __________ artist.
Leonora Carrington was a __________ artist.
Impressionist
Pop
Q4.True or false? Artists must always draw from what they observe in reality.
True or false? Artists must always draw from what they observe in reality.
True
Q5.Surrealist artists are inspired by which of the following:
Surrealist artists are inspired by which of the following:
texts, creatures and dreams
imagination, dreams and the outdoors
Q6.The keyword 'imagination' means:
The keyword 'imagination' means:
something you have not experienced in the real-world
something you have experienced in the real-world
an idea in your head
