Personal geography
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can show my personal geography through collage.
Key learning points
- Identity is who we are and what we care about.
- Artists share their lives through their artwork.
- When creating a collage, artists use layering to add more meaning to their artwork.
- Personal geography is all about you and the places that are important in your life.
Keywords
Identity - who you are and how you are different from others
Collage - arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
Layering - putting different things on top of each other in your artwork such as, colours, shapes, or textures
Personal geography - a way of showing special places and journeys from your own life
Common misconception
Pupils may spread their images separately across the page without using layering.
Layering is used in collage to create further meaning and depth to the artwork.
Teacher tip
Teachers may choose to model careful cutting, tearing and layering without hiding key features.
Equipment
Magazines, newspaper, fabric, scissors, glue and tape.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a memory?
Q2.What do we call a small picture that shows something on a map?
Q3.Match the map type to its description.
looks like real places with roads, rivers, and landmarks
shows places important to the artist with symbols
made-up places with creative shapes and magical details
Q4.Who uses maps in their art?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Identity means ...
Q2.Match the material to how you can use it in collage.
Cut and stick it down.
Add texture and colour.
Show real people or places.
Q3.What is true about Arpita Singh’s art?
Q4.Put the steps in the right order to make a collage about you.
To help you plan your 2 art and design lesson on: Personal geography, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 art and design lesson on: Personal geography, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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