Invent a collaborative paradise island
I can invent and draw a paradise island.
Invent a collaborative paradise island
I can invent and draw a paradise island.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists and designers often work collaboratively to develop creative projects.
- You can combine different ideas and drawings to invent a shared place.
- Discussing and refining ideas helps make stronger creative choices.
- Drawing from a plan view helps us imagine the layout of a place.
Keywords
Collaborate - working together and sharing ideas to make something as a team
Invent - to think of and create something new using your imagination
Plan view - a drawing that shows what a place looks like from above
Common misconception
Everyone in the group has to have the same ideas.
It's okay to have different ideas as good teams listen, share, and find ways to combine or choose ideas together.
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Equipment
Paper, pencils and examples of a plan view.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does it mean to trace something?
Q2.What is an outline?
Q3.Match the word to its meaning.
drawing over lines to copy a shape
the edge or line around a shape
a dark shape showing only the outside edge
Q4.Put these steps in the right order to show how to create a silhouette scene.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What word means “to work together”?
Q2.What does “eye view” mean?
Q3.Match the word to its meaning.
artists and designers create this to help them explore ideas
working together as a team
looking at something from above
something made up in your mind