Research and photograph a local landmark
I can research and respond to a local landmark
Research and photograph a local landmark
I can research and respond to a local landmark
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Research is a personal process for each artist, and reflects their unique way of exploring and creating.
- Responding to a subject is not just about visually representing it, but about expressing a personal reaction to it.
- Artists can return to a subject, to approach it in different ways or with different materials.
Keywords
Research - a process to deepen an artist’s understanding of a subject
Respond - a personal reaction to something
Subject - the thing an artwork is mainly about
Common misconception
Responding to a subject is making a copy of it.
Remind children that responding to an artwork means reacting to it, rather than just reproducing it.
To help you plan your year 4 art and design lesson on: Research and photograph a local landmark, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 art and design lesson on: Research and photograph a local landmark, 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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Equipment
Images of landmarks (these could be local to your area), pencils, charcoal, watercolour paint, collage materials, drawing pens, glue.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
5 Questions
finding facts or information to deepen understanding of the subject
the shapes, colours, lines, tone, patterns and textures of the subject
exploring different materials to represent their subject