- Year 10
Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects
I can reflect on personal experiences and narratives, incorporating these into my creative practice.
- Year 10
Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects
I can reflect on personal experiences and narratives, incorporating these into my creative practice.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reflect upon personal experiences, emotions and memories as sources of inspiration.
- Draw from personal or fictional narratives to create a strong foundation for artwork.
- Incorporate found objects to inspire and add layers of meaning to artwork.
- Combine resources to create rich mixed media outcomes.
Keywords
Reflect - think deeply about
Narrative - the practice or art of telling stories
Incorporate - include or add something into another thing
Mixed media - where more than one medium or material has been used
Common misconception
Negative life experiences cannot be used as inspiration for creating artwork.
Many artists find that exploring difficult life experiences can lead to meaningful creative work.
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
Sketchbook, pencil, A4 paper, watercolours, scissors, masking tape, (choice of media e.g. collage materials, clay, clay tools, needle and thread, sewing machine)
Licence
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