Art: Ways of Seeing & Expressing
Art: Ways of Seeing & Expressing
Lesson duration is: 120 minItems in this lesson
Art: Ways of Seeing & Expressing
What do you already know about how images and art communicate ideas?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will understand how art and images communicate meaning, how to observe and discuss artworks, and how to use your sketchbook for exploration.
What is Art About?
Art isn’t just about drawing “well”. It’s about looking carefully, sharing ideas, and noticing what makes each image special.
Activity 1: Gallery Walk
Walk around the classroom
Look carefully at the images
Choose two images
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Activity 1: Gallery Walk
Step 1 — First line you notice
For each chosen image:
Draw one line or shape that you notice first.
It can be:
a spiral
a curve
a zigzag
a contour
a repeated shape
Small sketch only.
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Activity 1: Gallery Walk
Step 2 — What does it communicate?
Complete the sentence:
This line/shape communicates ______.
Activity 1: Gallery Walk
Walk arround and find if someone else choose the same image/s as you and compare your reflections about the image/s
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Whole class reflection
Did everyone choose the same images?
Did you interpret the lines in the same way?
Can one image communicate different ideas?
ACTIVITY 2 — Film Clip Analysis
Purpose of the activity
The purpose of this activity is to help students reflect on what learning art means and understand that an art class is a space for thinking, observing, and interpreting images, not only for giving correct answers.
Before Watching
What do you think an art class usually looks like?
What do students usually do in art class?
Do you think art has correct answers?
ACTIVITY 2 — Film Clip Analysis
Watch the scene carefully and think about how the students behave in the class.
ACTIVITY 2 — Film Clip Analysis
What are the students doing in this class?
Do they already know all the answers?
What kind of class do you think this will be?
Is this a traditional class? Why or why not?
What does the teacher expect students to do?
Do you think the teacher wants memorized answers or ideas and interpretations?
Activity 3 – Looking Beyond Beauty
Before Watching
Think for a moment:
When people say something is “good art”, what do they usually mean?
Activity 3 – Looking Beyond Beauty
Watch the Film Clip
Watch carefully.
Pay attention to:
the images the teacher shows
what she asks the students
how the students react
Activity 3 – Looking Beyond Beauty
Activity 3 – Looking Beyond Beauty
Think about this question while watching:
What is the teacher trying to show?
Activity 3 – Looking Beyond Beauty
Discuss with a partner:
What images does the teacher show?
Do the students expect those images?
How do the students react?
Activity 4: Visual Journal Entry Emotional Lines
Today you will create a small drawing in your sketchbook.
1️⃣ Think about the images we saw in the gallery walk and the film clips.
Choose one feeling or idea that stayed in your mind.
2️⃣ In your sketchbook create an abstract drawing using only lines.
3️⃣ Give your drawing a title.
4️⃣ Write one sentence:
My lines communicate ______ because ______.
✨ Your sketchbook is a place to experiment and explore ideas.
It does not need to be perfect.
Activity 5: Quote Reflection
Look at the quote: 'There are standards, techniques, composition, colour, even subject.' Are these rules or tools? Discuss: What might we learn this year?
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
