In this lesson we shall talk about something different from what we have
been discussing in the last three lessons. But as one expert says "all
of human knowledge is based on identifying and scrutinizing the relationships
of parts; these units, or atoms, come together to form a given whole.
Yet this structure has fundamental links to others."
What is a triangle without the conception of a line? What is a line without
the conception of a point? What is a point without the conception of a
number? What is one without two?
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What is an island without the sea? What is the sea without the sky? What is the sky without the heavens? What is one without another?
Therefore there is a great link in all these. Lets look at shapes!
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Opening: (60 mins)
- Introduction to shapes and lines
- Warming up - Writing coconuts:
Work: (120 mins) - Trainer: Information - Shapes, and Structures
- Trainer introduction - Lots of Lines
- Trainer: assignment giving and exercise: shape your talents
- Student: Presentation and discussion
Closing (60 mins) - Brainstorming session/ class discussion.
- Trainer: closing talk, homework and evaluation
15 mins
The class will write the word COCONUT. The trainer will first demonstrate, using the body to construct each letter. Then every student will repeat the demonstration until they all get it clearly. They will finally do it together each time increasing their speed.
With concept attainment approach, the trainer will come into the class with different papers made into shapes and shapes drawn in a paper, with different colours. The students will be asked to point them out and say what they are…
- Do shapes exist?
- Shapes are about our perception, for example: circle for wholeness/unity, Square as stability, Triangle- goals/ dreams/vision, cross- relationship/integration, spiral growth/change.
- Shapes are about our language
- Shapes influence our imagination: For example, V-shape for a macho man, 8-shape for a beautiful woman
tip: use handout
A line is a mark ...
120 mins
Here is an expressive arts exercise designed to help the student become clearer about who they are, what they want, and the things they love to do without "perhaps" being consciously aware that you are doing so. This exercise is closely related to the concepts and shapes.
Use the shape exercise handout to do the exercise
Here it is going to be a class brain storming session whereby the trainer
asking questions and the student may be given chance to ask their fellow
student questions
- How does shape and colours relate?
- How do we use shape in our daily life give examples?
- How can someone use shape to communicate (illustrate on the board)
- Using shape together with colour does it give a clear meaning (illustrate/show
examples) eg. A heart shape painted in red and one painted with green
which one does express love?
Trainer can ask question like:
- How does shape and colours relate?
- How do we use shape in our daily life give examples?
- How can someone use shape to communicate (illustrate on the board)
- Using shape together with colour does it give a clear meaning (illustrate/show
examples)
- Prepare students for the next lesson
- Give evaluation forms and homework.
- Ask what they have learnt that they didn't know before.
There are four handouts for this lesson:
1. talent shape exericse
handout
2. some basic shapes
3. lots of lines
4. Artists use shapes
in their work
2. What is the meaning of design
Today on your way home we want you to look at everything in terms of shapes and lines, look at each building you pass and ask youself is it made up pimrarily of diagonal, vertical or horizontal or squiggly lines for example, look at people and reduce them to their basic shapes, look at objects and ask yourself which shapes are in that object.
2.
Research on the internet the universal meaning of circle, square, triangle,
cross, and spiral. Each one of these shapes holds universal meaning. In
other words, the meaning you ascribe to any one of these shapes is the
same for cultures from around the world, in ancient times as well as today
3.
Trainer: Don't forget to help the students save their
work for MYSELF project
Knowledge* students know
- that you can use shapes creatively and appropriately to communicate
effective message
- that using shape plus colour to give an element more meaning
- that all elemnts are interrealted thus the importance of composition
Skills* students can
- Draw basic shapes
- Describe the use of different shapes as symbols
- Define and describe different shapes
- Using shapes to make composition
- Add colours to shape to express personality traits.
Attitude* students feel
- that the world around them is begining to dissolve into shapes
- that this is afun new way of lookgin at the world around them
- Evaluation forms
- Handouts