Basic 3 · Creative Arts · Appreciating and Appraising
Project: Talking About Our Own Artworks
In this topic you will use guidelines to examine your own project artworks and find their meaning.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Describe and explain your own artwork
- Say what you learnt from the project
- Suggest how you could improve your work
What you already know
- Looking at and talking about visual art
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Visual Arts& Performing
- Sub-strand
- Appreciating and Appraising
- Indicator
- B3.1.4.6.1 – Use the agreed guidelines to examine and derive meaning from own artworks
Introduction
The project display was a success! Now you will think about your own artwork like a real artist.
1. Talking About My Artwork
| Question | Example answer |
|---|---|
| What is it? | a paper bead necklace |
| What inspired it? | Maasai beadwork from Kenya |
| What materials did I use? | old magazine paper, glue, string |
| What does it mean? | Maasai bead colours show bravery and joy |
| What did I learn? | how to make beads and about Maasai culture |
| How can I improve it? | make the beads more even in size |
New words
- appraise
- To judge the quality of something.
- reflect
- To think carefully about something you did.
- improve
- To make better.
- inspiration
- Where an idea came from.
Summary
- Describe your artwork, its inspiration and materials.
- Explain its meaning and what you learnt.
- Suggest how to improve it.
Class activity: Artist Talk
- Use the appraisal cards to talk about your project artwork.
- Share one thing you learnt about an African country.
- Write one way to improve your work.
You need: Learners’ own artworks, Locally made drum, Locally made appraisal cards
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. To think carefully about something you did is to…
- A. Reflect
- B. Forget
- C. Hide
- D. Throw
Show answer
Answer: ReflectThat is reflecting.2. Where an idea came from is its…
- A. Inspiration
- B. Label
- C. Price
- D. Title only
Show answer
Answer: InspirationThat is inspiration.3. Artists can always improve their work.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TruePractice brings improvement.4. We should not say what inspired our work.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: FalseSharing inspiration helps others understand.5. To make better is to ______.
Show answer
Answer: improveThat is improving.6. Write one thing you learnt from the project.
Show answer
Answer: Answers will differ, e.g. how Maasai people use beads.Learners reflect.
Homework
- Tell your family about the African country your group studied.