Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Mayes and I am so pleased you have chosen to learn with me today.

We are going to have a really exciting lesson.

I am here to support you for any challenges that you might encounter.

We are gonna have a really great time.

Let's get started.

Let's have a look at the outcome of today's lesson.

I can explore a range of different marks to tell a story and express emotions.

That sounds like a really fun lesson, doesn't it? We are now to go through the key words for today's lesson.

I'm going to say the word and I would like you to say the words after me.

Let's have a go.

Drawing, very good, well done.

Artist, excellent, and emotions.

You did a great job, well done.

We are now going to go through the meaning of those words.

A drawing is using tools and media to create marks on the surface.

An artist is a person who makes artwork, and emotions are the feelings we have inside, such as happy, excited, angry, sad or hungry.

I know I feel that emotion a lot.

(Mayes chuckles) Here is our first learning cycle of today's lesson.

We are going to make your marks tell a story.

Have a look carefully at this artwork.

Every mark an artist makes can tell a little story just like this one.

Marks can remind us of feelings, memories, movements, and the world around us.

What do the marks in this artwork remind you of? Perhaps you could tell somebody who's near you now.

Sam and Jacob had a look at those same marks and they are thinking about the marks in the artwork.

Jacob said, "I've noticed that the artist uses thick, heavy marks which remind me of a rainy winter's day." Yes, some of those cold greys are very good for depicting a winter's day.

Sam says, "The scratchy marks remind me of my new kitten trying to climb up the table legs." Yes, they do look a bit like the scratches that you might get in wood, don't they? Now your turn to think carefully about a question.

True or false.

Marks in art can remind us of things.

Pause the video here or I will pause to give you time to think carefully about your answer.

Well done, that was some great thinking.

Let's have a look at the answer together.

It was true.

This is because marks in art can remind us of feelings, memories, movements, and the world around us.

Just like we saw with those scratchy cat marks or the cold winters day.

Sometimes drawings or marks can tell a story about a journey.

Izzy has made this drawing.

What do you think it tells us the viewer? Izzy says, "I was on a long bus journey.

Sometimes it stopped for ages and my pen stood still.

Sometimes we stopped suddenly and my pen moved quickly!" You can see in this drawing that Izzy might have been going over bumps as well.

As well as that stopping quickly that we saw.

It's created some really interesting marks to describe her journey.

When we look at Izzy's drawing, we might notice that she tells us a story or describes a journey.

Now it's your turn to answer a question.

True or false? Marks can tell a story or describe a journey.

Pause the video here or I will pause to give you time to think carefully about your answer.

Well done, that was some great thinking.

Let's have a look.

It was true, why? Some marks might tell us a story about the journey the artist was making or the journey they were thinking about when they made their art.

Well done, I know you thought really carefully about your answer.

Jacob is also trying to tell a story with his marks.

He's describing a journey.

He says, "I started my journey by walking along straight roads." How do you think Jacob shows us this part of his journey through his marks? Look really carefully at the marks that he has made.

He says, "Next, I walked through the park where I spun on the roundabout." Which of the marks might show that movement? How is this part of Jacob's journey shown through his marks.

So far we can see those slightly straight and wobbly lines where Jacob was walking along the road.

Next, we can see where he is going round in circles on the roundabout.

Notice that he doesn't take his pen away from the paper.

In that way, it helps him to record his journey.

"Finally, I helped push the basket in the supermarket with my dad up and down the aisles." Look really carefully at the drawing now.

How do you think Jacob shows us this part of his journey through his marks? Can you now see Jacob's marks have still not left the page, but they are going up and down and up and down just like we would see the aisles of a supermarket doing.

Hasn't he done a really good job of recording his journey through his marks? Let's have a look at our next question.

Which part of Jacob's journey might use straight lines? Is it a, going on a roundabout, is it b, walking along a road, or is it c, pushing a basket in the supermarket.

Have a really good think about that question and pause the video to give you time to think and answer carefully.

Well done, let's have a look at Jacob's answer.

It is b, walking along a road.

He says, "That's right! The road I walked along was very straight, so I showed this part of my journey using straight lines in my drawing." Now it is your turn to complete the first task of today's lesson.

You are going to tell a story about a journey using marks.

You might try making your drawing using jumping marks, marks going in circles, marks made slowly and finally, marks made in a hurry.

What other stories can you tell with your marks? You might think of some of your own.

I can't wait to see what experiments and journeys you describe with your marks for this task.

Pause the video here to give you time to explore and experiment when telling a story about a journey using your marks.

Let's have a look at how your drawing may have looked.

You might have included marks going in circles like on a roundabout.

You might have included jumping marks, hopping along the pavement.

You might have might made marks carefully while sitting on the carpet, and you might have tried making marks in a hurry, dashing across the playground while holding your paper and pen.

Those were some really great ideas, well done.

Now it is time for our second learning cycle.

In this learning cycle, you are going to use mark making to express emotions.

Marks can show how the artist was feeling and even make us feel things when we look at the artwork.

May be happy, calm or even a bit grumpy.

(Mayes chuckles) The artist can talk to us with their marks instead of words.

What do the marks in this artwork make you feel? You might want to tell a friend your ideas.

Sam and Jacob are looking at and thinking about the marks and feelings.

Jacob says, "I think the artist was feeling grumpy because the marks are hard and angry." They look like they've been pressed down with quite a lot of pressure, don't they? Sam has a different idea.

She says, "This makes me feel playful because the lines are squiggly." Yes, they do look like they're also being quite fun, don't they? Now it's your turn to answer a question.

True or false? Marks can show how the artist was feeling and even make us feel things when we look at an artwork.

Pause the video here or I will pause to give you time to think carefully about your answer.

Well done, that was some really careful thinking.

Let's have a look at the answer together.

It was true the artists can talk to us with their marks instead of their words.

Artists can use their marks to share how they might be feeling.

We couldn't call this expressing an emotion through art.

Marks might be different lines and shapes that show that an artist is feeling annoyed, or cross.

Rounded lines might show that an artist is feeling calm and happy.

Those curves make me feel calm when I look at them too.

Another question now.

True or false? Artists can show how they are feeling using the types of marks that they draw.

Is that true or false? Pause the video here or I will pause to give you time to think carefully about your answer.

How did you get on? That was some really hard thinking.

Let's have a look at the answer together.

It was true, why? Artists can use their mark making to show how they are feeling.

This drawing has sharp, zig-zag lines and jagged edges.

It might tell us that the artist was feeling cross or angry.

This drawing has smooth lines and curved circles.

It might tell us that the artist was feeling happy and joyful.

Sofia says, "I created my marks when I was feeling really hungry and grumpy." Which of these marks do you think belong to Sofia? I think it might be the drawing on the right hand side.

These lines are sharp and jagged, so they might show us that the artist is feeling cross or angry.

Now it's your term for another question, which marks show the artist is feeling calm? Is it a, b, or c? Pause the video here to give you time to think really carefully about your answer.

Well done, that was some really careful thinking.

Let's have a look at the answer together.

It was a, smooth rounded mark making, so really using those smooth curves might show that the artist is feeling calm.

Now it is time for your final task of today's lesson.

You are going to use your drawing tools to make marks which show the following emotions.

Let's have a look.

You might choose to show that you are excited.

You might choose to show calm using those lovely curves we've just looked at.

You might choose to show that you are sad, so you might think carefully about the colours and lines that you will use.

You might show that you are being curious, inquisitive, or interested in something.

And finally, you might choose to show that you are feeling joyful and happy.

How could you make your marks look like those emotions? I can't wait to see what you come up with and the ideas you have to show your emotions through your mark making.

You can pause the video here to give you time to complete that task.

Let's have a look at what you may have drawn.

You've had some brilliant ideas, well done.

You might have drawn marks like this to show these emotions.

You might have shown that you are excited by drawing quick flicking marks up and down your page.

You might have shown that you were joyful by doing jumping marks over and over.

You might have shown that you were curious by little spiky marks going up and down.

You might have shown that you were sad and done smooth little curves over and over.

Some of your colours might have also shown your sadness too.

And you might have shown that you were feeling calm by big circular curved marks just like this artist here.

That one reminds me a little bit of a wave on a beach.

You have had some brilliant ideas for that task.

Well done, some great experiments with your marks to show emotions.

Let's have a look at what we have learned today.

You now know that marks can tell a story or trace a journey.

You know that artists can use their marks to explain a feeling or an emotion.

And you know how to recognise, identify, and explore the possibilities of a range of drawing tools and drawing media.

I think you have done a wonderful job in today's lesson and made some beautiful marks that really helped to tell a story.

Well done.

I will see you again soon.

Thank you so much for joining me for today's learning.

I've had a lovely lesson with you, bye.