Design an expressive letter form
I can create a letterform that expresses a chosen emotion or theme.
Design an expressive letter form
I can create a letterform that expresses a chosen emotion or theme.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Understand how letter design can express different emotions or ideas.
- Colours and shapes play a significant role in expressing emotions.
- Learn to design an expressive letter form by focusing on how shape, line, and style can communicate mood.
- Explore creative ways to make a single letter a work of art.
Keywords
Letterform - the shape and design of a single letter
Expression - communicating emotion, mood or energy through visual art and design
Colour theory - the study of how colours can affect human perception and emotions
Typography - arranging letters and text in a way that makes them readable and visually appealing
Common misconception
To create an expressive letterform you must have neat handwriting skills.
Expressive letterforms use drawing and designing skills to convey emotions and ideas.
To help you plan your year 5 art and design lesson on: Design an expressive letter form, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 art and design lesson on: Design an expressive letter form, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 art and design lessons from the Lettering: graphic design unit, dive into the full secondary art and design curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
A range of mark making media.
Licence
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