Repetition in art activism
I can employ repetition to raise awareness of social issues and amplify underrepresented voices.
Repetition in art activism
I can employ repetition to raise awareness of social issues and amplify underrepresented voices.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Art can bring awareness to social issues from around the world and can be about anything.
- Art activism can amplify the voices of those who are under represented and anyone can be an activist.
- Repetition in activism reinforces messages, using techniques and events to amplify impact and create change over time.
Keywords
Amplify - to make something stronger, louder, or more noticeable. For example, if you amplify an idea or message, you make it more powerful or easier for people to notice or understand.
Repetition - when you repeat an action, phrase, or image multiple times
Symbol - an simple image or phrase that represents or stands for something else
Common misconception
Artwork is often seen as a passive object that hangs on a wall.
Art can also be used to activate social change and is a process that can helps spark conversation and raise awareness. The act of creating and sharing the work is powerful in itself.
To help you plan your year 9 art and design lesson on: Repetition in art activism, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 9 art and design lesson on: Repetition in art activism, 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.
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Equipment
Graphite stitcks or soft pencils, masking tape, drawing materials, paper. Optional: tracing paper
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
5 Questions
to make something stronger, louder, or more noticeable
when you repeat an action, phrase, or image multiple times
a symbol is turned around a point
a symbol is flipped to create a mirror image
a symbol shifts one step across and half a step down
a simple image or phrase that represents or stands for something else