Chapter Graphic
 : Firebirds
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: One to one
Focus: Students can identify and explain the features of successful picture making.
2.2Megs
Resources: 5 pictures of firebirds.

Questions / instructions:
Some children were asked by their teacher to make a crayon and pastel picture of a make-believe bird called a firebird. They were asked to make their firebird look bright, strong and powerful.

Here are some of the pictures the children made.
Give student the 5 pictures to look at.
1  2  3
4  5
Remember, the teacher asked the children to make their firebird look bright, strong and powerful.
   
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y4
y8
1. Choose one picture that you think has been done very well because the firebird looks bright, strong and powerful.
Allow time.
Picture of firebird chosen as strong, bright and powerful:
2
1
picture 5
4
1
0
3
2
0
2
59
45
1
36
54
2. Now try to explain to me everything that makes this firebird look bright, strong and powerful.
Explanation of features focusing on brightness/colour:
1
1
density of colour;
choice and use of colour;
use of contrast
elaborated on 3 or more features
mentioned 3 features or elaborated on 2
5
9
mentioned 2 features
19
25
mentioned 1 feature
62
53
no mention of any relevant features
13
12
Explanation of features focusing on strength/power:
2
4
speed/movement (e.g. lines of body shape); powerful appendages (e.g. beak, claws); ferocity/expressiveness (e.g. eyes)
elaborated on 3 or more features
mentioned 3 features or elaborated on 2
17
22
mentioned 2 features 26 29 mentioned 1 feature
34
30
no mention of any relevant features
21
15
3. This time choose one picture that you think hasn't managed to show the firebird as bright, strong and powerful.
Allow time. 		Picture of firebird chosen as not being strong, bright and powerful:
25
24
picture 1
2
26
23
3
43
50
4
3
2
5
3
1
4. What could the artist do to make this firebird more exciting, so that it is bright, strong and powerful? Explanation for improvement of features focusing on brightness/colour:
0
0
density of colour; choice and use of colour; use of contrast
elaborated on 3 or more features
mentioned 3 features or elaborated on 2
3
10
mentioned 2 features
18
24
mentioned 1 feature
57
46
no mention of any relevant features
22
20
Explanation for improvement of features focusing on strength and power:
1
4
speed/movement (e.g. lines of body shape); powerful appendages (e.g. beak, claws); ferocity/expressiveness (e.g. eyes)
elaborated on 3 or more features
mentioned 3 features or elaborated on 2
12
22
mentioned 2 features
25
25
mentioned 1 feature
34
27
no mention of any relevant features
28
22
 
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