Year 5 - Art
Architecture - Contrasting locality: London/New York
The intention was that, by the end of the unit the children will be able to have developed an understanding of vanishing points and guidelines and how these are used to create perspective. They will have also had the opportunity to explore how light affects the look of a 3D object.
Session 1: 1 hr 30mins
A MIM was used to explore renaissance art as an introduction to perspective. The School of Athens by Raphael and St. Stephen’s Disputation with the Elders of the Sanhedrin by Carpaccio was used as inspiration for this. The children were encouraged to discuss how an artist creates perspective. The teacher discussed the concept of the vanishing point and the children used unifix to construct a 3D shape. They then experimented with drawing and shading to create a 3D effect. The children then discussed how shading affects the perspective of an image.
Explore Renaissance art which shows perspective
To understand how vanishing points and guidelines are used to create perspective
Can identify the vanishing point in a picture
Can use guidelines to draw a 3D shape with a vanishing point
Sketch real life geometric shapes (e.g. blocks of unfix) in 3D using a vanishing point
To know how light affects the look of a 3D object (e.g. a cube lit from the top would have three differently shaded sides)
Session 2: 1 hr 30mins
During this session the children revisited their learning about the renaissance and used a TPS to revise their knowledge of vanishing points. The children were given a photo of London and New York City and were asked to copy the skyline. They then discussed the idea of a flat silhouette. The children then worked with a partner to identify the vanishing point on various architectural images. The children were then given an image photographed from a different perspective and asked to discuss how the perspective has changed and the effect it had.
Draw vanishing point lines over the top of cityscapes
Can identify the vanishing point in a picture
To understand how vanishing points and guidelines are used to create perspective
Use models to create their own perspective architectural drawing using a vanishing point
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Session 3: 1 hr 30mins.
In this session, the children were given perspective photos of London and New York which contained more challenging vanishing points. The children then used tracing paper to sketch the scene and were encouraged to use shading to enhance the 3D effect. A c1P was then used to encourage the children to critique and assess each other's work.
Draw vanishing point lines over the top of cityscapes
Use models to create their own perspective architectural drawing using a vanishing point
To understand how vanishing points and guidelines are used to create perspective
To know how light affects the look of a 3D object (e.g. a cube lit from the top would have three differently shaded sides)
It is visible in the work produced in the sketch books that the children found the concept of perspective challenging. After discussion with the year groups teachers, it was agreed that the planning needed to be edited to enable more children to achieve the learning outcomes. Subject leads suggested making more use of tracing paper over a photograph to support children in observing the direction of lines towards a vanishing point. This can aid in scaffolding learning in order for children to use this skill independently. It was also suggested that the images provided are more simplistic and focus solely on perspective and vanishing points rather than environmental details. A range of images can be provided to allow for challenge.
Some exceptional pieces of work displayed here. What a fascinating topic.
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