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Introduction to printmaking

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Spring : Printmaking as Process : Lesson 1
Introduction to printmaking
Warm-up: 10mins
- Encourage students to look at and respond to a selection of poster prints, discuss the role art can play in political activism. Focus attention on composition and formal elements: writing fonts and layout of the poster.

Introduction: 5mins
- In groups of 3-4 students, ask children to come up with a range of political slogans related to climate change.

Development: 20mins 
- Invite children to share their environmental awareness slogans with the entire class.
- Ask students to select their favourite slogan and explore a variety of fonts in which to write it, using A4 sheets, rulers and pencils. 
- Ask students to draft a poster of the slogan, exploring the layout and size of their text.

Conclusion: 10mins 
- Invite students to share their draft poster ideas with the entire class. 

Printmaking as Process: Lesson 1 Printmaking as Process: Lesson 1 Spring Introduction to printmaking Printmaking as Process: Lesson 2 Printmaking as Process: Lesson 2 Spring Creating a print font Printmaking as Process: Lesson 3 Printmaking as Process: Lesson 3 Spring Creating a logo for printing Printmaking as Process: Lesson 4 Printmaking as Process: Lesson 4 Spring Exploring printmaking with a range of colours and surface s
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