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Printmaking as Process

by Laura Ní Fhlaibhín
Project aim:
To introduce printmaking techniques with a focus on environmental activism. Students will analyse the use of prints in recent climate strike school protests and ‘Extinction Rebellion.”

Duration:
4 lessons, 45 mins per lesson 

Suitability:
5th and 6th classes

Integration Opportunities:
- History: looking at protest movements in an Irish Context, such as Suffragette, Women’s right to vote campaign.
- Literacy: creating strong, powerful statements for use in protest prints. 

Materials:
Cardboard boxes, foam cleaning cloths, poster paints, coloured paper

Logistic Tips
- The classroom can be organised into printing stations at tables, with 5-6 students at each table. Each table will have a selection of paints and wooden spoons and rolling pins to apply pressure to the print.

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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4 lessons, 45 mins each

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