MYP 2 Text as Image Provocation

Text and Image

Global Context - Personal and Cultural Expression

Exploration: Creation and Artistry

This page looks at how to open a discussion with students about the global context of the unit and possible big ideas, art knowledge, or prompts that could start possible investigation pathways.

Ben Eine [link](http://Ben Eine)

Discussion and Journal Activity

This page looks at Factual Inquiry Questions- How can ideas be expressed in an artwork through text?

There are many examples of the use of text in both art and design. We are looking at the elements of art in each image, why the image was created, and what the artist or designer wanted to communicate in the work.

Provocation- Discussion

Questions

What do you see in this image?

What elements of art do you notice?

What do you think is successful about this work?

Activity

What is Word Art?

Each artist expresses the idea of the portrait in a different way. Look at the examples below and try to answer the questions about each image.

Describe the two images using the elements of art.

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Art Making Activity

Process Journal Activity

This is developing (Bi)

Try to illustrate the meaning of the word by moving letters around and changing the overall shape of the word.

Divide your page into four boxes. Choose four words from the below list. Create word art from each word.

• wheel
• fire
• tornado
• gravity
• dawn
• excited

An Example

Gravity: movement through the positioning of the letters.

This was made in Canva digitally but can be created with pen and paper.

An Example:

Wheel - movement through the positioning of the letters within the chosen shape

This was made in Canva digitally but can be created with pen and paper.

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