Creatures & Characters Post-It-Note Drawing Activity - John Kenn Mortensen Inspired

This set of lessons is a 1-2 week KS3 (11-14) plan on the artist John Kenn Mortensen, as part of the theme ‘Creatures and Characters.’ Originally taught over 2 x 50 minute lessons, it could easily be shortened to one lesson with additional homework.

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Lesson 1
Students are required to discuss what types of nightmares scare children and then devise a scene by sketching out characters and ideas.

Lesson 2
Create a nightmare scene, in the style of Mortensen, on to a post-it-note / sticky note. You could also draw a post-it-note sized shape in to sketch books, but I found that students really loved drawing on to sticky notes.

Equipment needed: post it’s, pencil, black biro or fine liner.

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Each lesson starts with an introduction slide to add your own information about what was previously completed and the content of todays lesson, as well as blank learning objectives section on each slide.

This task could be turned in to a homework if only one lesson is spent on designing.

11 Slide Powerpoint with a starter and plenary activity. Adaptable slides for you to add your own learning objectives, different images etc.

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4.1.24 This lesson has been updated to include starter activity print outs and clearer instructions on some of the slides

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This lesson plan is part of a bundle that can be purchased on the theme ‘Creatures and Characters’ covering three terms worth of projects. All lessons have the same powerpoint theme for continuity and total the equivalent of 3 half terms worth of lessons.

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