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Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Parthenon Marbles

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Objectives

History

Study Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.
Children should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Art

Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials.

English

Understand nuances in vocabulary choice and age-appropriate, academic vocabulary.
Identify the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Lesson Planning

Create a museum for your Parthenon Marbles, including writing labels and information boards.

Teaching Outcomes:

To create labels for their work based on their knowledge of the Parthenon marbles.
To paint their 3D sculptures.
To write labels and information boards for a museum display.

Children will:

Select, organise and present historical information.
Explain their artwork in terms of techniques and as part of a wider story.
Write for a specific audience thinking carefully about vocabulary, tone and structure.

Planning

Provided Resources

How to make a museum
Label templates
Information board templates

You Will Need

Paint and paintbrushes
PVA glue

Weblinks

Animation of the reconstruction of a metope - YouTube clip