Starter quiz
- What is a key feature of graphic design?
- Using text and pictures to convey messages ✓
- Using pencils and pens to make different marks
- Using natural forms to draw from observation
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- How can words create visual imagery?
- Through literal meanings
- Through numbers
- Through descriptive language ✓
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- What does 'font' mean in graphic design?
- the colour of letters
- the size and weight of letters ✓
- use of capital letters
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- Typography involves arranging text with __________, sizes and spacing.
- pictures
- numbers
- fonts ✓
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- What is the main purpose of poetry?
- To persuade others
- To express emotions and ideas creatively ✓
- To provide factual information
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- Match the keywords with their definition
- font⇔the size and weight of letters ✓
- style⇔letters or art with a distinctive appearance ✓
- typeface⇔a set of letters that share a similar shape and design ✓
- typography⇔arranging letters or text to make them readable and visually appealing ✓
Exit quiz
- A concrete poem is a type of poem where...
- it tells a literal story
- it uses a specific rhyme scheme
- the arrangement of words creates a visual image ✓
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- How do words and shapes interact in a concrete poem?
- Shapes are just for decoration
- They work together to convey meaning ✓
- They are unrelated
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- A concrete poem must have ______ in order to function correctly.
- lots of text and letters
- the same font used throughout
- consideration for the placement of text ✓
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- The text written in a concrete poem can be written …
- on horizontal lines only
- in different directions and angles ✓
- in only one font style
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- A __________ is a figure of speech comparing one thing with another using ‘like’.
- font
- metaphor
- simile ✓
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- What is a key step when planning a concrete poem?
- Sketching a shape that fits the theme ✓
- Writing lines in order
- Choosing random words
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Concrete poems use the arrangement of words to convey meaning.
- The shape of a concrete poem is as important as the words used.
- Concrete poems combine visual art with poetic text.
- Planning is essential to effectively combine words and shapes in a concrete poem.
Common misconception
Concrete poems are drawings decorated with words.
Concrete poems integrate text with a shape to convey meaning. They are not merely drawings decorated with words.
Keywords
Concrete poem - a type of poem where the arrangement of words creates a visual image
Mental imagery - using words to create visual images in the mind
Form - the shape or visual appearance, structure or constitution of an object
Metaphor - a figure of speech where a word is applied to an object or action
Simile - a figure of speech comparing one thing with another using ‘like’
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