Monsters in myths and film | Art and design | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which tool is best for adding details to a drawing?
- Paintbrush
- Pencil ✓
- Eraser
What is the first thing you should do when starting a drawing?
- Start shading
- Draw light shapes to plan your picture ✓
- Add colour right away
True or False: When sculpting, we can only use clay to create models.
- True
- False ✓
Match the drawing technique with its purpose:
- Shading
  
  ⇔
  
  Adding shadows to make it look more realistic ✓
- Outlining
  
  ⇔
  
  Drawing the shape clearly ✓
- Sketching
  
  ⇔
  
  Lightly drawing out the initial shapes ✓
What are some formal elements in art?
- Colour, shape and line ✓
- Height, weight and volume
- Letters, numbers and symbols
Match the keywords to the definition.
- Line
  
  ⇔
  
  A path made by a drawing or painting tool ✓
- Shape
  
  ⇔
  
  A two-dimensional area with a defined boundary ✓
- Texture
  
  ⇔
  
  How something feels ✓

Exit quiz

What is a monster?
- A real-life animal
- An imaginary creature ✓
- A superhero
True or false: All monsters are always mean and dangerous.
- True
- False ✓
Which feature of a monster could make it seem scary?
- Bright colours and a smile
- Sharp teeth and dark colours ✓
- Small size and happy eyes
Monsters in myths often have special __________ that make them different from regular animals.
- Powers and wings
- Features and horns
- Powers and features ✓
Jacob thinks that all monsters are found under ______ or in cupboards, but monsters can be in many different places in stories and myths.
- beds ✓
- trees
- rivers
Match the monster with its feature:
- Loch Ness Monster
  
  ⇔
  
  lives in a lake, long neck ✓
- The Minotaur
  
  ⇔
  
  has a mans body and a bulls head ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Monsters appear in various myths and films across different cultures.
Artists use specific features to depict monsters, such as exaggerated facial expressions and body parts.
Understanding cultural context can help us to appreciate how monsters are depicted in art.

Common misconception

Monsters in myths and films are always portrayed as evil.

Monsters in myths and films are not always portrayed as evil. Creating monsters can involve using different features that portray a friendly or approachable character.

Keywords

Monster - is an imaginary creature
Myth - stories which explain how the world began and what the world is like and why
Feature - a part of something that makes it special