Learning From the News – Banksy and Controversial Art KS3
Lesson plan – Banksy and Controversial Art: Art and Design
Useful links and Teachers TV links
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Lesson Plan: Banksy and Controversial Art
Lesson overview: Pupils will look at different art forms and discuss them
Key Stage 3 Art and Design Unit 8A: Exploring viewpoints and developing ideas
Objectives
Outcomes
Pupils will:
Pupils should learn:
 analyse ideas, methods and approaches in
 to appreciate varied art forms
others' work (Unit 8A)
Resources
 Video lesson starter: http://www.teachers.tv/videos/banksy-and-controversial-art
 A whiteboard to show the video on
 Markers, coloured pencils, crayons, acrylic paint (as many art materials as you can)
Starter
 Whole class activity: Write the word ‘graffiti’ on the board. Get the pupils to call out
words associated with it and write them down. Talk about how some graffiti is seen as
vandalism and some as art – it is all subjective. Show some of the pictures from the
links on page 2 of this lesson plan. Which do they think are vandalism and which art?
 Explain that some graffiti is a form of street art and that Banksy – who many of the
pupils may have heard of – started out this way
 Now show the video http://www.teachers.tv/videos/banksy-and-controversial-art
 While the pupils are watching, ask them to note down the key words that come up. Do
they know their meanings? Were there any more key words?
 Before discussing the video, explain what the key words mean
Main activity 1
 Whole class activity: Display this picture on the board.
 First of all, discuss what the pupils think of it. Talk again about how art is subjective
 Written activity: Get the pupils to write down: What can be seen? What message
does the artist want to convey? How effective is it? What is the impact on the viewer?
Is this art work anarchic?
 Whole class activity: Discuss their answers. If there’s time, ask them to answer the
same questions about the graffiti from the links on page 2
Main activity 2
 Explain that now pupils are going to design a graffiti-style logo. Talk about symmetry
and plagiarism and show them how to do bubble letters and stylised lettering
 Individual activity: Allow the pupils to design their logo (see the Olympic logo for
ideas)
Plenary
 Discuss what the pupils think of their tags and graffiti art
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Graffiti links
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http://www.kaso.it/uploaded_images/graffiti_regenerative_kaso_senso_tdk723345.jpg
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http://staykreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Banksy_Maid.jpg
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http://artobserved.com/artimages/2008/10/banksy-one-nation-under-cctv5.jpg
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http://skirebel.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/professional-graffiti-artistes-decoratela-plagne-gondola.jpg
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http://blog.niceproduce.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/imgp1981.jpg
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http://www.ekosystem.org/0_Images/Streets/pau/Dran.jpg
Useful links
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http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6022612
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http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/street-art/
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http://www.banksy.co.uk/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11844880
Related Teachers TV Videos
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www.teachers.tv/subjects/secondary/art-design
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http://www.teachers.tv/videos/street-culture
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http://www.teachers.tv/videos/top-10-on-the-web-secondary-art
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