In the dreamtime!
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Did you know?
1. Where is the British Museum?
2. What can you find in the Aboriginal collections of the British Museum?
3. Why do some people think these collections should go back to the Aborigines?
2. What can you find in the Aboriginal collections of the British Museum?
3. Why do some people think these collections should go back to the Aborigines?
A mysterious art form
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a) What are these artworks? (Drawings. / Paintings. / Computer art.)
b) What tool was used? (Large brushstrokes. / A sponge. / Dot-making tools.)
c) What is the central theme of these creations? (People. / The natural world. / Cities.)
d) They look (realistic. / abstract.)
e) In these artworks, there is no (perspective. / movement. / story.)
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a) The colours are more vivid in the first picture .
b) The shapes are .
c) The lines .
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- and spring
- are calling
- wave
- and greener grass
- blue waters
- trapped in a net
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| Green river | |
| Red earth and | |
| Eat | |
| There spirits | |
| Giant snake |
An original technique
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The Dreamtime or Dreaming
In most stories of the Dreaming, the Ancestor Spirits came to the earth in human form and as they moved through the land, they created the animals, plants, rocks and other forms of the land that we know today.
Once the ancestor spirits had created the world, they changed into trees, stars, rocks, watering holes, etc. These are the sacred places of Aboriginal culture and they have special properties. Because the ancestors did not disappear at the end of the Dreaming, but remained in these sacred sites, the Dreaming is never-ending, linking the past and the present, the people and the land.
Once the ancestor spirits had created the world, they changed into trees, stars, rocks, watering holes, etc. These are the sacred places of Aboriginal culture and they have special properties. Because the ancestors did not disappear at the end of the Dreaming, but remained in these sacred sites, the Dreaming is never-ending, linking the past and the present, the people and the land.
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| Who | Where | When | What |
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- a connection between the past and the present.
- all the elements on earth and in the sky.
- ancestor spirits have decided to remain are sacred.
- elements of the landscape too.
- ancestor spirits who came in human form.
| The world was created by | |
| The ancestor spirits created | |
| When they had finished inventing the world, they transformed into | |
| Because the ancestor spirits have stayed on earth, there is | |
| The places where the |
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Mrs. Jessi Teaches Art/Youtube/DR |
Mrs. Jessi Teaches Art/Youtube/DR |
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- Select the Australian animal you want to represent.
- Divide the paper in different sections.
- Trace around the outside edge of your animal.
- Add dots to the outside edge of your animal.
- Colour your animal and your symbols.
- Pick out a symbol for each different section.
- Fill in your animal with different shapes.
- Make all the dots touching in your painting.
- Put white dots on the lines.
- Invent a story for your animal.
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Phonology
Words in -or /e/
Listen
Listen: My ancestors were creators.
Réfléchis : Où sont situées les lettres -or au sein des mots ? Entend-on ce que l’on voit ?
Repeat
Répète : My professor’s ancestors were warriors!
Discover Aboriginal symbols
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On:
Over:
Beside:
In:
The point of view of the symbols:
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Grammar
Comparatives
Observe : Use darker colours. Be more creative!Réfléchis : Que signifient le suffixe -er et le mot more ?
Combien de syllabes y a-t-il dans dark ? Et dans creative ?
Conclus : Adjectifs : ajout du suffixe . Adjectifs : ajout de .
Mission 2
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