Eramus+ arteducation.eu Lesson 4 PT Human body Lower education

1. Unit: The Human Body
Class:8thF (Évora, Portugal) / Level: Lower Secondary
Subjects: Art and English
Teachers: Maria João Machado and Susana Parente
Number of lessons: 1
Title – Storytelling and drawing-creating human figures
Competences:
- identifying parts of the body;
- listening comprehension of two physical descriptions;
- using drawing techniques to illustrate two human figures according to
a given description.
Content
Language/Terminology
(words and phrases)
Main target knowledge
- Vocabulary related to the human
body
- Colours
- physical features
- clothes
“ He / she is tall and slim”
“ He/ she has got big almond
shaped blue eyes.”
“He/she is wearing a white shirt
and light blue jeans.”
Parts of the Human Body; physical
description;
Graphic representation using
drawing material.
Process
Activities / Tasks Types of interaction
Listening to a story of a robbery at
the museum. There were two eye
witnesses and we need to find
them. In this context, students
listen to the physical description of
a boy and a girl.
Sticking the physical features of
both boy and girl on the wall.
Whole class
Teacher / students
Student / student

2. Exchanging ideas about the
physical features described and the
drawing techniques needed.
Drawing and colouring the two
human figures described.
Exhibiting the final work and
comparing the represented human
figures.
Group work
Individual work
Whole class
Resources / Materials
Vocabulary cardboards, drawing material, coloured pencils, cardboard,
cello tape.
Assessment
The assessment is aimed at the process. Students are asked if they had
fun, what they liked most and what they didn’t like.
Credit to