Literacy Works publishes two books for Visual Arts that discuss a range of artmaking practices, from painting and drawing to ceramics, mosaics and 3D forms. There is also a focus on issues and theories, and news stories about visual arts. Worksheet topics cover painting, drawing, 3D forms, ceramics, printmaking, digital photography, photography, electronic art, the history of sculpture, symbols, Aboriginal Art, masks, surrealism, art depicting conflict and war, distorted drawings, African Art, graffiti, and how to respond to a work of art.
Visual Arts: Book 1
Each page is a stand-alone activity with content based on the Visual Arts syllabus.
Literacy skills include:
Adjectives; Plural; Subject/verb agreement;
Capitals and full stops; Apostrophes; Spelling; Punctuation; Articles (a/an/the); Verbs; Mind Maps; Homophones; Adverbs; Rhyme; Conjunctions; Quotation marks; Paragraphs; Figures of Speech; Recount.
Visual Arts: Book 2
Each text type is clearly explained with simple activities based on the syllabus.
- Recount – past tense verbs, sequence
- Description / Explanation – cause and effect
- Procedure – command verbs
- Report – mind map, paragraphs
- Exposition – thesis, persuasive language
- Discussion – present tense, linking words
- Narrative – figures of speech
- Response – expressing value judgements