INTERPRETATION

1 = strongly agree (T) 2 = agree 3 = neutral 4 = disagree 5 = strongly disagree (F)

1. Zoos are just another form of animal cruelty. 2. Justin Bieber is a talented musician. 3. Art is a more important subject than Maths. 4. School uniform should be obligatory. 5. Video games are making children less intelligent. 6. Watching sport is more enjoyable than watching movies. 7. The Eiffel Tower represents peace in the world. 8. Chess is a sport. 9. English is the best language in the world.10. There is only one God, God.

Read these sentences and tell your partner what you think? (work in pairs)

REMEMBER!Big Idea: Only a very few things are true for all

people.

Watch this video & share your interpretation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaRYR7wQPsk

HSBC BANK CAME UP WITH A LIST OF IMAGES WHICH PEOPLE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLYWhat do you think is the right one for you? Why? (talk to your partner)

Create a mind map with your responses to the images. Focus specifically on these 3 sets of images that expose the different interpretations and varying truths between cultures.

Reflect on the cultural differences that exist in the world and how they may link to the idea that only a very few things are true for all people.

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What do you think is the right one for you?

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- It could be like the HSBC posters that reflects the idea that things can be interpreted differently by different people and/or cultures. - You can use the HSBC advertisements for inspiration, but should try to come up with something that is original and inventive as you can! - You should use your mind maps, particularly your ideas about cultural perspectives, to inspire your work. Once completed, show your work to the class. - Discuss your feelings and perspectives and how they may be similar or different to one another.

Create a poster!

Task 2. INTERPRETATION

Now that we know “only a very few things are true for all people”

IS THIS ART? What do you see?

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Let’s watch this video Interpreting Art Your Own Way | 2014 WHYY After School (w/subtitles) Students participating in WHYY's After School program took a look at the varying opinions about the definition of art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIUFViquyws

Now according to the video, in your notebook, Answer:

WHAT IS ART? (at least 50 words)

INTERPRETING ART (in your notebook)Look at these images closely and respond by noting down your thoughts and opinions in a table like the one below. Do not discuss your thoughts with anybody.Your initial thoughts must be your own and not influenced by others. There is no right or wrong

answer – you should go with your instincts and feelings. First copy this chart.

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Let’s watch this video Hirst's Shark: Interpreting Contemporary Art Beth Harris, Sal Khan and Steven Zucker discuss the Damien Hirst sculpture, "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," and issues of interpretation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDuzy-t7GDA Keyword: formaldehyde

Share your responses to the images, first in pairs, then small groups and finally in whole class discussion.

Ask your partner: • In what ways has this exercise supported the idea that only a very few things are true for all people?

• Why do you think that this is the case? • Where do our interpretations come from? What influences them? What makes them different?

• Simile: a figure of speech that draws a comparison between two different things, especially a phrase containing the word ‘like’ or ‘as’. E.g. ‘as white as a sheet’.

• Metaphor: the use of a word or phrase to describe somebody or something, which is not meant literally, but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it. E.g. saying that somebody is a snake.

• Personification: the attribution of human qualities to objects or abstract notions

• Stanza: a number of lines of verse forming a separate unit within a poem. In many poems, each stanza has the same number of lines and the same rhythm and rhyme scheme.

• Rhyme: a similarity in the sound of word endings, especially in poetry

Vocabulary: the word choices within the work

• Structure: the way in which the different parts of something link or work together, or the fact of being linked together

• Tone: the general quality or character of something as an indicator of the attitude or view of the person who produced it

• Mood: the style, tone and feeling expressed by the work

1st! REMEMBER: FIGURES OF SPEECH

Create a poem that represents your picture/photo. 1. While writing: - Try to represent what the picture means to you within your poem, considering aspects such as mood, tone, themes, message and imagery and use a range of figures of speech.

2. Once completed: Share your poem with the class. (Your partners will give their interpretations on it) 3. In Pairs: - Show your poem to your partner and discuss the differences and similarities in both of your poems.

- Note down the different interpretation your partner has of your poem.

Task 3. ANLYSING POEMS